The sounds of restoration | Randy Preston

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What does it mean to restore? Restoring the land; restoring the people. Piscataway/African songwriter Randy Preston urges that these are interconnected. Deep reflections on restoration reverberate as Randy shares a traditional Piscataway song honoring their rivers and a new composition created especially for TEDxBoston's planetary stewardship theme. Randy Preston is a singer-songwriter, educator and storyteller, who grew up on 3 different continents. Raised in England and Kenya, he gained a deep appreciation for the lore, the myths and the legends of the places he has lived. This love of words and storytelling led to reams of bad poetry, a degree in English Literature, a mildly successful Christian rock band, and culminated in an 18 year teaching career, from the high school classroom to the university lecture hall. Most recently, Preston has been fascinated with stories and songs of his grandmother’s tribe, the Piscataway people, a Native American tribe local to Maryland, and Northern VA. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx