WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The lighting will begin at 7:40 PM, and the braziers will remain lit until 12:00 AM. This lighting is supported by: FM with additional support by JPMorgan Chase.
All of the music is the work of the original artists listed below, and they retain the copyright. The music is used here by permission of the artist or the recording company and/or licensed for public performance through ASCAP, SESAC, and/or BMI (including their affiliated foreign performance rights societies). We urge you to further explore and support the work of these artists through the purchase of their recordings. WaterFire Providence® and Barnaby Evans wish to thank the artists for creating such wonderful music and the recording companies for their enthusiastic cooperation and support.
Get the August 29, 2026, music program as a Spotify playlist.
August 29, 2026 – Music Program
7:06 “Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
7:12 “Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
7:15 “Halleluyah”
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes and Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings
7:22 “Ondiek”
composed by Ayub Ogada
performed by Ayub Ogada
from I Dreamed of Africa
7:26 “Duna Ma Yelema”
composed by Kar Kar, Boubacar Traore & Habib Koite
performed by Kar Kar, Boubacar Traore & Habib Koite
from Macire
7:30 “Market Day”
composed by Geoffrey Oryema
performed by Geoffrey Oryema
from Beat the Border
7:34 “Ya Rayah”
composed by Rachid Taha
performed by Rachid Taha
from Diwân
7:40 “Canzon Noni Toni à 12 (Sacrae Symphoniae 1597)”
composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
performed by London Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble
from Sacred Brass
7:44 “Music for 18 Musicians: II. Section I”
composed by Steve Reich
performed by Steve Reich Ensemble
from Music for 18 Musicians
7:48 “Mar Azul”
composed by B. Leza
performed by Cesaria Evora
from Mar Azul
7:51 “I Will Always Love You”
composed by Dolly Parton
performed by Dolly Parton
from Jolene
7:54 “Deliciae Meae”
composed by Nicholas Lens
performed by Nicholas Lens, et al.
from Flamma Flamma: The Fire Requiem
7:59 “A Model of the Universe”
composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson
performed by Jóhann Jóhannsson
from The Theory of Everything soundtrack
8:02 “Cerulean”
composed by Ben Leinbach & Geoffrey Gordon
performed by Ben Leinbach & Geoffrey Gordon
from Putumayo Presents Yoga
8:09 “Comadi”
composed by Céu
performed by Céu (Brazil)
from Vagarosa
8:13 “St. James Infirmary”
composed by Irving Mills
performed by Billie and Dee Preservation Hall Orchestra
from Preservation Hall Early Years
8:17 “Waino Blues”
composed by Daby Balde
performed by Dabe Balde
from Introducing Dabe Balde
8:21 “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
composed by Marvin Gaye
Performed by Bill Frisell
from East/West
8:26 “Raquel”
composed by Rufino Almeida
performed by Bau
from Café Musique
8:30 “Kakokolo”
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Embalasasa
8:35 “Surfin”
composed by Ernest Ranglin
performed by Ernest Ranglin
from NPR Tiny Desk Concert
8:40 “Presentiment”
composed by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Grèbrou
performed by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Grèbrou
from Ethiopiques Vol. 21
8:44 “(Don’t) Tremble”
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
8:48 “Jolene”
composed by Dolly Parton
performed by Dolly Parton
from Jolene
8:51 “Sposa, non mi conosci” from Merope
composed by Geminiano Giacomelli
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
from Sacrificium
8:56 “Mariama Kaba”
composed by Boubacar Traoré
performed by Boubacar Traoré
from Mariama
9:02 “Paperweight”
composed by Joshua Radin and Schulyler Fisk
performed by Joshua Radin and Schulyler Fisk (US)
from The Last Kiss
9:05 “Little Sparrow”
composed by Dolly Parton
performed by Dolly Parton
from Little Sparrow
9:10 “Wátina” [“I called out”]
composed by Andy Palacio
performed by Andy Palacio and Garifuna
from Wátina
9:14 “Domine Fil Unigenite”
reinterpreted traditional chant
performed by Mercedes Bahleda
from Mercy Songs
9:18 “Ombra mai fu” from Serse
composed by George Frideric Handel
performed by Cecilia Bartoli
from Sacrificium
9:22 “Altèlèyeshegnem”
composed by Alèmayèhu Eshèté
performed by Alèmayèhu Eshèté
from Ethiopiques Vol. 10
9:26 “Embalasasa”
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Embalasasa
