because I don’t know what’s up there just beyond the sky it’s been a long
just beyond the sky it’s been a long
just beyond the sky it’s been a long time coming but I do change is gonna
time coming but I do change is gonna
time coming but I do change is gonna come and
[Music]
[Music] she is my princess I give her the world
she is my princess I give her the world
she is my princess I give her the world it’s been a long time coming
it’s been a long time coming
it’s been a long time coming [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I just need some comfort some kind of
I just need some comfort some kind of
I just need some comfort some kind of believe that this war we’re fighting
some peace there’s no rhyme no reason no
some peace there’s no rhyme no reason no sweet
weapons mean less security it’s been a
weapons mean less security it’s been a long time coming change it up some
long time coming change it up some
long time coming change it up some better please
better please
better please the biggest gun it’s been able to carry
the biggest gun it’s been able to carry
the biggest gun it’s been able to carry on change is gonna come
on change is gonna come
on change is gonna come [Music]
Peggy I I love I love that song so much
Peggy I I love I love that song so much it was written by Sam Cooke he recorded
it was written by Sam Cooke he recorded
it was written by Sam Cooke he recorded it in 1964 and it’s been interpreted as
it in 1964 and it’s been interpreted as
it in 1964 and it’s been interpreted as a lot of things a protest song a call to
a lot of things a protest song a call to
a lot of things a protest song a call to action an anthem for the civil rights
action an anthem for the civil rights
action an anthem for the civil rights movement I like to think of it as a call
movement I like to think of it as a call
movement I like to think of it as a call for peace a call for justice and I
for peace a call for justice and I
for peace a call for justice and I really connect with his sense of
really connect with his sense of
really connect with his sense of optimism that a change is gonna come as
optimism that a change is gonna come as
optimism that a change is gonna come as a cellist a singer and a songwriter
a cellist a singer and a songwriter
a cellist a singer and a songwriter spent a lot of time experimenting with
spent a lot of time experimenting with
spent a lot of time experimenting with activism and music and I’m mostly
activism and music and I’m mostly
activism and music and I’m mostly focused on environmental issues like
focused on environmental issues like
focused on environmental issues like mountaintop removal strip mining in
mountaintop removal strip mining in
mountaintop removal strip mining in Appalachia like groundwater quality and
Appalachia like groundwater quality and
Appalachia like groundwater quality and access in my home state of Kentucky
access in my home state of Kentucky
access in my home state of Kentucky livability infrastructure for bicycles
livability infrastructure for bicycles
livability infrastructure for bicycles and pedestrians and of course climate
and pedestrians and of course climate
and pedestrians and of course climate change issues and I’ve come to think of
change issues and I’ve come to think of
change issues and I’ve come to think of music as a technology to generate
music as a technology to generate
music as a technology to generate affection and what I mean by that is
affection and what I mean by that is
affection and what I mean by that is care for a place for a person or for an
care for a place for a person or for an
care for a place for a person or for an issue you know data and statistics is
issue you know data and statistics is
issue you know data and statistics is really good for growing the minds
really good for growing the minds
really good for growing the minds awareness around an issue but a good
awareness around an issue but a good
awareness around an issue but a good song and a well-sculpted melody can grow
song and a well-sculpted melody can grow
song and a well-sculpted melody can grow the heart and the truth is we assign a
the heart and the truth is we assign a
the heart and the truth is we assign a lot of value of worth to how close we
lot of value of worth to how close we
lot of value of worth to how close we feel to something and we tend to protect
feel to something and we tend to protect
feel to something and we tend to protect what we care about whether that’s the
what we care about whether that’s the
what we care about whether that’s the family mountain or digital privacy in
family mountain or digital privacy in
family mountain or digital privacy in the words of the poet and author and
the words of the poet and author and
the words of the poet and author and activist Wendell Berry it all turns on
activist Wendell Berry it all turns on
activist Wendell Berry it all turns on affection hmm all turns on affection I
affection hmm all turns on affection I
affection hmm all turns on affection I just love that idea I love how music can
just love that idea I love how music can
just love that idea I love how music can play a role in that I spend a lot of
play a role in that I spend a lot of
play a role in that I spend a lot of time on the road planes trains and
time on the road planes trains and
time on the road planes trains and automobiles and as a musician that spent
automobiles and as a musician that spent
automobiles and as a musician that spent a lot of time flying over and dry
a lot of time flying over and dry
a lot of time flying over and dry past places and in 2009 I saw a
past places and in 2009 I saw a
past places and in 2009 I saw a commercial for a long framed bicycle
commercial for a long framed bicycle
commercial for a long framed bicycle called an extra cycle and that I
called an extra cycle and that I
called an extra cycle and that I immediately thought I can fit my cello
immediately thought I can fit my cello
immediately thought I can fit my cello on there and so I called up the company
on there and so I called up the company
on there and so I called up the company and I arranged for a bicycle and I
and I arranged for a bicycle and I
and I arranged for a bicycle and I booked my very first ditch the van music
booked my very first ditch the van music
booked my very first ditch the van music tour by bicycle it was three hundred and
tour by bicycle it was three hundred and
tour by bicycle it was three hundred and thirty miles from my home town of
thirty miles from my home town of
thirty miles from my home town of Lexington Kentucky down to Bonnaroo
Lexington Kentucky down to Bonnaroo
Lexington Kentucky down to Bonnaroo Music Festival and I learned a lot about
Music Festival and I learned a lot about
Music Festival and I learned a lot about myself on that tour including the fact
myself on that tour including the fact
