Students Sing It Out!

Last week, I was fortunate enough to be with Team Estuary during their Artist In Residence experience with Joe Reilly and Allison Radell. Of everything I've done at IslandWood with students, it took top prize as my favorite shared experience thus far. Without further ado, I give you "We Are Estuary."

 

The seed. A collection of ideas surrounding individual connections to IslandWood.

 

The song. After much deliberation, Team Estuary settled upon their lyrics.

We Are Estuary
Team Estuary With Joe Reilly and Allison Radell
February 27th, 2013

Walking among the ancient trees, the elder cedar trees
On the suspension bridge, the food is very tasty
The canopy tower, the tree house, the floating classroom
The quiet, the stillness of walking around without cars
From the canopy tower you can see, very far
The ravine, can be seen, and leads to the Hah-Bah

The wind through the trees The chirping of the birds
When you’re walking through the tall grass
Footsteps slow and fast
We are here, we are estuary
We are here, we are estuary

Working together as a team, to achieve our goal
I ran into the wall on a night hike, in a blindfold
It was just a bump, it was challenging but fun
Our favorite part is coming back after our journey’s done

The wind through the trees
The chirping of the birds
When you’re walking through the tall grass
Footsteps slow and fast
We are here, we are estuary
We are here, we are estuary

Walking among the ancient trees, the elder cedar trees
On the suspension bridge, the food is very tasty


Should you ever have the opportunity to participate in a work shop with Joe and Allison, I cannot recommend it enough.

Riley