Lyrics by Lauren Speeth, music by Don Kane arranged by Tammy Hall. Performed by Commodore Callahan at the inaugural fundraiser of Boys Hope Girls Hope San Francisco. Vocals Lauren Speeth and Alison Lewis, vocals; Josh Workman, guitar; Ross Gualco, piano; Don Kane, bass; Kent Bryson, drums. Copyright © 2010 Elfenworks Productions, LLC. www.elfenworks.com

Lyrics Lauren Speeth melody Tammy Hall. Performed by Commodore Callahan at the inaugural fundraiser of Boys Hope Girls Hope San Francisco. Vocals Alison Lewis and Lauren Speeth, vocals; Josh Workman, guitar; Ross Gualco, piano; Don Kane, bass; Kent Bryson, drums. Copyright © 2010 Elfenworks Productions, LLC.www.elfenworks.com

Lyrics by Lauren Speeth, Music by Tammy Hall. Performed by Commodore Callahan on their debut album, “Love is Here” and dedicated to Paul Minorini and Boys Hope Girls Hope. This song was most recently performed on Lauren’s birthday, at a gala fundraiser for Boys Hope Girls Hope in San Francisco. Remember, you get whatever you cultivate, in the garden of your soul, or put another way practice makes perfect… so be careful what you practice!

Lyrics by Lauren Speeth, Melody by Tammy Hall. Inspired by Jon Kabat-Zinn (whose Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is effective with pain, prisons and inner cities) and dedicated to Stanford’s Project Compassion ~ Featuring Tammy Hall & Lauren Speeth, vocals and Josh Workman accompanying on guitar.

Here is one girls story. In prison, we sometimes forget the people there are imprisoned people its rough Justice. And we can do better!

What if there were a grass roots movement — based in song — fostering an ethic of sharing and understanding, and open hearted compassion towards the last and least, right here in our country? What would that look like? What would it be called? …Second Saturdays for Soup-Kitchens? Would you join in such a song? In the tradition of ‘call and response’ Commodore Callahan offers the song “Such a Crime” as a call. It will soon be posted on YouTube as a sing-along with a ‘follow the bouncing ball’ motif. Others are invited to reply with their own versions. As replies grow, our hope is that soup kitchen pantries are filled and the homeless find much needed shelter. This song found its inspiration in a true story, an op-ed piece by Barbara Ehrenreich in the New York Times. The song is our effort to give a voice to the voiceless, questioning the increasing criminalization and hard-heartedness to the rising tide of poverty and inequality. The song asks simply: is it a crime to be poor?

This song was inspired by an Easter sermon by Rev. Penny Nixon and is dedicated to Father Peter Young of Peter Young Housing, Industry & Treatment (www.pyhit.com). Brought to you by executive producer Lauren Speeth. Lyrics by Lauren Speeth. Music by Tammy Hall. Performed by Commodore Callahan featuring vocalist Linda Tillery (www.commodorecallahan.com). Recording, mixing, mastering by Stephen Hart, The Mix Room. Productions and Animation by Jules Marino. Editing and Post by Damir Frkovic, Eyeline Productions.

Lyrics by Lauren Speeth inspired by The Lord’s Prayer and Dedicated to Jimmy Carter (cartercenter.org) visit www.voiceshome.com “finding humanity common” for more information, Lord’s Prayer translations, and vocal credits ~ Music by Commodore Callahan ~ Featuring 28 voices.