myself on that tour including the fact that I was pretty out of shape but I
that I was pretty out of shape but I
that I was pretty out of shape but I loved the limitations the very human
loved the limitations the very human
loved the limitations the very human limitations of riding on a bicycle you
limitations of riding on a bicycle you
limitations of riding on a bicycle you can only pedal and go as far and as fast
can only pedal and go as far and as fast
can only pedal and go as far and as fast as your body will allow and that really
as your body will allow and that really
as your body will allow and that really those limitations allowed me to
those limitations allowed me to
those limitations allowed me to experience the places I was traveling
experience the places I was traveling
experience the places I was traveling through since then we’ve done about
through since then we’ve done about
through since then we’ve done about 5,000 miles of touring around the
5,000 miles of touring around the
5,000 miles of touring around the country and we usually travel 40 or 50
country and we usually travel 40 or 50
country and we usually travel 40 or 50 miles a day through smaller venues in
miles a day through smaller venues in
miles a day through smaller venues in non-traditional markets that are
non-traditional markets that are
non-traditional markets that are definitely not used to having nationally
definitely not used to having nationally
definitely not used to having nationally touring bands travel through you know
touring bands travel through you know
touring bands travel through you know your food options become hyper localized
your food options become hyper localized
your food options become hyper localized there’s a lot of limitations that are
there’s a lot of limitations that are
there’s a lot of limitations that are beautiful and of course when you’re
beautiful and of course when you’re
beautiful and of course when you’re riding through a sketchy neighborhood
riding through a sketchy neighborhood
riding through a sketchy neighborhood you can’t really roll up your windows on
you can’t really roll up your windows on
you can’t really roll up your windows on your bicycle
your bicycle
your bicycle for example we were riding through
for example we were riding through
for example we were riding through Wilmington Delaware and East Wilmington
Wilmington Delaware and East Wilmington
Wilmington Delaware and East Wilmington was kind of blown out at the time every
was kind of blown out at the time every
was kind of blown out at the time every third house was boarded up and but the
third house was boarded up and but the
third house was boarded up and but the houses that had people in him were just
houses that had people in him were just
houses that had people in him were just brimming with energy and life and this
brimming with energy and life and this
brimming with energy and life and this little boy ran up next to me and he says
little boy ran up next to me and he says
little boy ran up next to me and he says what are you doing and I said well we’re
what are you doing and I said well we’re
what are you doing and I said well we’re doing a music tour it’s just by bicycle
doing a music tour it’s just by bicycle
doing a music tour it’s just by bicycle and he said oh can I go and I jokingly I
and he said oh can I go and I jokingly I
and he said oh can I go and I jokingly I said sure and he hopped on the back of
said sure and he hopped on the back of
said sure and he hopped on the back of my bicycle now I’ve never been in this
my bicycle now I’ve never been in this
my bicycle now I’ve never been in this position on a traditional music – where
position on a traditional music – where
position on a traditional music – where people just don’t hop in your tour van
people just don’t hop in your tour van
people just don’t hop in your tour van and say let’s go and so I just kept
and say let’s go and so I just kept
and say let’s go and so I just kept riding – three blocks then after a
riding – three blocks then after a
riding – three blocks then after a little bit I asked him how far do you
little bit I asked him how far do you
little bit I asked him how far do you want to go and he thought for a second
want to go and he thought for a second
want to go and he thought for a second he said far and so I just kept riding
he said far and so I just kept riding
he said far and so I just kept riding three four blocks I think eventually his
three four blocks I think eventually his
three four blocks I think eventually his family and friends realized that he
family and friends realized that he
family and friends realized that he fully intended to ride out of that
fully intended to ride out of that
fully intended to ride out of that neighborhood that city with the hippy on
neighborhood that city with the hippy on
neighborhood that city with the hippy on the bicycle and so they started yelling
the bicycle and so they started yelling
the bicycle and so they started yelling form and he said man my mama’s calling
form and he said man my mama’s calling
form and he said man my mama’s calling me I got it go
me I got it go
me I got it go and he hopped off my bicycle there’s a
and he hopped off my bicycle there’s a
and he hopped off my bicycle there’s a really powerful moment because it
really powerful moment because it
really powerful moment because it reminded me that much of what being a
reminded me that much of what being a
reminded me that much of what being a musician is about is lowering your
musician is about is lowering your
musician is about is lowering your boundaries and listening and if the goal
boundaries and listening and if the goal
boundaries and listening and if the goal of music is to grow affection then I
of music is to grow affection then I
of music is to grow affection then I need to practice it for myself
need to practice it for myself
need to practice it for myself that way I can share it with others
that way I can share it with others
that way I can share it with others through music
Tiggy
Tiggy easy
easy
easy [Music]
[Music]
[Music] me ain’t willing to but
me ain’t willing to but
me ain’t willing to but [Music]
[Music]
[Music] cuz there’s always so much time
cuz there’s always so much time
cuz there’s always so much time in the day
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] yay there’s a picture in your mind of
yay there’s a picture in your mind of
yay there’s a picture in your mind of what you used to be and the hunger of
what you used to be and the hunger of
what you used to be and the hunger of ambition here’s a wish that you is a
ambition here’s a wish that you is a
ambition here’s a wish that you is a distance sensor speed
[Music]
[Music] [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Laughter]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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