New Year’s Eve brings songs for Jack, Jim, and all of their friends
A special New Year’s Eve edition with music as you lift a glass to finally say goodbye to 2020.
All posts filed under: Saturday Soundtrack
Semi-regular Saturday updates – to break out of the more serious posts on other days of the week – on musical events, musicians and bands that catch my ear. Think of Paul Krugman’s “Friday Night Music” blog posts…without the PhD in Economics (not to mention the Nobel Prize).
The Saturday Soundtrack 2020 top ten
The top ten posts – chosen by reader views – from the Saturday Soundtrack series in 2020.
The gift of new favorites
Some new favorites uncovered while composing Saturday Soundtracks in 2020.
The Celtic Christmas stylings of Barnes & Hampton
Music of the Celtic harp, guitar, and lute by DC-area musicians Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton.
Tis’ the season…of Advent
Advent may not have as many well-known carols as Christmas, but there are lovely seasonal tunes to explore nonetheless.
Dreams and escape: An evening of music with Andrew Bearden Brown
A special edition Soundtrack for the premier of Andrew Bearden Brown’s lovely “Dream & Escape” program.
Women sing Waits
Tom Waits, one of our generation’s great songwriters, as interpreted by some talented female musicians.
Doc Watson’s Deep River Blues
The line from Doc Watson includes prestigious musicians and basement buskers. Here’s a tune they all love.
Traditional base, new directions with Solas
A dive into why Solas is my favorite Irish band, even if they are on indefinite hiatus.
The aching, soulful, and optimistic music of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Two musicians who “discover a new emotional urgency in songs about the slow, challenging, beautiful heat of living.”
MORE TO COME... 