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Hear “A Peaceful Solution” by Gabrielle Louise

Gabrielle Louise recorded her version of “A Peaceful Solution” featuring some new lyrics and Gabrielle Louise’s remarkable vocals. Her beautiful voice carrying a message of peace could be mistaken for a visit from a member of an angelic choir.

But there is more to Gabrielle Louise than her musicianship and talent.

As a staunch advocate of environmental responsibility Gabrielle Louise launched the Musician’s Biodiesel Network. In addition to bringing attention to biodiesel she also spotlights many other musicians who hold similar concerns.

Not only does Gabrielle Louise use music to spread ideas of peace she also implements these ideas in her life. By both recognizing and acting upon a requirement for renewable appropriate technologies in a foundation for world peace Gabrielle Louise provides both useful direction and a worthy example.

I find encouragement in a commitment like this.

The proof of the possibility of right livelihood becomes invaluable in a world seemingly more brutal and violent by the day. A chorus of voices singing the same song can become a positive force for meaningful change.

If you have become convinced that is has become futile to hope for peace then advocates of narrow self-interests have you on their side. The participatory evidence to the contrary is everything necessary to move everyone towards global peace.

Gabrielle Louise goes the extra mile to support and promote her belief in a peaceful revolution and a peaceful resolution. Those who share this belief can be strengthened in their belief because of the highly visible public stand taken by Gabrielle Louise.

Thank you Gabrielle Louise for both sharing your gifts and lighting a beacon with your example of conscious living.

Her additional lyrics for A Peaceful Solution are:

Mother Earth, she’s getting warmer
her temper’s getting stormier
We’ve got to take back America.

You know change has got to happen,
with a peaceful reaction;
Take back America.

But it’s got to happen fast!
We’ve got to save us from our past;
Take back America!

Won’t you join me in the singing,
lets rejoice in the winning
and lets take back America.

* * * * * Artist’s Statement * * * * *

What motivates you to work for peace and the environment?

The combination of music, peace, and the environment has been the three staples of my upbringing. I grew up in a series of small Colorado towns, one of five children to a pair of gypsy musicians.

My mother is a music therapist, and my father a professional guitar player. If my parents weren’t taking us swimming in the rivers or exploring the Colorado Rockies, we were aimlessly traveling the country in our silver airstream, meeting all walks of life.

My mother raised me to believe every person on this earth is equal, and that the earth is our true parent and provider. When I was 12, she and I started a professional musical duo, singing in genetic harmony.

Through our music and songwriting, we helped our local “Open Spaces Committee” get the word out about keeping land undeveloped.

Since then, I’ve maintained the values of equality, peace, and the preservation of our environment in my solo career.

Why have you chosen the path of Art for Peace?

I believe artists have an uncapped power to deliver messages. (I think it’s important to choose to sing, write, dance or paint art that delivers the values you believe in sharing with the world.)

Music is particularly a catch fire medium because, as my mother has shared with me from her music therapy studies, a human body is, almost unwillingly, propelled into movement, emotion, and memory upon hearing it.

Should the content be tailored to deliver peaceful and positive messages, as we’ve seen with Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Willie Nelson, and so many others, the concept of “peace” can be spread very quickly.

What are your ideas for peaceful solutions?

Regarding the pursuit of peace in combination with the environment, I have recently come to believe that having a domestic source of fuel will discourage our interest in the affairs of other countries, and particularly their natural resources.

The growth and use of Biofuels also assists combating global warming, by emitting less carbon into our atmosphere than the use of gasoline.

Besides planning a national summer tour with the exclusive use of biodisesel, I am currently designing the first Musician’s Biodiesel Network! A virtual network to showcase artists supporting the alternative fueling effort (Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and Martin Sexton to name a few).

The website will also be a resource of information for visitors on the basics and benefits of Biodiesel, –ex. Why use it? Where to get it? –In addition to having a public forum for discussion and showcasing songs and videos relevant to the biofuels movement.

Please check out the “splash page” and intro video located online and check back frequently for updates! The site’s moving along fast!

www.gabriellelouise.com
www.myspace.com/gabriellelouisemusic
www.musiciansbiodieselnetwork.com

Hear “A Peaceful Solution” by Gabrielle Louise

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