Fertile Ground (1999)
| Darkness Cover Me | lyrics | listen: MP3 |
| Dry Weary Land | lyrics | |
| Oh You Dance | lyrics | |
| Is It For Freedom* | lyrics | view: video |
| Propriety | lyrics | |
| What Brings You Here | lyrics | |
| Knock On The Door | lyrics | |
| Come Be In My Heart | lyrics | |
| North Wind Doth Blow | ||
| Little One | lyrics | |
| Hearts and Hands | lyrics | |
| Oh Spirit Guide Me | lyrics | |
| May the Gentle Rain | lyrics | |
| Bright Mornin' Star Arisin |
Praise and Recognition:
Songwriting awards and recognition:
*Sara's song "Is It For Freedom" was a top finalist in the Public Domain Foundation's Music to Life Songwriting Contest. The song was published in Sing Out! Magazine and has received a wide national and international listener response via its frequent airing on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now Radio and TV News program.
“Thomsen is known for her sumptuous vocals and elegant folk style as well as her activism.”
—RipSaw News, Duluth
“Sara Thomsen remains one of Northern Minnesota's best kept secrets.”
—Reader Weekly, Duluth
"We have been regularly playing 'Is It For Freedom' during our music breaks and it is one of the most popular songs we've ever played."
-Mike Burke, Producer Democracy Now! Pacifica Radio, NYC