The Chieftains image by Barry McCall The Civil Wars image by Phil King Listening to The Chieftains: Voice of Ages tonight, I am again knocked over by this album. It takes me to another place. My scalp tingles as the music on it seems to activate long-resting atoms. The Chieftains collaborate with a plethora of…
Category: Music that strikes a chord
Music that Strikes a Chord: “Wonderboy” by The Kinks
image link I’ve gotten into the habit of listening to music while playing solitaire games on the computer like I used to do when I did my daily coloring. It’s an easy and safe way to unwind. The other night I was listening to, “The Best of the Kinks: 1964-1971” and when this song started…
Doodads — cider and song plus
Two weeks ago not only did younger son and his wife volunteer at the cat shelter but my older son’s girlfriend was there. It was a very pleasant surprise to see her there. What was an even bigger surprise was today, when my older son showed up. This had all of us together (masked) face…
Songs that Strike a Chord — Ryan Adams and The Cardinals’ “Magnolia Mountain”
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals 2007, l. – r. Neal Casal, Brad Pemberton, Ryan Adams, Chris Feinstein, and Jon Graboff Cold Roses is Ryan Adam’s 6th studio album, released on 5/3/05, and his first with The Cardinals as his backing band. A fascination with The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan pointed Adams in a new…
Music That Strikes a Chord: R.E.M.’s, “World Leader Pretend”
image link Today’s post will be dual purpose. First purpose is a song that strikes a chord with me. It’s called, “World Leader Pretend” by R.E.M. This one has a caveat in that it is striking a chord with me at this moment. The week has been full of mostly downers, and it reflects my…
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