Mayne Island

Nice acoustic setting out in British Columbia.

Memorial day

A tribute to fallen soldiers, may have been based on a poem found in a hospital from World War II.

Old familiar

Listening to some Patrick Watson and Cinematic Orchestra. No couch though.

Sonnet 29

Sonnet 29.  Shakespeare - 4/23. "From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate.."

Prologue

Nice song by the Milk Carton Kids. Saw them play last fall. Love the lyrics to this one. Pretty.

Sunday

Incomparable is probably a good word to describe Ennio Morricone. It doesn't get any better than Gabriel's oboe. What an amazing performance.

After the storm

It might have been Ben Lovett from Mumford and Sons coming up on stage last night to thank the artists who had performed at Space, as a part of the Communion tour. Some of the music was heavy. Too heavy. The lament of disconnection, search, anger, passion, loss, and ache - was palpable. Which, for some reason, after the show had me thinking about the weight of the angry Psalms - to their credit they were honest - and then meditating on how anger unchecked just leads to isolation. Which of course, then had me considering the place of the imprecatory Psalms..

  

A country day

Something wholesome and good. Is that the sound of baby lambs or goats? I love the rain kissing the pond and the congregations of tall wildflowers. Something about this song touches me fiercely. Beautiful video.

         

A diamond

Tuck and Patti, or ..  Such a lyrically beautiful song.  When all the mirrors are angry .. Happy Valentines Day.

         

Soul surfing

See these waters, they'll pull you up, oh now, if you're bolder than the darkness. Beautiful. I fought the wolves of patience ...it struck .. and then hit.

                

I'm getting ready

Michael Kiwanuka coming to SXSW this spring. Wish I had time, I'd run all the way to Austin! Listening to some of his music in the fall of last year, reminded me a bit of growing up in the islands of Hawaii. Gypsy roads.