The River - written and performed by Coco Love Alcorn

[@Breadfriend]

Thank you for this great gift. Much love and peace to you.

[@IndraBahiaMusic]

This woman. A lot of heart and a lot of soul!!!

[@eilyac]

This song is beautiful. I went on a trip with my women friends this past summer, leaving the babes at home with the daddies, and we went to Rising Appalachia in Cumberland. On the way home, we stopped by the river on Van Isle, and found a secluded spot where the sunshine sparkled on the flowing water, where the large rock was warmed and perfect for our bodies to stretch out, forehead down, hearing nothing of the noise in our minds and let the rushing water take away all the stress. We each became quiet, found our own healing and it was all thanks to the healing waters. Thank you for this song, as it takes me back to that gorgeous summer day with my beautiful friends and I'm reminded of how important self care is.

[@cocolovealcorn]

Wow! What a beautiful memory to have. Thank you for sharing. :)

[@Eyesandearsontheworl]

Exquisite! I live on the banks of the Yarra River, adjoining a State Park, and we sing this song in our local Choir. It lifts my heart. The other day our soloist sang it at my beloved husband's Celebration of Life and Burial Ceremony on a hillside in a local bushland cemetery. I always sing this to myself when I need soothing and it works! Thank you for this amazingly deep and beautiful song, My husband loved the River so much, he would love knowing this song was sung to farewell him as people were invited to 'pelt him with flowers' as a loving farewell when he was lowered in his cotton shroud to the bottom of his eucalyptus leaf lined grave. When it's my turn I'll request this song tool🤩

[@sherry4524]

Beautiful ✨❤️✨😊

[@cynthiamcmillan9213]

wow! just wow!

[@behrs_necessities]

New favorite soul anthem... er... song. I am LIVING this on PURPOSE! Singing along loud and smiling.

[@_creative_conversations_]

We learnt this beautiful song as a choir over the weekend 😀 I'm going to play it every morning to remind myself to trust and go with the flow

[@ursakoren]

Hi, do you have notes for soprano, alt, tenor and bas? I would like for my choir to sing it too ❤

[@_creative_conversations_]

Ah yes unfortunately I don't have the sheet music handy anymore. But you could reach out to my choir director Rachel Hore 🎶🩷 It's not letting me post a link here so just do a web search to find her

[@bluelotus9542]

The most heart thieving, breathtakingly beautiful song I have heard for a very long time. Thank you for this sacred gift.

[@agnesamundrud6991]

So beautiful, and inspiring!! Thanks, Lea 💕

[@kenmitchell9953]

An excellent song & video to sooth ones soul during these difficult times

[@joyjobirdsky]

Beautiful Coco! So beautiful...the flow of the river is in your voice and in your words. Thank you sweet chanteuse.

[@helenfolsom3527]

A client mentioned you and while working for her I looked you up and sang my way through the session. Bought 2 of your albums before the end of the hour. Blown away. Thank you so much for the healing sounds.

[@ShariUlrichHere]

Oh man…settin' the bar….settin' the bar….you are my hero!

[@cocolovealcorn]

Oh Shari... Those are mighty words coming from you. Much appreciated. Truly. :)

[@leoblinn9764]

I heard this wonderful person sing at Stanfest. A kind person (talked to her briefly) with music coming from her soul.Bought all her CDs and play them quite often. This song is magic.

[@cocolovealcorn]

Leo Blinn hi Leo! This is so lovely. Thank you for your kind words. Xoxo

[@LyndseyScott]

Just caught this at Village Fire Singing fest via Lisa Littlebird & it is mending me something fierce. I can't get enough, on repeat. Currently doing a healing water-only fast, & i just decided it's my theme song. thnk you thnk you thnk you, deep bow. Xx

[@cocolovealcorn]

Lyndsey Scott oh wow! That's lovely! I'm going to look up Lisa Littlebird and the Village Fire event now. Didn't know about either of them. It's amazing to watch this song travel. :)

[@jennynifhionnusa681]

Love this...I connected to much heard it at a concert and spent hours searching for it!!! Beautiful!

[@thedogsandme]

LOVE THIS ARTIST!!!! Very Inspirational. BEAUTIFUL!

[@cocolovealcorn]

Anne Bailey hi!!! Thank you Anne. Much appreciated. :) :)

[@oliverkeating8753]

Soulful....just what I needed to start the day.

[@yvonnekiwior9633]

Snap! I love this song... you make a heart warm!

