BlueGrass Kirtan
Jimmy Johnson Gopala

Jimmy Johnson Gopala (Seskevich-Bushnell)
Gopala Gopala
Devakinandana Gopala


Gopala is baby Krishna. Krishna's mother is Devaki. Ananda is the word for bliss. This kirtan is about the bliss of the mother that comes from her unconditional love for her baby. This was the first BlueGrass Kirtan tune recorded. It is from the traditional Appalachian tune Jimmy Johnson.

Jon Seskevich lead vocal; AC Bushnell, harmony vocal; AC Bushnell, fiddle; Bobb Head, banjo; Alan Julich, bass; Mark Weems, guitar.
Shiva at the Falls of Richmond
 
Shiva at the Falls of Richmond (Seskevich-Bushnell)
Om Namah Shivaya
Shiva Shiva Shiva Shiva
Om Namah Shivaya


Devotion to Shiva the Lord of Change and Impermanence. Bent Lorenzen from Denmak made this video for our BlueGrass Kirtan tune. The music is Falls of Richmond a traditional old time banjo tune.

AC Bushnell, lead vocal; Jon Seskevich, harmony vocals; AC Bushnell, fiddle; Bobb Head, bass; Alan Julich, banjo; Mark Weems, guitar.
Krishna and Ram with the old time tune "Sandy Boys"

Krishna and Ram (Seskevich-Bushnell)

Many will recognize the music as the old time fiddle banjo tune, Sandy Boys!
Carolina Boogie
 
Rap song written in 1987 by Jon Seskevich of the UNC School of Nursing.

Click here for the lyrics.
 
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