Music
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“Fortress” by MJ Cyr
Last weekend my old friend MJ Cyr came to the Bay Area to perform the amazing songs she has been making based on the writings of the Baha’i Faith. I shot the above video at her last house concert in the area. It’s called “Fortress” and it uses words of a following prayer by ‘Abdu’l-Baha:…
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The Brothers Farr sing for ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Montreal
Yesterday members of the Baha’i community were invited to join the congregation of St. James United Church in downtown Montreal for special Sunday service. It was nearly 100 years ago to the day that a 68 year old Persian spiritual leader spoke in the same church on the evolution of religion. From 239 Days in…
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Performance of ‘Radiant Heart’ by Iain Nabil
Iain Nabil Ferguson is a fellow Canadian who has been serving at the Baha’i House of Worship here in New Delhi for the past few months. He sings a number of songs based on the writings of the Baha’i Faith in this wonderful style that strikes me as quintessentially Canadian. This one is based on…
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Three beautiful songs from the Hidden Words
The Hidden Words is a new Montreal Baha’i indie supergroup fronted by Alden Penner (of the Unicorns and the Clues) with Jamie Thompson (of the Unicorns and Islands), Eric and James Farr (brothers of Honeyman and the Brothers Farr), Marie-Claire Saindon and Neah Bahji Kelly. Their name is from the unique spiritual text revealed by Baha’u’llah…
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A short film about sports
If I don’t understand football, curling, or even marathon running – there is no way I am going to understand the sport that the majority of the planet has long written off as too perplexing to even try. As little as I understand about cricket, I did have the feeling that if India was going to…
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Intimate performance of From the Dirt by Honeyman and the Brothers Farr
In response to my selections of the best of Honeyman and the Brothers Farr, a character by the name of Viamoana Heyman had this to say: “UMMM not including From the Dirt??? My friend you are crazy.” I was limited by the number of half decent performance videos I could find online, so I partnered with the band during…
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