The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music.
In this episode of The Sunday Music Drop, Oakland’s Miko Marks shares her song “Feel Like Going Home.” The singer and songwriter reflects on the 14 year pause she took from recording music. During that time, she says music was always with her and she was still performing and doing rodeos with the Bill Pickett Rodeo.
“‘Feel like Going Home’ really means for me, a return to my authentic roots and self as an artist,” said Marks. “When I sing it, I think about my journey and where I am and so it’s like a happy gospel, a jubilee kind of moment for me.”
“Feel Like Going Home” was performed with the Resurrectors. The band includes Steve Wyreman, Justin Phipps, Effie Zilch, Jansen Verplank and Brian Braziel.
Miko Marks will be performing at KQED Live on Dec. 16, 2022, at 7 p.m. Grab tickets here.