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December 7

Week 552: “Liquid Blanket” by Matthew Solberg

It’s blanket season. Normally, peak blanket season is limited to those aimless, nebulous days between…

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September 21

Week 541: “Little Martha” by The Allman Brothers Band

Riding his Harley-Davidson through the streets of Macon, Georgia, in late October of 1971, Duane…

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September 7

Week 539: “Tomb” by Angelo De Augustine

This week’s song was suggested by a reader. Thanks, Madison! It’s back-to-school season where I…

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July 20

Week 532: “New South Africa” by Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

The term “power couple” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016, and defined…

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July 6

Week 530: “Above All Else, Be Kind” by Ajimal

When Cameron Lyle was in his second year at the University of New Hampshire, he…

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April 27

Week 520: “Lullaby” by Frantz Casseus

When I was preparing to be a dad, one of the decisions I spent the…

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April 6

Week 517: “The Boy in the Gap” by Martin Hayes Quartet

Despite being open to just about every genre of music, I have always had a…

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December 30

Week 503: “Watermark” by Art Garfunkel

I really wanted to write a post about Art Garfunkel without mentioning Paul Simon. My…

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December 16

Week 501: “Wrapped” by Ola Szmidt

In most ways, I’m a fully-functional adult. I pay my bills. I do my laundry.…

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November 18

Week 497: “Sunny Road” by Emilíana Torrini

If you’ve ever been inside a store that sells incense, or received a gift from…

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October 14

Week 492: “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young (SYML cover)

Given that today is Canadian Thanksgiving, I’m going to be thankful for Neil Young. He…

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September 9

Week 487: “Cotton Eyed Joe” by Terry Callier

When “Cotton Eye Joe” was released in 1994 by Rednex, a Swedish techno-country crossover act…

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August 19

Week 484: “Oscarine” by Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal

In my 20s, I was in the early days of a relationship with a woman…

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April 29

Week 468: “Wait Upon” by Hidden Land

My family used to rent a cottage that was on a quiet river, just as…

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December 3

Week 447: “In Ear Park” by Department of Eagles

This song has made so many accidental appearances in my life that I don’t think…

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November 12

Week 444: “Emily” by Mikaela Davis

Almost two years ago, my wife and I went to see The Staves in concert…

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November 5

Week 443: “Intro” by Bongeziwe Mabandla

Languages are dying out. Every year, more and more are added to the extinction list.…

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October 8

Week 439: “Vissel” by José González

Whistling might not be a uniquely human trait, but we are probably the species that…

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August 27

Week 433: “A La Claire Fontaine” by Genevoise

There is something very special, almost magical, about traditional folk songs. They exist everywhere and…

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August 6

Week 430: “All Your Love” by Dustin Tebbutt

John Venn is the mathematician and philosopher most remembered for inventing the diagrams that bear…

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