Valerie June reads her poem "Quilt of Life," live in Berkeley, April 6, 2022 (4K)

Valerie June reads her poem "Quilt of Life" live in concert at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, California on April 6, 2022. Quilt of Life appeared in June's book of her poems and artwork, Maps of the Modern World (2021). According to her publisher, "June’s collection of lyrical poems and authentic illustrations portray the significance of cultivating community, awareness, and harmony with our surroundings as we fearlessly approach our dreams." Valerie June is a Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, artist, and poet from Memphis, Tennessee. To purchase Maps of the Modern World, visit her official merch store at https://stores.portmerch.com/valeriejune/other.html.

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Quilt of Life

They are all so beautiful
I am so happy we have found each other
We are all rich in Self
We found ourselves within the world that Is
We stopped
Asking the world to be what it is not and
Started to appreciate what it has always been
It cradled us
It sheltered us
It ever-so-generously
Gave and gave quantumly-quantum leap
To unfold—for all who seek
Woven, winding, enter, twined
Twisted, tossed, yours is mine
Look inside, gold to find
Check again, dust of time
Echoes, spin, air to sing
Buzz of bees
Hums all things
Om and om
Ah and ah
Oh-e-oh
All things glow
Om-e-om
All in all
Speckled spackled
Quilt to sew

Written by Valerie June Hockett

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The Moon & Stars live tour dates (2022):

March 31 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
April 1 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
April 2-3 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
April 5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
April 6 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
April 7 - Monterey, CA @ Golden State Theatre
April 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
April 9 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
April 22 - Kennett Square, PA @ Longwood Gardens
May 3 - Northampton, MA @ Academy Of Music Theatre
May 4 - New York, NY @ Town Hall
May 5 - Washington DC @ The Fillmore
May 6 - Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Of Homestead Music Hall
May 7 - Ithaca, NY @ State Theater Of Ithaca
May 10 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 11 - Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag
May 13 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
May 14 - Columbus, OH @ Athenaeum Theatre
May 15 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hifi Annex
May 16 - Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre
May 18 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School Of Folk Music
May 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
May 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre
May 21 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theatre
May 22 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
May 24 - Louisville, KY @ Old Forester's Paristown Hall
May 25 - Cincinnati, OH @ Hamilton County Memorial Hall
May 27 - Harrisburg, PA @ Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
May 28 - Annapolis, MD @ Ram's Head
June 11 - Kerrville, TX @ Kerrville Folk Festival
June 18 - Kansas City, MO @ Boulevardia
July 9 - Pasadena, CA @ Palomino Festival
July 10 - Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Memorial Library
July 11 - Petaluma, CA @ Lagunita Brewing Company
July 24 - Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
July 29 - Kaslo, BC @ Kaslo Jazz Fest
July 31 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

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Valerie June official bio:

Blending folk, soul, blues, and traditional Appalachian elements into a refreshingly timeless sound that sits outside any particular musical era, Valerie June is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who began her career in Memphis. She received early attention for a pair of independent releases and her participation in the MTV series $5 Cover, but it was her Dan Auerbach-produced third album, Pushin' Against A Stone, that served as her critical and commercial breakthrough. With a significant audience in Europe and the U.S., June's ascent continued with her highly rated The Order Of Time, another critically lauded release showcasing her increasingly distinctive sound. Her fifth album, The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers, featured a guest spot from Memphis soul legend Carla Thomas.

The daughter of a brick cleaner from Humboldt in the flatlands of West Tennessee, June quickly took to the local roots music styles in the area, teaching herself guitar and developing her own stylistic mix, interpreting traditional material as though it were still alive and breathing, and writing her own material with an eye toward the influences of socially minded artists like Bob Marley. She officially began performing at the age of 19 as half of the husband-and-wife duo Bella Sun (the couple released an album, No Crystal Stair, in 2004 on their own Bella Sun Music imprint), but when the marriage fell apart, June left the South and began living the life of a gypsy street musician, playing for change in bus and subway stations up and down the West Coast. She eventually returned to Tennessee, finally settling in Memphis where she slid right into the city's active music scene. By now she had added banjo and lap steel to her musical base, and she began to draw local attention for her powerful performances, becoming a favorite at area folk festivals and workshops.

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