[@MelodyS-d4g]

Coco is the most gorgeous singer I've ever known :) I am never disappointed when I come to hear her sing, and I am always completely entranced by her captivating vocals and I am carried into her fantasia that she brings us into with every note

[@anjafischbach1438]

I love this song! The healing power of water

[@navarofranco]

moving and beautiful. Thankyou

[@annalehmann2010]

beautiful. thank you for sharing.

[@meanmunchkin]

Beautiful Coco, I love watching you grow xx

[@olivejoudrey6763]

Love this song - first time I heard it was when our yoga teacher sang it during savasana.

[@sunshine030480]

I loooooooooove your music, Dear!

[@kellywarrillow9751]

literally been in shittiest mood again all day clicked on this and straight away I smiled 😊 xxxxxxxxx

[@eileenmielenhausen6641]

Love this!!!

[@GTLees]

This is fantastic! Great big WOW.

[@pambhandarkarmacphee9617]

So beautiful, powerful and healing!

[@roxannegoodman5741]

Amazing!

[@riverjones9151]

Beautiful 💓💓💓

[@claudialopez4081]

Love love that look!!!!

[@ktwelk9rie26]

Why aren't you more popular... you are simply breathtaking

[@heatherrenton2086]

I am sorry to have missed your performance at Cold Snap. Lucky for me, I heard this song played at the Cold Snap after party. I love this song. I will be singing this while paddling, for ever after.

[@cocolovealcorn]

Heather Renton so lovely!!! :)

[@theironchoir]

Nice one Alcorn!

[@adamcrossmanmusic]

Awesome performance as always Coco :) !

[@deannaknightmusic]

Gosh Coco!!! You are an inspired woman with sweet sounds flowing from that river soul of yours. Please let me know if you do choral work in Vancouver....I'm in!!! I'm also the new Easter Jazz Vesper girl at St. Andrews... looking for great material to share - so keep it coming!! Can't wait to hear this new CD. Just what we all need

[@musebrad]

Beautiful!

[@marcus564]

amazing thank you!

[@shanelover]

Most incredibly beautiful journey I have taken listening to your music...your voice is a gift and having met you a few times I can say you are the sweetest most beautiful soul 💕. Keep on making that soul music 🎶

[@annabellegurwitch2380]

I'm obsessed with this song, we are singing in Golden Bridge Choir, I'm a fan!

[@cocolovealcorn]

Annabelle Gurwitch I miss you guys!! Please give a big Coco hug to the Golden Bridge Choir gang for me. :) :)

[@janicemason5598]

Looking forward to singing this in Halifax at your singalong concert.........October 27th!!

[@agoldencomet]

Me, too!! Looking forward to seeing the You Gotta Sing community choir doing backup with her, too.

[@JonFosterDrummer]

#DakotaAccessPipeline #NoDAPL This song should be the anthem for #NoDAPL. the river is a healer

[@marykatejordan4210]

So, yes, coco love, since you gave permission, I played your youtube offering,"The River", Saturday night for the folks here for my weekend workshop. mmmmmm... delicious! ...and in the open hearted silence that followed I payed it again and some primal hungers were filed. Cheers back atcha! and many thanks. Mary Kate

[@bradhart6487]

This is all kinds of awesome.

[@cocolovealcorn]

Ah... Thanks brad!!! You're all kinds of awesome too! :)

[@kellywarrillow9751]

Brad Hart shes cute too xxxxx

[@osswimmer1]

Love it!

[@hollyarntzen5460]

Wow Coco...congratulations on this beautiful song and performance, so beautiful!!

[@joshuadavies9275]

So lovely, in message and composition. Your voice is stellar.

[@BlissfullyEvil]

This song is relaxing and wholesome, especially in these troubling times. Hope you are doing great, Coco! ❤️

[@designedbybrilliance]

Lovely! 💗

[@anoukvos1829]

I love your voice so much. You have a special chemistry with the music and the lyrics. It give me chills 😇❤

[@Dorayfries]

mesmerizing

[@joannaweinberg7132]

beautiful

[@jimhahnen]

WOW!

[@RampantArtist]

i love this so much.... when idie i want t=someone to sing this

[@claudialopez4081]

And of course the song!!

[@TeresaGagne]

Really looking forward to your performance at The Bassment. Missed you last time. Let the singing leader at the Saskatoon Unitarian Congregation know about this...The River would be perfect for next year's water communion...one of my favourite services.

[@TeresaGagne]

and would be have your permission?

