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Not the kind of love that shines once. The kind that stays, through bad days, small moments, and everything in between. “All the Way Through.”
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Listen to the full song on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0IAz8m7yyHE
Not every love story is dramatic. Some are built in kitchens, quiet mornings, and choosing each other every day. “Roots that never move” is about the kind that lasts. #bluegrass #acousticmusic #truelove
Quote of the Day: “Music is a language which expresses the inexpressible.” ~ Aleksandr Borodin
There is a moment in music that doesn’t belong to any one player. You feel it most clearly in Alexander Borodin’s String Quartet No. 2, especially in the Nocturne. A melody begins in one instrument, fully formed, warm and singing. Then, almost without you noticing, it moves. Another instrument takes it, not as a copy, but as a continuation.
New Tune: Star Above The Garter
Some tunes carry a clear story. Others leave just enough mystery to keep you thinking long after the last note. “The Star Above the Garter” falls somewhere in between. At its core, this is a Sliabh Luachra slide, deeply tied to County Kerry and to a particular style of playing that emphasizes rhythm, lift, and flow. The tune is most often associated with Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, siblings whose music helped define the sound of the…
New Tune: Smash the Windows
There’s a certain satisfaction in setting the record straight, especially with a tune like “Smash the Windows.” It’s one of those pieces that gets passed around so freely that, over time, its origins start to blur. Today, you’ll often see it labeled simply as “Irish,” tucked comfortably into session lists and teaching materials. But if you follow the trail back a little further, a different picture begins to emerge.
New Tune: Planxty George Brabazon
There’s something quietly enduring about a tune like “Planxty George Brabazon.” It carries with it not just melody, but memory, a thread that runs back through generations of players who have shaped it in their own hands. Traditionally linked to Turlough O’Carolan, the piece reflects his habit of honoring friends, patrons, and notable figures through music. The word “planxty” itself hints at that intention, a musical offering, part…
New Song: The River Keeps Speaking
here are moments when a place you thought you knew quietly reveals that you’ve only been seeing the surface. That’s what happened to me at a recent community gathering focused on the Connecticut River Valley, or as it has long been known, the Kwinitekw, often translated as “the long river.” That name alone changes things. It shifts the river from a backdrop into something living, something with continuity and meaning far older than…
Quote of the Day: “The only love affair I have ever had was with music.” ~ Maurice Ravel
After the shifting light and atmosphere of Claude Debussy, the music of Maurice Ravel feels at once familiar and newly focused. The colors are still there. The sense of space remains. But something has changed. The lines are clearer. The edges are sharper. What was once suggestive becomes deliberate. Ravel once said, “The only love affair I have ever had was with music.”
Quote of the Day: “Music is the space between the notes.” ~ Claude Debussy
After the grounded craftsmanship of Antonín Dvořák, stepping into the world of Claude Debussy feels like opening a window. The air changes. The lines soften. The sense of structure that guided earlier composers doesn’t disappear, but it becomes less visible, more like a current under the surface than a frame around the music. Debussy came of age in a time when the old rules were still respected,…
