Off to see Mumford and Sons tonight so thought I'd reprise an earlier post that I wrote on their music. Really looking forward to seeing them live tonight (but can't share my excitement with Betty because she's too jealous - I don't think a t-shirt will be enough to repay her kindness). Don't forget to… Continue reading Music to raise a pint or lift a prayer
Category: Great music
Music for the head and the heart
Betty and I recently attended what may turn out to be our last Calgary Folk Music Festival (cue the tears - we are going to miss this fabulous festival). We've been coming for the past thirteen years and leave Prince's Island Park every year with a few magical performances in our heart and a handful… Continue reading Music for the head and the heart
A song for the end of all things
Yet another end of the world prediction about to come and go. Why don't these prognosticators read their bibles and listen to Jesus that no one but the Father knows the date. And so instead of fretfully worrying, do a dance and enjoy this good life. And what better way that "It's the end of… Continue reading A song for the end of all things
My soundtrack for Lent
Lent begins this Wednesday and I've landed on this year's soundtrack for this season of repentance - Mumford & Sons Sigh no more. I know I've blogged on them earlier here, but this album continues to capture me and much of the honest, plaintive confession of Lent. The title song Sigh no more confesses: "My… Continue reading My soundtrack for Lent
har har har har
Growing in recognition, nominated for two Grammys (and playing at the Grammys with Bob Dylan and the Avett Brothers - come on, that will be the high point of the whole night!), let me add my voice to the growing chorus and profess my great affection for the music of Mumford and Sons. Oh my,… Continue reading har har har har
A Christmas view from the outside
Sometimes you need someone outside your self, family, culture, or faith to help you see accurately, truly. Here is Jackson Browne doing that for all of us who celebrate Christmas. From a self-named "heathen and a pagan on the side of the rebel Jesus" comes a musical theological reflection on the radical nature of Christmas… Continue reading A Christmas view from the outside
Christmas tunes – rant and raves
Do you hear what I hear? A whole lot of bad holiday music, that's what! Let me play Scrooge for a moment in order to save me from having to run raving mad through a mall food court if I have to suffer another of these saccharine seasonal songs. Honestly, where do you witness such… Continue reading Christmas tunes – rant and raves
An anthem for Black Friday
Tomorrow is Black Friday south of the 49th, the biggest consumer bender known to humanity. Called black because merchants' books finally crossover from the red into the black, it's an apt adjective for other reasons. And it would be so easy to watch the spree and smugly gloat, believing I'm free from that, above it… Continue reading An anthem for Black Friday
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