[@marykatejordan4210]

Singing truth, beauty and power. Any chance i could have your permission to play this as part of the 'introduction to the life elements' section of a weekend I'm leading in August? If not, I understand. If so, thank you!

[@cocolovealcorn]

Yes! That would be lovely! Please feel free to use the song, and give credit of course. Cheers and all my best wishes. :) :)

[@marykatejordan4210]

Thank you! I’m delighted. The weekend is called Present Moment, Ancestral Roots and your song will be a great addition to the program plan.

[@Waadee101]

You are a saint !

[@DrDebDiamond]

I Love this song!! Coco are you going to be performing in the Boston area? I will bring all of my friends!!

[@revsonyasukalski]

I love, love, LOVE this song so much! It makes the best channel to listen to. Any chance you would give permission to play this during a water ritual this Sunday?

[@cocolovealcorn]

Sonya Sukalski hi! Yes for sure... please sing The River. :) :)

[@kellywarrillow9751]

this is cute I love it always catches my attention makes me feel calm and daydreamy and she's cute xxxxxxx

[@underdogmatist]

WOw.

[@shannonharris5796]

Is your album coming out soon? This song is so beautiful, it is inspiring.

[@FamousRockSchool]

Wow. Where did you get that voice? Great on so many levels. I'm still trying to figure out my RC 300.

[@maeghanlongtin310]

WHY ISNT THIS FAMOUS AND ON SPOTIFY

[@juliagooliaSC]

It is! :)

[@rica6540]

I love this song so very much! I am serving as the minister at a really tiny congregation in Anaheim, California (UUCA), and I was hoping to get your permission to use this song/video during our service next week. Would that be ok?

[@AnneCoulic]

🥰

[@ezetlin]

Beautiful and soulful Coco. Could I have your permission to use The River as part of a soundtrack for a poetry video I'm working on? If so, could I get an audio track?

[@cocolovealcorn]

Hey Liz... I need to record my new record first! Haha. So far I only have low fidelity demo versions. :)

[@sdelaet]

My, My, My ....

[@navarofranco]

Incredible. My favorite song I've heard online for ......a long time. Love it! Where can I buy it?

[@cocolovealcorn]

Hi Navaro, thank you so much for the kind words! I'll be recording this winter and spring. I'm hoping to have my new album released by summer-ish. If you feel like buying an advance copy... I'll be launching a crowd funding campaign short to raise recording funds. :)

[@kadams1836]

Any chance this specific version is available to add to my music library?

[@multimuse1]

Very nice, Coco! Are you using a TC Helicon unit? If so, you have really mastered it! Thank you for sharing; I look forward to the completion of your project. 😊

[@cocolovealcorn]

Hi Roy! Yes! I'm using a boss RC 505 for the looping but I'm running my voice through a TC Helicon voicelive touch 2 first for some vocal processing. Compression, reverb, EQ... Cheers! :)

[@pathenman4513]

Coco, we would love to host a coral workshop and house concert in Nelson, BC when you come through BC. Beautiful work. Can we connect? Pat Henman

[@cocolovealcorn]

Pat Henman... Hi Pat! So sorry for the delay. I'll be coming through Nelson in November. I've booked the Capitol Theatre for Nov 16. I was thinking of perhaps building a volunteer pop up choir for that concert. If you're connected to the choral community in Nelson and you were interested in helping coordinate that... and/or spread the word... that would be awesome! [e-mail] Cheers! :)

[@enataprawira3830]

Hi! Do you by chance have sheet music for this for a treble choir? Would love to be able to bring this song to some SSA singers I know!

[@powee2003]

Coco, I'd love to teach this to my community choir, the Acapellaboratory, here in Vancouver. May I have your permission?

[@cocolovealcorn]

Yes! Lovely! And then post it to KZbin! (You know... Credited as a Coco song and all that jazz.) I'd love to hear what you guys come up with. I'll be out west a couple of times this spring. Hmm... :)

[@navarofranco]

I've been learning your song for 2 days. Bliss. Do you teach classes / choir when you are in Vancouver?

[@cocolovealcorn]

Hey! I'm currently preparing to record an album of this spirit material. Once I start touring the album I'm definitely planning on doing choir workshops and performances w choirs. Email me at [e-mail] if you want to explore that possibility. Cheers!

[@behrs_necessities]

I am a retreat director and workshop enthusiast. Would love to collaborate with a cacao ceremony involved. May I email you? water + cacao

[@cocolovealcorn]

Seleka Behrs, hi! Somehow I missed this coming through. Please send an email to [e-mail] I would love to chat! Cheers, :)