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Expanding Circles

from Wanderer by Steve Macdonald

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This was the song that started the idea that became the WorlDream. It was written at FKO in 2000. 

After the convention, the idea of having all filkers on the planet singing the same song together came to me in a dream. I had no idea how to make such a thing work; but having friends in Germany, the UK, Canada and the US; and wanting to see them all together was an image that I couldn't shake off.

Gary McGath wrote me a note a few days after this, "By the way, I just read your Expanding Circles on the Deutsche-Filk list, and enjoyed it very much. It's appropriate to the title of the song that you wrote it in Canada after meeting with some British friends, it was posted to a German list, and I read it in the USA."

This is for the entire filk community- anyone who has ever found understanding, fulfillment, and a bond through music, song, and the melding of souls with emotion and sound. This is also specifically for people in my intentional family; both past, present, and future.

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Expanding Circles
©2000 Steve Macdonald

Driving out from your home- in the night
Just a few short hours - you hope the time is right
Getting ready to risk your song- risk your heart
Hoping and praying that you don't- fumble at the start...

Chorus
Family met that wasn't there before
A few short hours and your life has changed once more
Expanding circles- the world is smaller and more warm
Hold your loves within the circle of your arms...

Sitting in a corner, silent- while you watch the waves
Of friends with years between them- feel lonely and afraid
Is this the way it will be- alone again?
How best to break the silence- make the aching end...
You want-

Chorus and Instrumental

Sitting in a corner, silent- one note moves your lips
Then your soul comes pouring out- something inside rips
One note becomes a Song; the chorus pulls you in
Your Song and heart then join the Dance- you belong again...

Chorus x2

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from Wanderer, released October 29, 2022
Recorded at Thin Ice Studios, Ypsilanti; 2004
Mic: Audix CX-111
Guitar: Moira (Alvarez-Yairi DY-68 12-string) 2004
Main vocal (Steve): 2004
Bass flute (Callie Hills): 2004

©2000, 2022 Steven Macdonald

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Steve Macdonald Hamburg, Germany

A Michigan native transplanted to Germany, Steve Macdonald has been performing his brand of folk and folk-rock all across the USA and in Europe.

His concerts have been described as energetic, funny, and heartwarming. He sings songs from his life; as well as standards that everyone can sing to.

“A powerhouse, intense and focused.” – (A Fan)

“He’s clumsy and runs at the mouth.” – (His Big Sister) ... more

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