Silence Your Bones
Silence your bones in this enclosed space. Take a deep breath.
Deeper than that. And drink in, in the safety of this loving place,
the presence of women delivering their messages of women ways and women skin,
women words, women melody, women flesh, women old and women older.
Lady Got Chops after lady does laundry, the cleaning, the cooking, the shopping,
the planning, earning the degree, changing the job, earning the money,
changing the baby, going back to school, in no particular order, and Lady Got Chops.
Not all ladies do all that, but all ladies do some of that.
And Lady Got Chops womenstyle making good times roll by,
inventing pleasure out of pain.
Silence your bones and let these women have their blues with you.
Sweeten your tea with their grace. And drink in.
Dare to be transformed in this hour we share together.
Silence your bones in this enclosed space.
by Berth Hope
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64 Women who have performed in the LADY GOT CHOPS Festival
Former participants list Festival 1-6
1. Allison Crockett- vocalist educator
2. Allison Miller- drummer
3. Alva Anderson- viola/vocalist
4. Akua Dixon Turre- cellist/vocalist
5. Arlee Leonard-vocalist/seminar guest
6. Audrey Wright- saxophonist
7. Aziza Miller- vocalist /pianist /spoken word artist
8. Barbara Merjan- Broadway drummer
9. Bernice Brooks – drummer/educator/cable tv producer
10. Bertha Hope- pianist/arranger
11. Brianne Ford-pianist
12. Carol Sudhalter-saxophonist
13. Cathy Hope Harley- pianist/bassist
14. Charanee Wade-vocalist
15. Courtney Bryan-piano
16. Deanna Witkowski-piano
17. DeAriesha-drummer
18. Dee Ramey-drums
19. Della Griffin-drummer/vocalist
20. Debbie Kennedy- bass
21. Dinah Vero-pianist/educator
22. Dotti Anita Taylor- flautist/pianist
23. Emme Kemp- pianist vocalist
24. Gillian Harwin- bass/vocals/ bowed saw
25. Goussy Celestin-pianist/dancer
26. Irene Ishe-percusssion
27. Jane Getter-guitar
28. Jocelyn Pleasant-drums
29. Judith Insell-Staake- viola
30. Kathryn Farmer- organist/vocalist
31. Keisha St.Joan- vocalist
32. Kim Clarke- fest-co-producer/bassist
33. Kim Thompson-drummer
34. Kit McClure- bandleader/sax
35. Lakecia Benjamin- alto sax /bandleader/arranger
36. Linda Oh- bassist
37. Lisa Parrot-saxophonist/bandleader
38. Louise Bethune- vocalist
39. Luciana Padmore-drummer
40. Maeve Royce-bassist
41. Mala Waldron- pianist/vocalist
42. Mamiko Watanabe- pianist/arranger
43. Marlene- Rice- violinist
44. Meilana Gillard-sax
45. Melissa Slocum-bassist
46. Miki Hayama- piano
47. Mireya Ramos-violin/vocalist
48. Miriam Sullivan- bass
49. Naomi Johnson-vocalist
50. Niki Mathis-vocalist/ producer
51. Nicki Parrot-bass
52. Nioka Workman- cellist
53. Olivia Sci- drums
54. Rachel Eckroth-piano
55. Rachel Z- pianist composer/bandleader
56. Rebecca Levinson-piano
57. Roberta Piket- piano
58. Sara Towns-piano
59. Sheryl Bailey- guitarist/educator
60. Sylvia Cuenca-drums
61. Tara Thierry-bassist
62. Tia Fuller- alto sax/band leader
63. Toli Almasi Reid-trombone/bandleader/spoken word artist
64. V.daNeesa Monk – bass/trumpet/vocalist
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