Happy Birthday, "Mr. Dynamic" MichaelSeptember 12, 1972His name is Michael.  He is a close friend if not more.  On this day, 51 years ago, he was born into a curious family and led… Read More

A good friend, after our concert yesterday afternoon, exclaimed that though the music was about love, it was also about loss. She was absolutely right, and I wonder if that commingled pair… Read More

Peggy Seeger has shared her take on ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’. The song was written by folk legend Ewan MacColl, and has gone on to become a modern standard. Roberta… Read More

For nearly 3 decades into his career, he’s been hesitant to make anything that could be shelved as folk. “[The genre]’s sadly quite heterosexual,” he said during a r… Read More

Best Love Songs of All Time Love is a feeling that’s hard to put into words. But, when music blends with it, it becomes the Best Love Songs of All Time. Music has the power to evok… Read More

Photo Credit: Miranda Penn TurinRufus Wainwright brings in the big guns for his new album including John Legend on ‘Heading for Home’.   The two performers are feature… Read More

My old friend Simon Smith has embarked on a project to curate his favourite songs in a daily blog, Simon365, throughout the year. This piece is my homage to his effort — I’m in… Read More

Bellows Falls Immanuel Episcopal Church Services at Immanuel Episcopal Church are offered in person at 20 Church St. and via Zoom, beginning at 10 a.m. on… Read More

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Most people immediately think of Roberta Flack when they think of the song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, and for good reason. Her 1972 version was  truly beautiful… Read More

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In February 1964, famous folk singers Ewan McColl and Peggy Seeger performed at Lewisham Town Hall (Concert Hall) in Catford at a 'Folk Songs for Peace' benefit concert. I believe the couple… Read More

These Jazz Band quotes will inspire you. Jazz Band is a group of musicians who play jazz. A collection of motivating, happy, and encouraging Jazz Band quotes, Jazz Band sayings, and Jazz Ban… Read More

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YouTube’s hugely popular “Vote Him Away (The Liar Tweets Tonight)” is back with all new lyrics and video. Enjoy! Copious kudos to Roy Zimmerman and The ReZisters featuring… Read More

*On this day in 1973, Roberta Flack’s beautifully-haunting masterpiece “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” was named both Song and Record of the Year at the 15th Annual… Read More

“ Jake Morley is not just your average bloke with guitar, he stuns crowds with his unique    style and is always a show… Read More

Last November I was waiting for a scan at Charing Cross hospital and was whistling this tune when an elderly man waiting to find out whether his Lung Cancer treatment had worked or not… Read More

Today we hit May 11th, 1964- Laurie's 2nd birthday!  The big story however, would come the next day.  Now, I usually don't just clip something off Wiki like this whole cloth, but t… Read More

Hello and welcome to my blog. The Shoreham Airport post is just being finalised so in the meantime, here's the latest news from the Adur Festival 2015 Team.      &nb… Read More

THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEARFor people who always ask, "What are your favorite albums?" here's the answer. I start with my top pick from each year as a sort of uber list. No, it's not "the mo… Read More