The most brilliant self-destructive Scottish acoustic folk-jazz guitarist-singer you’ve never heard of.
Watch John burn.
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195: Hoagy Carmichael, ‘Skylark’
Earworms, crazy loons, the will o’ the wisp, a gypsy serenading the moon, Oliver Twist (the dance), all these and more in this week’s SoTW!
Especially the elegant and passionate songwrighting of Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer.
Songs of the Week 318: The Shallow Dive 1
Getz, Lake Street Dive, Meshel, Scaggs, BBC
Continue reading...180: Tim Ries, ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ (Flamenco)
Fellas, if this doesn’t make your blood boil, you’re probably dead.
Continue reading...102: Netanela/Matti Caspi, ‘Shir HaYonah’ (‘Song of the Dove’)
Praying for peace after the pogrom.
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