The Times They Are A-changin'

I attended a Marxist summer day camp in Pennsylvania for a few years when I was a child. Started in the 1930s, Miquon was an experiment in childhood education that eventually spawned a high school. My alma mater.

At camp, we sang songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger. Pete regularly visited and gave concerts for us kids.

When I saw the recent movie, A Complete Unknown, I was hit by a wave of memory and feeling. Music was a huge part of my younger years—all kinds of music—but this music particularly.

And it struck me how differently Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-changin’ sounds these days, and how fresh.

So I changed up a few words and got together with a tabla player. Here’s the result. I hope you feel it.

with infinite love,

Shambhavi

Vocals and harmonium - Shambhavi Sarasvati
Tabla - Charandas Batra
Lyrics (mostly) Bob Dylan

Not quite ready to fire up a paid subscription, but want to show your appreciation?

Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for satsang & kirtan every Sunday at 3:00pm Pacific. Come in person to 1215 SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR, or join Jaya Kula’s newsletter on Substack to get the Zoom link for satsang. You can also listen to my podcast—Satsang with Shambhavi—wherever podcasts are found.