Prairie Soul by Colleen McCubbin
In 2001, I thought I was moving to China, so I went into the studio to record this collection of songs to leave behind with friends and family.
I didn't move. I stayed right there on the prairie in Saskatchewan. "Maybe there will come a settling time," I muse in the song Urgent Bells. I did settle on the prairie (re-settle, really) in many ways.
One of my students told me that when I had started teaching at Briercrest I "had the scent of the Orient" on me, but after I thought was leaving and ended up staying, that scent no longer lingered. I still would go to China or Cambodia in a heartbeat if given the chance, but it no longer has that same sense of urgency.
Now I am more settled than ever, married and living in Calgary. It's still a struggle not to keep looking for something new around the corner. The new opportunities are less dramatic than getting on a plane to another country and more ordinary--like planning dinner and making a home. It's a good place to be. And the foothills of Alberta provide plenty of wide-open spaces for this prairie soul.
Tracklist
| 1. | Poetess | 3:41 |
| 2. | Prairie Soul | 3:14 |
| 3. | Good Storyline | 3:34 |
| 4. | Incidentally | 4:18 |
| 5. | A Voice in Ramah | 6:13 |
| 6. | Urgent Bells | 3:24 |
| 7. | Go From Me | 2:28 |
| 8. | Speak Softly Love | 4:12 |
| 9. | Impromptu Wedding/Busking Violinist | 5:40 |
