In addition to its own compositions , Magpie often performs songs by Phil Ochs . After Leonino graduated from Kent State University , the pair soon moved to Washington , DC . A witness to the Kent State shootings , Terry wrote a song about the tragic event , played at the 25th anniversary commemoration in 1995 and included on the album '' Give Light '' . Terry wrote " As a survivor of the massacre at Kent State , for years I tried to write this song . It was difficult and it is still a very painful subject for me and for many others who were on the hill that day in May , 1970 . Thanks to the patience and love of my husband I was able to put this pain in to words about that time … " On Earth Day 1998 , Magpie performed '' We Belong to the Earth '' as a finale to a speech by President Clinton . In 2000 , the duo created a musical piece for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , '' Tales of the Blue Crab ''
Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings
Magpie (folk duo)