Dear Fellow Faithful Followers,

A happy new year to you! Here’s hoping that the year two thousand and nine will bring many blessings to you and the folks who hold you dear.

I am writing to let you know about my upcoming adventure(s)!

Many of you will have read the blogs that I posted about my recent exploration into the traditional musician’s “tour” in late October of 2008 (if not, you can find them by clicking the back and forth buttons on this blog). Well! The Fall experience was so rich and successful that I quickly decided to continue venturing into the realm of performance and outward ministry.

While my (very inward) process of writing and recording has not been entirely on hiatus (in fact, new songs about John Woolman and Elias Hicks are forthcoming, as well as an album of re-produced visions of songs from The Art of Fully Being), it has also not been the primary focus. My winter months could be described as: Much Emailing.

And it has paid off. This January and February I will visit many of the BYM Meetings that were not able to host me in the Fall. In March I travel to West Philadelphia to spend the months of March and April sharing ministry with Meetings and institutions in the Philadelphia area (sorry New York and New England – another time).

Please visit www.myspace.com/jonwattsmusic for updates to my schedule. And there are still dates open! Anywhere within two hours of Philadelphia is fair game.

I leave you with peace and Hafiz.

The
Heart is right to cry

Even when the smallest drop of light,
Of love,
Is taken away.

Perhaps you may kick, moan, scream
In a dignified
Silence

But you are so right
To do so in any fashion

Until God returns
To
You.

-Hafiz

Much love,

Jon Watts