9:30 “Anyone and Everyone”
composed by Lhasa
performed by Lhasa
from Lhasa
9:33 “Cage the Songbird”
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
9:37 “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”
composed by Dolly Parton
performed by Dolly Parton featuring Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah & Reba McEntire
from Light of a Clear Blue Morning
9:41 “Desert Bus Ride”
composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
performed by Gustavo Santaolalla
from Babel
9:43 “Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten”
composed by Arvo Pärt
performed by Staatsorchester Stuttgart
from Tabula Rasa
9:48 “September When It Comes (feat. Johnny Cash)”
composed by Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
performed by Rosanne Cash
from Rules of Travel
9:52 “Hallelujah”
composed by Leonard Cohen
performed by Jeff Buckley
from Grace
9:58 “Baba”
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
10:03 “Sin Precio”
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
10:06 “Djarimirri”
composed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
performed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
from Australian Aboriginal Music
10:10 “See Me Lakayana”
composed by Geoffrey Oryema
performed by Geoffrey Oryema
from Spirit
10:14 “Guitarra”
composed by Madredeus
performed by Madredeus
from Antologia
10:18 “Little Potato”
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Metamora
10:22 “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis”
composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
performed by The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
from Fantasia on Greensleeves, et al
10:27 “Ne Haciyiz Ne Hocayiz”
traditional Turkish Alevi folk song
perfomred by Hasan Saltik
from Yare Dokuuma
10:31 “Wake Me Up (Acoustic)”
composed by E. Dawkins III, M. Einziger & T. Bergling
performed by Aloe Blacc
From Lift Your Spirit
10:35 “Deep River”
composed by Steven Foster
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Deep River
10:38 “Doce De Coco”
composed by Jacob do Bandolim
performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D' Rivera, Romero Lumbambo
from Obrigado Brazil
10:43 “As Far As I Can See”
composed by Charlie Provenza
performed by Nashville Mandolin Ensemble
from American Portraits
10:47 “De Cara a la Pared”
composed by Lhasa De Sela
performed by Lhasa De Sela
from La Llorona
10:52 "Guajira Bonita”
traditional
performed by Julian Avalos and Afro-Andes
from Music from the Coffee Lands
10:58 “Slacker’s Jig/Virginia Reel”
traditional
arranged by Andrew Bryan
performed by Poor Angus
from Poor Angus
11:00 “Flamma Flamma”
composed by Nicholas Lens
performed by Nicholas Lens, et al.
from Flamma Flamma: The Fire Requiem
11:04 “Por Que Llorax” excerpt
traditional Chanson Sefardite
performed by Montserrat Figueras and Jordi Savall
from La Voix de l’Emotion
11:09 “Take My Hand”
composed by Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey
performed by Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama
from There Will Be Light
11:13 “New ‘Opihi Moemoe No. 3”
composed by Leonard Kwan
performed by Leonard Kwan
from Ke’ala’s Mele
11:16 “Come to Jesus”
composed by Mindy Smith
performed by Mindy Smith
from One Moment More
11:20 “¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho?”
composed by Compay Segundo
performed by Compay Segundo and Ry Cooder
from Buena Vista Social Club soundtrack
11:24 “Sevani Tsgnorsner” (Fishermen of Lake Sevan)
composed by V. Kotoyan
performed by George Mgrdichian on the Oud
from George Mgrdichian on the Oud
11:26 “Iris” (excerpt)
composed by Wim Mertens
performed by Wim Mertens
from The Best of Wim Mertens
11:33 “Jeito Faceiro”
composed by Joupery and Pierre Onasis
performed by Virginia Rodrigues
from Nós
11:37 “Dark End of the Street”
composed by Dan Penn & Moman Chips
performed by Cat Power
from Dark End of the Street
11:41 “Maria Lando”
composed by Chabuca Granda, words by Cesar Calvo
performed by Susana Baca
from The Soul of Black Peru
11:47 “Prayer of Saint Gregory”
composed by Alan Hovhaness
performed by Benny Wiame & I Fiamminghi
from Hovhaness
11:52 “Any Other Name”
composed by Thomas Newman
performed by Thomas Newman
from the American Beauty soundtrack
11:57 “I’m Going Home ”
composed by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley
performed by Tim Curry & The Rocky Horror Picture Show
from The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Original Soundtrack
