This week’s song is dedicated to anyone who’s ever wondered what jazz would sound like… Read the postWeek 792: “Restful Sky” by Matt Carmichael
Sometimes when you hear a song, you’re not quite sure whether it’s the first time… Read the postWeek 791: “Shona” by Jake Chudnow
A checklist for a successful cottage stay: What makes this a beautiful song: 1. When… Read the postWeek 790: “Wolfe’s End” by Alsever Lake
When a vacation stretches out ahead of you farther than you can see and your… Read the postWeek 789: “Point Being” by Ryan McCaffrey
When I think of music between the two World Wars my mind immediately goes to… Read the postWeek 788: “Fantasie” by Paul Hindemith
There are plenty of good Father’s Day gifts out there, and many of them require… Read the postWeek 787: “Ricercar” by Penguin Cafe
In my opinion, marzipan is a bit underrated in the world of sweets. It’s not… Read the postWeek 786: “Marsipan” by Onyx Value
I know this isn’t “make out song of the week” but I just have to… Read the postWeek 785: “Got It” by Marian Hill
Before Europeans settled in North America, millions upon millions of bison roamed the great plains… Read the postWeek 784: “Berceuse Pour Riel” by Étienne Fletcher
Svalbard is group of islands belonging to Norway, with a combined area about the same… Read the postWeek 783: “Svalbard” by Leland Whitty
Before learning to play the saxophone, the clarinet, and the flute; before attending the Detroit… Read the postWeek 782: “Past + Present = Future” by Bennie Maupin
I figured that sharing a song called “childhood” by a band called “Kidsø” would be… Read the postWeek 781: “Childhood” by Kidsø
When I was 26 my new girlfriend told me about a music festival we absolutely… Read the postWeek 780: “Psalm” by Hey Rosetta!
When my kids were tiny, we bought them a bird book. One of those books… Read the postWeek 779: “Blue Heron” by William French
One of my favourite memories from my kids’ early childhood is watching from the kitchen… Read the postWeek 778: “Jeunes Filles au Jardin” by Federico Mompou
By the time the video game Below was released at the end of 2018, the… Read the postWeek 777: “Campfires” by Jim Guthrie
Spring time often inspires musicians and poets to write about renewal and rebirth and hope… Read the postWeek 776: “Feeling Good” by Dominique Fils-Aimé
The Irish, as a people, have a bit of a history of hard knocks: famines,… Read the postWeek 775: “That’s No Way to Fly” by Uly
Looking at an accordion, it’s hard to imagine how anyone came up with the idea… Read the postWeek 774: “Après la Pluie” by Jean-Louis Matinier and Kevin Seddiki
This was never one of Coldplay’s biggest songs, but I always liked it. “Talk” came… Read the postWeek 773: “Talk” by Coldplay (Antoine Dufour cover)