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In February, Kate volunteered to be part of an innovative program called the Lullaby Project, sponsored by the Oregon Symphony. She learned of the project through Portland Homeless Family Solutions, the homeless shelter where she and her family have been staying since November. Portland Homeless Family Solutions is a nonprofit organization that works to help families with children attain stable, long-term housing. “We’ve never been in a shelter before,” Kate said. “We lost our home of 10 years last summer following a slow downward spiral. Several things happened in the last year that tore things apart. Being at the P H O T O B Y HELEN HILL shelter is humbling, like being at summer Kate Fraser Daly, a Street Roots vendor, teamed up with Portland musician Anna Tivel to camp. You have to associate it with compose a lullaby for Dalys infant daughter, Aurora. something positive. My son is in middle school, and it’s not been a joy ride for him, were there in the messages that came Kate said she and Tivel made a good but he’s a great kid.” across with the other moms in this situation team. The idea for the project was launched in (homelessness). We enjoyed just being “It came together very well. We didn’t 2012 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. together, finding beauty in hard places.” have to try too hard,” she said. “It was a The idea, as Carnegie Hall describes it, is The mothers then listened to a sampling blessing to be part of it.” to pair “pregnant women and new mothers of musical styles, voices and instruments, Here is a sample from the lyrics of her with professional artists to write personal including cello, violin, piano, flute, piccolo, song. lullabies for their babes, supporting rhythm shakers, guitars and bassoon. Then maternal health, aiding child development The world is yours, do with it what you and strengthening the bond between parent the mothers chose the musicians they felt want. drawn to and wanted to work with. Some and child.” Allow yourself to be what you can be. paired up with a violin and piano duo, Since its inception, the Lullaby Project You are beautiful, strong and innocent others with a flautist. Kate chose Anna has grown internationally. This year, there Tivel, a Portland-based singer/songwriter My happy little angel, Aurora Eve. are Lullaby Projects taking place not only and guitarist. here in Portland, but in Baltimore, Athens, Kate is thrilled with the results. She will “I liked her voice. She’s a folk singer; Greece, and Vancouver, B.C., to name a sing her song in a 6 p.m. performance April that’s what I wanted, what I remember few. The Seattle Symphony Orchestra, 26 at the Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave, about lullabies. Her voice was soft, London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in downtown Portland. There are no seats comforting, natural,” Kate said. and the Hiland Mountain Correctional remaining for the free performance, but Storm Large, Edna Vazquez and Center in Alaska are among the the event will be live-streamed on the organizations joining the Oregon Symphony LaRhonda Steele were among the other Oregon Symphony’s Facebook page, singers and songwriters. Violinist Chien in reaching mothers not only in homeless Facebook.com/OregonSymphony. The Tan, cellist Marilyn de Oliveira and shelters, but also in prisons and hospitals. bassoonist Evan Kuhlmann were among the songs will also be available on the Carnegie Kate and the other mothers from Hall website, carnegiehall.org. Each song participating Oregon Symphony musicians. Portland Homeless Family Solutions had will be professionally recorded and The mothers sat and talked with their their first meeting at the Unitarian church presented to the mothers. chosen musicians. on Southwest 12th Avenue and Salmon I like to think I wrote a lullaby that “I wanted to get to know Anna,” Kate Street. There were four symphony maybe some day another mother will sing. said, “because we are doing something so musicians, seven singers/songwriters and You don’t know how it will travel, where it intimate with my daughter. We found a seven mothers. They were all strangers to corner and talked for a while that first day.” will go. That’s my hope for this song, that one another in the beginning. someone else can find meaning as I do.” After getting to know each other, they They started off with an introductory Meanwhile, as her family waits for an set about writing the lullaby. circle, with each mother sharing her story. apartment opportunity, Kate sells Street “It was like thinking of a poem,” Kate “This provoked a lot of emotions for me,” Roots at Southwest 12 th Avenue and said. I wanted my song to let her know Kate said. “You got to hear different moms’ Salmon Street most days and at Scrap at that I want her to take the world by the desires for their kiddos. Lots of love and 1736 SW Alder St. before 3 p.m. on horns.” God and support, lots of strength and hope weekends. F Get your espresso favorites at Old Town's newest spot (201 NW Davis Street), featuring Central City Coffee! ■ Street Roots vendor collaborates with Oregon Symphony on song fo r her baby The Lullaby Project pairs new mothers with professional musicians to promote bond with infant IN STORES N N V IAI Street Roots • April 20-26, 2018
