Gordon Lightfoot – Steel Rail Blues
Great Songs The Haunting Ballad of a Second Chance Lost on the Tracks of Misfortune Ah, the late great Gordon Lightfoot. The mere mention of his name conjures up the rich, clear…
Gordon Lightfoot – Canadian Railroad Trilogy
A magnificent, epic folk saga chronicling the monumental, bittersweet, and often brutal construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. For those of us who came of age during the golden era…
Lyle Lovett – She’s No Lady
The Unexpected Joy in Marital Submission: A Tongue-in-Cheek Ode to the Stronger Half Ah, the late 1980s—a time when music was beginning to wrestle with its own genres, and an…
Davy Jones – Your Personal Penguin
That Wistful, Wonderful Feeling of Having “Your Personal Penguin” For those of us whose musical memories are forever intertwined with the shimmering echoes of the 1960s, the name Davy Jones…
Sarah McLachlan – Angel
A haunting, piano-driven hymn offering solace and safe harbor from despair and addiction. There are certain songs, few and far between, that manage to pierce the veil of everyday noise…
Vince Gill & Guy Clark – Oklahoma Borderline
The Open Road Beckons: A Restless Heart’s Journey Home 🛣️ The spirited, up-tempo gem “Oklahoma Borderline” is a cornerstone of Vince Gill‘s early solo career, a track that perfectly captures…
Vince Gill – Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away
A desperate plea for communication and effort to rescue a once-vibrant relationship from fading away. Ah, the early nineties. It was a time when country music had a distinctive, almost…
Chris Norman – Love For Sale
The Haunting Ballad of a Broken Heart’s Last Dance, Where True Feeling is a Costly Commodity They say that music is a time machine, and when the opening chords of…
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – 1913 Massacre
A Ghostly Christmas Carol: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott‘s “1913 Massacre” Ah, the sounds of yesteryear. For those of us who came of age with the folk revival, the voice of Ramblin’…
Gordon Lightfoot – Race Among The Ruins
A reflective look at past loves and hard lessons, driven by a determination to seize the promise of a new day. In the mid-1970s, the landscape of popular music was…