Lilli Lewis
@folkrockdiva.bsky.social
singer/songwriter/organizer/preacher
The last installment of my series on music and meaning is out now. This one is the whole point really. It’s about what it could mean to take music on as practice, especially in these times, and how they transform, ever expanding circles of connection.
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June 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The last installment of my series on music and meaning is out now. This one is the whole point really. It’s about what it could mean to take music on as practice, especially in these times, and how they transform, ever expanding circles of connection.
folkrockdiva.substack.com/p/practice-i...
folkrockdiva.substack.com/p/practice-i...
More music and meaning talk in my neck of the woods. This one explores art music that remembers itself from a couple of different paths. Good times.
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Music That Remembers
Part 3: Devotion, lineage, and the music that held its purpose
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June 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
More music and meaning talk in my neck of the woods. This one explores art music that remembers itself from a couple of different paths. Good times.
open.substack.com/pub/folkrock...
open.substack.com/pub/folkrock...
latest installment of my five part piece on music and meaning and all that jazz is up at folkrockdiva.substack.com/p/music-and-...
Music and the Measuring Stick
Part 2: On what Westerners who define what is serious often leave out
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June 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
latest installment of my five part piece on music and meaning and all that jazz is up at folkrockdiva.substack.com/p/music-and-...
If you need a break from doom scroll reading, we’re talking about jazz and music with meaning over here in my neck of the woods…
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The Sound That Knew Its Meaning
Part 1: On jazz, from the source to the second line, and the cost of canonization
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June 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If you need a break from doom scroll reading, we’re talking about jazz and music with meaning over here in my neck of the woods…
open.substack.com/pub/folkrock...
open.substack.com/pub/folkrock...
Got some new words coming up! This one is part of a 5 part series called For the People: Rigor, Truth, and the Living Art of Jazz
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May 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Got some new words coming up! This one is part of a 5 part series called For the People: Rigor, Truth, and the Living Art of Jazz
open.substack.com/pub/folkrock...
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My dream is coming true tomorrow. First time singing with an orchestra in over 25 years. Full circle moment. Beside myself.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My dream is coming true tomorrow. First time singing with an orchestra in over 25 years. Full circle moment. Beside myself.
in lord of the rings it was hate. in real life it’s just greed. not nearly as exotic but i’ll be damned if the nightmare doesn’t feel comparable. #AndAllWars
October 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
in lord of the rings it was hate. in real life it’s just greed. not nearly as exotic but i’ll be damned if the nightmare doesn’t feel comparable. #AndAllWars
I’m having triuble with social media these days because my thoughts take too long to infold, so I finally bit the bullet. Hope somemof you will follow me on substack and maybe share anything that moves you?
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Lilli Lewis (@folkrockdiva)
Well I had other things planned, but I got sucked in. $.02 offered here on whether or not some words are worth holding onto. #PracticeRadicalDecency
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September 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I’m having triuble with social media these days because my thoughts take too long to infold, so I finally bit the bullet. Hope somemof you will follow me on substack and maybe share anything that moves you?
substack.com/@folkrockdiv...
substack.com/@folkrockdiv...
sometimes i think my mother’s belief in her country is half of what kept her alive. if she weren’t already dead and gone, this surely would’ve killed her.
July 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
sometimes i think my mother’s belief in her country is half of what kept her alive. if she weren’t already dead and gone, this surely would’ve killed her.
amazing.
July 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
amazing.
is it just me or is america officially declaring war on its citizens?
July 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
is it just me or is america officially declaring war on its citizens?
Lilli Lewis trio to perform and New Orleans’ premiere jazz bistro Sun. June 22. Tickets on sale now. snugjazz.com/tm-event/lil...
Lilli Lewis Trio - Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
Lilli Lewis is an award winning genre-defying singer-songwriter and pianist known for her powerful voice and commitment to social justice. A classically trained opera singer and pianist, Lewis was B...
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May 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Lilli Lewis trio to perform and New Orleans’ premiere jazz bistro Sun. June 22. Tickets on sale now. snugjazz.com/tm-event/lil...
“Go up Moses. You’ve been down too long.” open.spotify.com/track/6RZYin...
Go up Moses
Roberta Flack · Quiet Fire · Song · 1971
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May 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“Go up Moses. You’ve been down too long.” open.spotify.com/track/6RZYin...
i wish harrison ford and helen mirren would do more stuff together. they’re my new “it” couple.
March 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
i wish harrison ford and helen mirren would do more stuff together. they’re my new “it” couple.
this was a lovely conversation with my friend Baruch!
March 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
this was a lovely conversation with my friend Baruch!
i did a thing on sunday. 🦋💜💕
February 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
i did a thing on sunday. 🦋💜💕
For folks who “didn’t get it,” all you need to know is Kendrick Lamar is the new Beethoven and that halftime show was his Eroica Symphony.
February 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
For folks who “didn’t get it,” all you need to know is Kendrick Lamar is the new Beethoven and that halftime show was his Eroica Symphony.
this life is a get in where you fit in enterprise.
February 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
this life is a get in where you fit in enterprise.
maybe if i just keep poking my phone, my life will change 🧐
February 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
maybe if i just keep poking my phone, my life will change 🧐
Me in 2025
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Bison in Harsh Winter | Untamed Americas
YouTube video by National Geographic
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January 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Me in 2025
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i can finally say this and mean it: dear godt, thank you for making me so high maintenance.
January 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
i can finally say this and mean it: dear godt, thank you for making me so high maintenance.
Reposted by Lilli Lewis
Song of the day: This land is your land - Bruce Springsteen
"For a country like a people it's easy to let the best of you slip away."- the Boss
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"For a country like a people it's easy to let the best of you slip away."- the Boss
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc...
Bruce Springsteen: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
YouTube video by OberstKrautwaschl
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January 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Song of the day: This land is your land - Bruce Springsteen
"For a country like a people it's easy to let the best of you slip away."- the Boss
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc...
"For a country like a people it's easy to let the best of you slip away."- the Boss
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc...