Just came across this unspeakably lovely version of what I think of as the quintessential traditional Thanksgiving song, and I had to share it. Yo Yo Ma and Alison Krauss are my version of a dream team. Enjoy!
Category Archives: Music
It’s Wednesday, and You Know What That Means . . .
It’s Not-Really-Wordless Wednesday! Continue reading
Spare Parts
Nude VI (Theia) ©Jeremy Mayer
While wandering the internet in my typical fashion, I was stopped dead in my clickings by the sight of this remarkable artist and his creation. Continue reading
Stella Sisters Do It Again
I know that Wednesdays are reserved for music, but this is so beautiful, it couldn’t wait until next week. Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
Bailey Pelkman
Sssh! Continue reading
Hot, Hot, Hot! (The Return of Wordless Wednesdays)
Ssssh. No Talking! Continue reading
Not Gonna Miss You
©Capitol Records 1978
Glen Campbell is finished with music. Continue reading
Drones and Red Umbrellas
I thought we could all use a palate cleanser after yesterday’s heartfelt post about Hurricane Sandy Continue reading
Loss and Gratitude (And a Bonus Dose of Cute)
October 29, 2012, sucked
Instead of my usual (sort of) Wordless Wednesday post, I thought I would acknowledge the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading
Flowers in Concrete
“I like it when a flower grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so heroic.” – George Carlin
All About That (Upright) Bass
Kate Davis and Postmodern Jukebox
I’m sure you’ve noticed that like Gotye’s “Somebody I Used To Know” before it, “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor is turning out to be the cover du jour. Continue reading
Vocal Colors and Lush Musical Landscapes
Twin Cities composer Stephen Paulus passed away yesterday. Continue reading
Mostly Wordless Wednesday
If you happen to catch sight of me jitterbugging by, it’s because this is playing on a loop in my head! Continue reading
Papa Can You Hear Me?
©Mosaert Records
“Tout le monde sait
Comment on fait des bébés
Mais personne sait
Comment on fait des papas” – Papaoutai by Stromae
(translation: Everyone knows how to raise a child, but no one knows how to raise a father)
Cheap Flights! (An Irish Ballad)
Sssssh. No talking. It’s Wordless Wednesday. Just watch this, and try and keep the hooting down to a minimum! Continue reading
They Had Me at Hootenanny!
I do, I do, I do!
Now THIS is a proposal (or two)! Continue reading
Unwitting Collaboration
Israeli composer Ophir “Kutiman” Kutiel creates original songs by editing together clips of amateur musicians he finds on YouTube. Continue reading
On Shakey* Ground (*misspelling intentional)
Alejandro Rose-Garcia
In honor of Sherry, our lovely house guest from Austin, TX, today’s OBT is one of the many musicians who have made her hometown’s music scene what it is today. Continue reading
Shuttin’ Up on Wednesday
(Sssshhhh!)
My OBT 