WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, July 4, 2026. The lighting will begin at 8:23 PM, and the braziers will remain lit until 12:00 AM. This lighting is supported by the RI250 Commission.
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 July 4, 2026, music program as a Spotify playlist.
July 4, 2026 – Music Program
8:06 “Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
8:12 “Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
8:15 “Halleluyah”
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes and Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings
8:22 “Babonao”
composed by Razia Said
performed by Razia Said (Madagascar)
from Zebu Nation
8:25 “Wátina” [“I called out”]
composed by Andy Palacio
performed by Andy Palacio and Garifuna
from Wátina
8:30 “Siboney”
composed by Ernesto Lecuona
performed by Eliades Ochoa
from Estoy Como Nunca
8:34 “Pōpoki Slack Key”
composed by Ray Kāne
performed by Ray Kāne
from Wa’ahila
8:37 “Deep River”
composed by Steven Foster
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Deep River
8:40 “Fanfare for the Common Man”
composed by Aaron Copland
performed by Aaron Copland & London Symphony Orchestra
from Copland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition)
8:43 “Oyebi Bien”
traditional
performed by Kékélé
from World 2004
8:48 “Bella Ciao”
traditional Italian
performed by Franco Morone
from Italian FingerStyle Guitar
8:50 “Blue in Green”
composed by Miles Davis
performed by Miles Davis
from Kind of Blue
8:56 “Where Could I Go”
composed by Ben Harper, Jason Yates and Marc Ford
performed by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
from There Will Be a Light
9:00 “Comadi”
composed by Céu
performed by Céu (Brazil)
from Vagarosa
9:04 “Market Day”
composed by Geoffrey Oryema
performed by Geoffrey Oryema
from Beat the Border
9:07 “Paperweight”
composed by Joshua Radin and Schulyler Fisk
performed by Joshua Radin and Schulyler Fisk (US)
from The Last Kiss
9:11 “Follow the Drinking Gourd”
Traditional
performed by Taj Mahal, Linda Tillery, The Cultural Heritage Choir & Eric Bibb
from Shakin' a Tailfeather
9:14 “I Can See Clearly Now”
composed by Johnny Nash
performed by Johnny Nash
from The Best of Johnny Nash
9:17 “Stand By Me”
composed by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, & Mike Stoller
performed by Ben E. King
from The Very Best of Ben E. King
9:20 “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
composed by Samuel Francis Smith
performed by The Karaoke Channel
from America
9:23 “Don't Stop”
composed by Christine McVie
performed by Fleetwood Mac
from Rumours
9:26 “We Shall Overcome”
composed by Z. Horton, F. Hamilton, G. Carawan & Pete Seeger
performed by Pete Seeger
from The Essential Pete Seeger
9:32 “One Day”
composed by Matisyahu Miller, Bruno Mars, Ari Levine & Philip Lawrence
performed by Matisyahu
from Light (Bonus Track Version)
9:36 "Xandinha”
composed by Nando Da Cruz
performed by Cesaria Evora
from Cesaria Evora
9:42 “Bué”
composed by Sara Tavares
performed by Sara Tavares (Cape Verde)
from Xinti
9:46 “Kakokolo”
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Embalasasa
9:51 “Mad World”
composed by Roland Orzabal
performed by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules
from Donny Darko
9:54 “Creator’s Song”
traditional Lakota Sun dance closing song in praise of the creator
performed by Joanne Shenandoah
from Orenda
9:58 “(Don’t) Tremble”
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
10:02 "The Face of Love”
composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder
performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder
from Dead Man Walking soundtrack
10:08 “Time on My Hands”
composed by V. Youmans, H. Adamson & M. Gordon
performed by Ben Webster Quintet
from Soulville
10:12 “Desperate Man Blues”
composed by John Fahey
performed by John Fahey
from The Legend of Blind Joe Death
10:17 “Rhapsody In Blue”
composed by George Gershwin
performed by Duke Ellington
from Recollections of the Big Band Era
10:22 “Nobody’s Fault But Mine”
traditional, arranged by The Blind Boys of Alabama
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Spirit of the Century
10:25 “Adagio for Strings” from String Quartet, Op. 11
composed by Samuel Barber
performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi - conductor
from Music of Samuel Barber
10:31 “Little Potato”
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Metamora
10:34 “Big Blow”
composed by Manu Dibango
performed by Manu Dibango
from African Soul: The Very Best of Manu Dibango
10:40 “Chapa Blues Band”
composed by Victor Deme
performed by Victor Deme
from Deli
10:41 “Presentiment”
composed by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Grèbrou
performed by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Grèbrou
from Ethiopiques Vol. 21
10:45 “Mariama Kaba”
composed by Boubacar Traoré
performed by Boubacar Traoré
from Mariama
10:51 “Waino Blues”
composed by Daby Balde
performed by Dabe Balde
from Introducing Dabe Balde
10:55 “Offering”
composed by Ara Dinkjian
performed by Night Ark
from Moments
11:05 “Pink Moon”
composed by Nick Drake
performed by Nick Drake
from Pink Moon
11:07 “Krokodill”
composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson
performed by the EÞos String Quartet
from Englabörn
11:10 “Segne”
composed by Bella Bellow
performed by Afia Mala
from Angelena / Africa
11:14 "Motherless Child”
traditional spiritual
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Spirit of the Century
11:18 “Moon River”
composed by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
performed by Frank Ocean
from Moon River (single)
11:22 “As Far As I Can See”
composed by Charlie Provenza
performed by The Nashville Mandolin Trio
from American Portraits
11:26 “Full Circle”
composed and composed by Loreena McKennitt
performed by Loreena McKennitt
from The Mask and the Mirror
11:32 “This Land is Your Land”
composed by Woody Guthrie
performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
from Naturally
11:37 “Redemption Song (Orchestral Version)”
composed by Bob Marley
performed by Bob Marley & The Chineke! Orchestra
from Bob Marley & The Chineke! Orchestra
11:41 “A Change Is Gonna Come”
composed by Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton & Sam Cooke
performed by Aretha Franklin
from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
11:45 “Some of Us Are Brave”
composed by Danielle Ponder, Avis Reese & Ed Quinn
performed by Danielle Ponder
from Some of Us Are Brave
11:49 “For What It's Worth”
composed by Stephen Stills
performed by Buffalo Springfield
from Buffalo Springfield
11:51 “Cold Little Heart (Radio Edit)”
composed by Michael Kiwanuka, Dean Wynton Josiah Cover & Brian Burton
performed by Michael Kiwanuka
from Michael Kiwanuka
11:55 “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
composed by Kern and Harback
performed by Coleman Hawkins
from Coleman Hawkins Soul
