The Browns – Little Jimmy Brown
An evening pause: Anyone who has ever spent any time in the backwoods of the eastern United States will recognize the culture and social framework from which this song springs.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Tag: music
Hayley Westenra – Scarborough Fair
An evening pause: Hat tip Tim Vogel.
Itzhak Perlman & Janet Guggenheim – Two pieces
An evening pause: Who says classical music doesn’t rock?
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Madre Luna – Aelfheim
An evening pause: Some Viking pagan music, as a change.
The Seekers – I’ll Never Find Another You
An evening pause: For Diane on our anniversary.
Hat tip Danae. Performed live, 1993 in Melbourne.
Isn’t it Romantic?
An evening pause: From the 1932 film Love Me Tonight, starring Maurice Chevalier. Stay with it, because it gets quite entertaining. And don’t you want to know what happens next?
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Nanci Griffith – Love at the Five and Dime
An evening pause; Hat tip Tom Biggar, who made me realize that I had never previously posted any Nanci Griffith on BtB. Shameful!
Fourplay – Bali Run
An evening pause: Performed live at the 2008 Tokyo Jazz Fesitival. Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Karine Polwart – Follow the Heron home
An evening pause: Performed live 2009.
Hat tip Danae.
John Jorgenson – Red On Red
An evening pause: Hat tip Danae.
Joe Cocker – The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress
An evening pause: In honor of Joe Cocker’s passing last month. No visuals, but the performance from his 1974 album “I can stand a little rain” is sterling.
Fred Astaire & Barrie Chase – Miss Otis Regrets
An evening pause: From a 1966 television special.
Hat tip Danae.
Sting – Every breath you take
An evening pause: Hat tip Danae.
Paul Kelly – Careless
An evening pause: Hat tip Danae.
Mary Black and Joan Baez – Ring Them Bells
An evening pause: A hopeful song for the new year.
Hat tip Danae.
The Chieftains & friends – Give the fiddler a dram
An evening pause: Some post-New Year celebration.
Hat tip Danae.
Rod Stewart – Auld Lang Syne
An evening pause: For a good new year.
The Fendertones – Sloop John B
An evening pause: I like how they had recorded it over a period of months, and had an element of silliness in how they taped different sections. And the music is grand as well!
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Charles Mokotoff – Bach: Sheep may safely graze
An evening pause: Performed live November 13, 2010 in Springfield, Virginia. The aria might be one of Bach’s most beautiful, but the playing here is astonishing. Watch his fingers.
I also like the deeper meaning of the title: It is what we all should strive for: allowing people to live their lives in peace and joy.
Home Free – Angels We Have Heard On High
An evening pause: Hat tip Mike Nelson.