folk – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com Fri, 05 May 2023 09:07:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Eden MacAdam-Somer & Larry Unger – River Falls Waltz https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eden-macadam-somer-larry-unger-river-falls-waltz/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eden-macadam-somer-larry-unger-river-falls-waltz/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 01:03:07 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=21870 An evening pause: Some nice folk music, written by Eden MacAdam Somer and Larry Unger and performed by them live in 2010.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eden-macadam-somer-larry-unger-river-falls-waltz/feed/ 1 Suzanne Vega – Small Blue Thing https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/suzanne-vega-small-blue-thing/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/suzanne-vega-small-blue-thing/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:01:02 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=21874 An evening pause:

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/suzanne-vega-small-blue-thing/feed/ 0 Sinéad O’Connor – Danny Boy https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/sinead-oconnor-danny-boy/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/sinead-oconnor-danny-boy/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:01:37 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=21126 An evening pause: One of the most beautiful songs ever written, sung by one of the world’s best singers.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/sinead-oconnor-danny-boy/feed/ 2 Eddi Reader – Charlie is my darlin https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eddi-reader-charlie-is-my-darlin/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eddi-reader-charlie-is-my-darlin/#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:02:30 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=21124 An evening pause:

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eddi-reader-charlie-is-my-darlin/feed/ 0 Ralph Stanley and Patty Loveless – Pretty Polly https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ralph-stanley-and-patty-loveless-pretty-polly/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ralph-stanley-and-patty-loveless-pretty-polly/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:01:53 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=20856 An evening pause: Some classic bluegrass of an ancient English poem: Pretty Polly.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ralph-stanley-and-patty-loveless-pretty-polly/feed/ 1 Doc Watson – Windy and Warm https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/doc-watson-windy-and-warm/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/doc-watson-windy-and-warm/#respond Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:01:07 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=17550 An evening pause: In tribute to Doc Watson, who died last week at the age of 89. Blind from the age of 1, Watson is widely considered one of America’s best folk guitarists. Watch what he does here in this 1991 live performance.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/doc-watson-windy-and-warm/feed/ 0 Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Talk to me of Mendocino https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kate-anna-mcgarrigle-talk-to-me-of-mendocino/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kate-anna-mcgarrigle-talk-to-me-of-mendocino/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:01:13 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=7907 An evening pause: Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Talk to me of Mendocino

I bid farewell to the state of ol’ New York,
My home away from home.
In the state of New York I came of age
when first I started roaming.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kate-anna-mcgarrigle-talk-to-me-of-mendocino/feed/ 0 The Hanson Sisters – Shenandoah https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-hanson-sisters-shenandoah/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-hanson-sisters-shenandoah/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:01:41 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=7775 An evening pause: I know this was the song from yesterday’s evening pause, but I found both performances to be so nicely done that I wanted to share them both.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-hanson-sisters-shenandoah/feed/ 0 Madrigals – Shenandoah https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/madrigals-shenandoah/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/madrigals-shenandoah/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:01:52 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=7773 An evening pause:

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/madrigals-shenandoah/feed/ 0 The Corrs – No Frontiers https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-corrs-no-frontiers/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-corrs-no-frontiers/#respond Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:03:28 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=5760 An evening pause:

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-corrs-no-frontiers/feed/ 0 Peter Paul & Mary – The first time I ever saw your face https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/peter-paul-mary-there-is-a-ship/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/peter-paul-mary-there-is-a-ship/#respond Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:01:31 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=4970 An evening pause:

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/peter-paul-mary-there-is-a-ship/feed/ 0 Loch Lomond https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/loch-lomond/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/loch-lomond/#respond Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:03:56 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=3561 An evening pause:

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/loch-lomond/feed/ 0 Kate and Anna McGarrigle: Heart like a wheel https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kate-and-anna-mcgarrigle-heart-like-a-wheel/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kate-and-anna-mcgarrigle-heart-like-a-wheel/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:03:27 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=3243 An evening pause: A belated memorial to Kate McGarrigle, who passed away from cancer on January 18, 2010. Here she and her sister Anna sing their classic, “Heart like a Wheel”, Cafe Lena 1990.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kate-and-anna-mcgarrigle-heart-like-a-wheel/feed/ 1 Lady of Shalott sung by Loreena McKennitt https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/lady-of-shalott-sun-by-loreena-mckennitt/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/lady-of-shalott-sun-by-loreena-mckennitt/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:03:28 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=2778 An evening pause: Loreena McKennitt singing her musical version of Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/lady-of-shalott-sun-by-loreena-mckennitt/feed/ 0 Bill Staines – Sweet Wyoming Home https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/bill-staines-sweet-wyoming-home/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/bill-staines-sweet-wyoming-home/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:04:33 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=2238 An evening pause: Bill Staines, singing his lovely song, Sweet Wyoming Home.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/bill-staines-sweet-wyoming-home/feed/ 0 Stan Rogers — Northwest Passage https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/stan-rogers-northwest-passage/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/stan-rogers-northwest-passage/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:03:14 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=2127 An evening pause: Stan Rogers’ classic song, Northwest Passage.

For just one time, I would take the northwest passage
To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea,
Tracing one warm line through a land so wide and savage,
And make a northwest passage to the sea.

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