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Be About Love

by Bug Toast

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1.
Get Up! 04:00
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"Get Up!" (Mark Andrews) Get up, get up
 See what’s beyond your wall
 Stand up, stand up
 Walk out that door And the sun shines
 The warmth is within in us
 And the sun shines
 The warmth is within Open your heart
 Open your mind
 Open your heart
 Open your mind And the sun shines
 And the warmth is within us
 And the sun shines
 The warmth is within Get up get up 
Get up get up
 Get up get up
 Get up get up
2.
Garden Song 04:13
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"Garden Song" (Dave Andrews) Always amazed by the art you create Beautiful music you make I’m ever so proud of your giving and caring The sweetness you share with the world I want to tell everyone these are my boys Talents, bravery, heart You know what’s important, you share all your best I’m happy, you’re healthy, you’re all I wanted I’ve seen your Garden, It’s more than your average violet and pansy I’ve seen you growing … up Into your Garden, you go A vision, when I am gone, point to a time Happiness, love is your fate Astonished in these times you look to the future In no form do you hold hate I’ve seen your Garden, It’s more than your average violet and pansy I’ve watched you growing … up Into your Garden, you go
3.
Can You? 05:27
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"Can You?" (Christopher Shotola-Hardt) Can you not see the storm ahead Can you not hear the rumbling Can you afford to stay alone Can you not feel the tremor Here ….. why Can you not let go Of me, as an entity The world, can you let it be Without your philosophy Can you not be you How can you know the vast unknown How can you see the unseen How can you feel what can’t be felt How can you be and not be You ….. why Can you not let go Of me, as an entity The world, can you let it be Without your philosophy Can you not be you
4.
World Swirls 04:00
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"World Swirls" (Mark Andrews)
 I like to hold your hand I like to hold your hand as we walk together
 Through the rainy and sunny weather
 You’re mine I like to brush your hair 
I like to brush your hair out of your eyes
 When you turn to me and smile We’ll let the world swirl, swirl around us
 We’ll let the world swirl And we’ll get our time
 Where we can find it
 Make the hours count 
Before we’re separated 
 And we’ll grow stronger Let the world swirl, swirl around us…
5.
Climbing 03:26
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Instrumental Composition
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Let Go of the Heavy 05:51
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"Let Go of the Heavy" (Mark Andrews) 

I know life can weigh you down With cold headlines and hard deadlines
 Negativity on the inside
 Open the door and get to the other side Chorus:
 Come on and dance with me 
We’ll let go of the heavy and let in the light
 And it’ll be alright When the walls start to close in
 And the floor starts to shake and crack
 Let’s refocus our minds
 Go have some fun get back on track (Chorus) Let go of the heavy 
Let go of the heavy 
Let go of the heavy 
Let of of it! (Chorus) Why you so heavy
 Let in the light
 Why you so heavy
 It’ll be alright
 Why you so heavy
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Theonie's Song 05:59
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"Theonie's Song" (Christopher Shotola-Hardt) I look around Find disarray I search for hope What can we make? Beauty lies deep here If only we knew How to see this through How to see love Now listen, young and old All artists: call to arms Sing your song, move your feet Now artists, change the world When we see, really see Fills our hearts with unity She’s the same, so is he Love our human family Show your painting Act your lines Read your poem Sing your song Write your book Sculpt your mask Share your heart Sing it, see it can you Paint it, know it can you Write it, feel it can you Sculpt it, show it can you Share? Please make it, for the world \ Please share it, save our world
8.
Be About Love 03:58
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"Be About Love" (Christopher Shotola-Hardt) Now is not the time to hold back a part of you Come and take a stand is what you gotta do Every one of us has the ability now we have this thing we all gotta do Brother, sister, friend stranger and enemy Come into the light and see what you see We are all the same in our humanity Now we must demand equality Whatchu gonna do when love gets a hold of you? Be About Love is what you gotta do Take a stand Live your love Whatchu gonna do when love gets a hold of you???
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Many Hands 05:50
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Instrumental composition, with captured soundbites from world figures whose words shape the nature of the work that humanity must embrace, if we are to survive. In order: Thich Nhat Hanh, Pope Francis, Mother Teresa, Malala Yousafzai, Nelson Mandela, MLK, Delores Huerta, Gandhi, Mister Rogers, César Chávez, Jane Goodall.
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Prayer 06:09
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"Prayer" (Christopher Shotola-Hardt) Back and forth Don’t say anything Be here now Share this dream with me Dream of now Now, while others sleep Now is far Far, in times like these Be in me Love and harmony Blessed be All humility All we know is love (repeated mantra)

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This is a concept album, a political album, our response to the craziness of 2020: the pandemic, demonstrations against systemic racism, marches to support Black Lives Matter, disasters brought on by undeniable climate change, political and social division, and crucial decisions we face as a nation, as world citizens. It starts at the personal level and emanates out to the universal. From moment to moment we have the power to choose who we want to be, how we want to act, and how we will respond to others and the world.

Bug Toast is a progressive folk ensemble comprised of musicians from two families. Sometimes we are a quartet, sometimes a quintet, sometimes a sextet. This album features a quartet, three string players and an accordionist, and we all sing in harmony. We always feature a balance of instrumental compositions and songs with lyrics. For other albums, we include percussion and drums, those musicians are also family. We prefer to work thematically, where each album is centered on a theme.

credits

released November 11, 2020

BUG TOAST
Dave Andrews (guitar, guizouk, vocals)
Mark Andrews (bass, guitar, vocals)
Christopher Shotola-Hardt (guizouk, bouzouki, sound design, vocals)
Susanne Shotola-Hardt (accordion, vocals)

TRACKS
1. Get Up! (M. Andrews)
2. Garden Song (D.Andrews)
3. Can You? (C. Shotola-Hardt)
4. World Swirls (M.Andrews)
5. Climbing (C.Shotola-Hardt)
6. Let Go of the Heavy (M.Andrews)
7. Theonie's Song (C.Shotola-Hardt)
8. Be About Love (C.Shotola-Hardt)
9. Many Hands (C.Shotola-Hardt)
10. Prayer (C.Shotola-Hardt)

Recorded at Dead Aunt Thelma's (Portland, OR) & Nonny Tone Studio (Wilsonville, OR). Engineered by Dean Baskerville. Mixed by Dean Baskerville & Bug Toast. Mastered by Dean Baskerville. Produced by Bug Toast. Photography by Christopher & Susanne Shotola-Hardt. Design by Christopher Shotola-Hardt.

Copyright 2020 BMI

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Bug Toast defies categorization, playing genre-bending, world-influenced, progressive folk on bouzouki, accordion, guitar, bass, violin, percussion, and sound samples, with textured instrumentation, vocal harmonies, and interesting time signatures. Blended from two musical families, Bug Toast creates richly textured, interwoven pieces with careful attention to counterpoint, voicing, and rhythms. ... more

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