Rise Up Singing with Full-Spectrum Annie Patterson

Annie Patterson

We've had Annie Patterson as a guest many times on NSR programs, but today we're going full-spectrum on Annie. She's known by many as a folk singer and the co-creator of the group singing songbooks, Rise Up Singing and Rise Again, but she also performs a variety of music genres like swing, blues, soul, gospel and more with groups like Dear Ella and Girls from Mars, and others. We're headed to Amherst, MA, to visit with the full-spectrum Annie Patterson.

Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Methodist, Quaker

All featured music is written & performed by Annie Patterson, unless otherwise indicated:

Swing It, Brother, Swing - performed with Girls from Mars, written by Clarence Williams, Lewis Raymond, & Walter Bishop, watch the video

He's Flying Now - by Annie Patterson

Old Devil Time - performed with Charlie King on Step By Step, written by Pete Seeger

The Tide Is Rising - performed by Annie Patterson, written by Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman & Yotam Schachter

C.C. Rider - performed with Dear Ella, watch the video, traditional song

Spoon River - performed by Annie Patterson, written by Michael Peter Smith

We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye - performed with Girls from Mars, written by Harry M. Woods

Episode Number

SOS-000680

First Air Date

Full, uncut, 2025 Song of the Soul with Annie Patterson

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Rise Up Singing with Full-Spectrum Annie Patterson

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Annie Patterson

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