Tag: music
Frank Vignola – Tico Tico
Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas – The Boxer
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
An evening pause: Man, can these people play and sing. Vocals: Michelle Wright, Iris DeMent, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. Fiddles: Jay Ungar, Aly Bain. Mandolin: Russ Barenberg. Bouzouki: Donal Lunny. Accordion: Phil Cunningham. Guitar: Molly Mason.
Eddi Reader with Boo Hewerdine – Footsteps Fall
Manfred Mann – Blinded by the Light
An evening pause: Though I posted this as an evening pause back in September 2011, when I heard it again on the radio last week I thought, man, that song is good. Absolutely worthwhile seeing it again, performed live.
The Band with Eric Clapton – The Weight
Yo-Yo Ma – The Swan by Saint-Saens
“the worst test” – an engineering flash mob
Meatloaf and Patti Russo – I’d do anything for love
Don Henley – Talking to the Moon
Sarah Brightman – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
Emmylou Harris – Wayfaring Stranger
Suzanne Vega – Small Blue Thing
Lena Leclaire – Call Me Maybe
Notorious Folk – Romanian Train Song
Liz Callaway – Nothing To Lose (But Your Heart)
An evening pause: Liz Callaway performs the public debut of a magnificent song from her album “Passage of Time.” If you want to hear how it sounds on the album, go here.
Osborne Brothers – Rocky Top
Alison Krauss – When You Say Nothing At All
Bonnie Raitt – Love has no pride
An evening pause: The guy who posted this live performance by Bonnie Raitt of “Love has no pride” liked it so much he included it twice, back-to-back.
Mary Duff – Going Home
An evening pause: It’s a long flight.
The song, based on a theme from the second movement of Dvorak’s 9th symphony, is performed here by Mary Duff.
Shannon Hurley – Sunrise
An evening pause: On the way home.
Cause I’m not ready to let this end
We can say all the sorries in the world
And still be friends
There’s nothing I want more
Than flying home
Just to meet you
Judy Garland – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
An evening pause: The words are still worth living by.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue.
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
Elton John and Billy Joel – Piano Man live
Idan Raichel Project – Mimaamakim (Out of the depth)
The Swingle Singers – Lady Madonna
Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only
Cailyn Lloyd – Nocturne
Enya – Amarantine
Sarah McLachlan – Song for a Winter’s Night
An evening pause: For Diane, on our anniversary. The words and music are by Gordon Lightfoot, but this is a particularly beautiful version by Sarah McLachlan.