“Sister Spirit Dancing” Song Video
Collaboration enhances the creative process. It was a joy to collaborate in the creation of “Sister Spirit Dancing” and on all the songs in Hersay: Songs for Healing and Empowerment. Katie Ketchum and I felt empowered as we worked together to create the songs in this collection. Sister Spirit danced in us, energizing and guiding our creative flow.
Stacy Boorn, pastor of Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran, also contributed creative gifts to Hersay. She supported and encouraged us throughout the writing process. She also created several songs in Hersay, and includes many of the songs from this collection in the liturgies of herchurch.
Katie and Stacy have contributed beautiful artworks to “Sister Spirit Dancing” song video and to many other Hersay song videos. On this video it was my joy also to collaborate with these gifted creative artists: Angela Yarber, Natalie Jeanne Cosby, David Clanton, Elaine Chan-Scherer, Susan Solstice, Alice Heimsoth, and Linda Palmstrom.
We pray that “Sister Spirit Dancing” and all the songs in Hersay will contribute to justice, peace, equity, and new life in our world.
Sister Spirit dancing, She is life-enhancing;
Spirit ever-growing, She is ever-knowing;
Spirit ever-living, She is ever-giving;
Sister Spirit dancing, She is life-enhancing.
Spirit in us dancing, we are life-enhancing;
Spirit ever-growing, we are ever-knowing;
Spirit ever-living, we are ever-giving;
Spirit in us dancing, we are life-enhancing.
Words © 2019 Jann Aldredge-Clanton Music © Katie Ketchum
Video Credits
Performed by: Katie Ketchum
Music: Katie Ketchum
Lyrics: Jann Aldredge-Clanton
From: Hersay: Songs for Healing and Empowerment
Recorded at: Joe Hoffmann Studios, Occidental, CA
Visual Art:
Katie Ketchum: Hersay book cover, “Ocean of Hope,” and “The Crone” paintings
David Clanton: “Spirit Dancing” artwork and tulip tree photo
Angela Yarber: “Fiam: Goddess of Becoming” painting
Linda Palmstrom: “White Shell Woman with Butterfly” painting
Susan Solstice: “She Is Calling” painting
Alice Heimsoth: photo inside Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran
photo of Elaine Chan-Scherer among trees
photo of The Gathering: A Womanist Church’s Loaves and Fishes ministry
Stacy Boorn: “Dancing after Work at ‘Speak I’m Listening’” photo and “Ocean Mother” painting
photo of Christine Konkol and Alice Heimsoth
Elaine Chan-Scherer: “Sacred Feminine” painting
Natalie Jeanne Cosby: “Her Touch is in the Wildflowers” painting
Photo of Roman Catholic Women Priests