You know that Scarborough Fair is a series of impossible tasks that, if you can do them, proves your true love. (It’s an old English folk song…luckily, love is much easier now.) Here’s a go at it:

Not sure when the last time you listened to a journalist hold forth on the grace & nature of compassion, but maybe this is the next time – here’s a TED talk with Krista Tippett, who stretches the usual sense of the notion….see what you think.

This is from their first album, sung in a familiar setting…

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. “Hate cannot drive out hate: only  Continue Reading

Here’s Eva Cassidy with Sting’s Fields of Gold…

Jandira Shelley is setting up a class for islanders at the end of the month for folks to learn to access their Record – here’s more about the class, and Wendy Sue, who is coming from Kentucky to teach the class (and…the class will be held at my house!): The Akashic Record, a living, breathing,  Continue Reading

It’s sunny & beautiful on the island…hope you get a chance to get outside & play! (With as much enthusiasm as the people around you….)

If you’ve heard Tingstad & Rumbel, you know they make beautiful music. If you haven’t heard them yet, this is a good time to start…here’s “Galileo”….

There was enough of a windstorm last night, wasn’t there…here’s a little song from Donovan as we go outside this morning to pick up branches…

It’s sweet & it’s sad…here’s “A Home” with the Dixie Chicks…

Thanks for making me smile…glad you’re there.

If you click on this link, you can get an idea what your website looked like years ago – it’s fun! Here’s the Wayback Machine.

It’s always good to hear local folks making good music – the Good Husbands has a fluid & sometimes changing lineup (you can find out more on their FaceBook page), and make fun music, which they list as “Hip Hop/Experimental.” I sure liked hearing Zach singing at open mike at Pazzo Vivo last year, and heard  Continue Reading

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. Eleanor Roosevelt

A lot of great things will be said & celebrated today for Dr. King’s birthday (he would have been 82 on Saturday),  so I’d like to leave you with two little ones… First, this little writeup about Dr. King’s connection with Nichelle Nichols…yep, he was a Trekkie, too. Touching, and showing how human he was…  Continue Reading

Here’s a vid from my new favorite group The Beautiful Girls, with their song Dealer Wins, which I hope makes you feel warmer this winter day (surfin’ will do that, you know):