Tuesday, July 25th
voices I miss
Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone, 1934-2004), “Wasted” (S. Lacy), live, Paris, 1982
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Yatsumi Bridge, 1856
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Tag: music clip of the day
2017
Monday, July 24th
what’s new
Venetian Snares (AKA Aaron Funk, electronics), Daniel Lanois (pedal-steel guitar), “Night,” live (studio performance), Toronto, 2017
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Bush warbler and plum, c. 1840
2017
Sunday, July 23rd
old school
Sunset Travelers (feat. O.V. Wright, 1939-1980)
“Lazarus,” 1962
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“You Are Blessed,” 1963
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“On Jesus’ Program,” 1964
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Ireland (outside Dingle)
2017
Saturday, July 22nd
old instruments, new sounds
Daniel Levin (cello), Mat Maneri (viola), live, Norway (Oslo), 2017
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
Robert Frank (1924-), US 285, New Mexico, 1955 (The Photographer’s Curator: Hugh Edwards at the Art Institute of Chicago, through October 29th)
2017
Friday, July 21st
can’t wait
Monday night, Chicago—Millenium Park.
Amadou & Mariam (feat. Manu Chao), “Senegal Fast Food,” 2004
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lagniappe
random thoughts
The story we tell ourselves of who we are is just that—a story we tell ourselves of who we are.
2017
Thursday, July 20th
sounds of Ireland
Gerry O’Beirne (guitar, vocals), live
“Tír na nÓg” (trad.)/”Angel Angel” (G. O’Beirne), Whidbey Island, Wash., 2015
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“Marbhna Luimnigh” (trad.), Ireland, 2010
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lagniappe
other day, Ireland (outside Dingle)
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2017
Wednesday, July 19th
sounds of Ireland
Danú, live, Ireland, 2015
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lagnaippe
random sights
other day, Ireland (outside Dingle)
2017
Tuesday, July 18th
sounds of Ireland
Seamus Begley (accordion, vocals) & Tim Edey (guitar), “Maidin Luan Cinches,” “Tomáisín a’ Rí,” live, Ireland (Donegal), 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Ireland (outside Dingle)
2017
Monday, July 17th
sounds of Ireland
Sean Leahy (guitar) & Jeremy Spencer (violin), live, Ireland
“Darley’s” / “Bógan Nua,” 2014
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O’Sullivan’s Courthouse Pub, Dingle, 2013
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Ireland (outside Dingle)
2017
Sunday, July 16th
I want you all to know I’m not going to stop singing when I die.
—Robert Blair (1930-2001)
Robert Blair & The Fantastic Violinaires, “Sing with the Angels”
Live, Rocky Mount, N.C.
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