Daily Devotions
As I start writing this, it’s Rosh Chodesh Elul–the new moon, which signals the beginning of the month of Elul, …
Tag Archives: music
Random packing thoughts
Currently doing battle with several boxes of random stuff accumulated over several moves and never opened. One yielded up a …
Mix CD Swap 15: Starlight
This is a beautiful song. It made me shiver when I heard it live at one of the Wailin’ Jennys …
Mix CD Swap 14: Closer to the Ocean
No video online; lyrics available here This is an unusual song for Tanglefoot; most of their material is drawn from …
Mix CD Swap 13: Dover, Delaware
What to say about this song? Good question, especially since there doesn’t seem to be a recording online. I chose …
Mix CD Swap 12: You and the Candles
Let me tell you about my friend Paula. Paula is fierce, and funny, a bit off the wall, weird in …
Mix CD swap 11: Fiddler’s Green
When Alana was putting together the mix CD, I suggested ‘Fiddler’s Green’, partly because I thought it would fit the …
Mix CD Swap 10: Night Windows
The Weakerthans are the only band that I ended up using two tracks from on this CD. There’s so many …
Mix CD Swap 9: Jacob’s Ladder (Not In My Name)
Chumbawumba is a seriously, seriously underrated band. Their one hit was a sort of silly dance single that totally obscures …
Mix CD Swap 8: Mrs. O
I have always been deeply ambivalent about Amanda Palmer, for reasons very similar to the ones that Amber Waves (who …
