by Nomad All in all, it's not been as bad a week as it could have been. In fact, it was a very good political week. It's time to...

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by Nomad A bit of change of pace. I thought I would offer you a sanity break this Sunday, featuring the music of Frédéric Chopin.  Altho...

by Nomad F ormed in London in 1977 by brothers Mark and David Knopfler , Dire Straits' debut album, Sultans of Swing , reached t...

 by Nomad Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician Al Stewart will always hold a special place for me. He is best known for one...

by Nomad I n the wake of yesterday's demoralizing and tragic news, I thought we needed a bit of a diversion. In this case, I ...

by Nomad Thought I would drop a Sanity Sunday on you today. The theme is soul groups from the early 70s. The period linking soul and ...

by Nomad O n Thursday of this week, news came that singer-songwriter Leon Redbone  had passed away at the age of 69. He has been...

by Nomad N o doubt about it: for anybody following US politics, this has been an exhausting and demoralizing week. We have had fro...

by Nomad For this Sanity Sunday, I want to go back to the Romantic period which is always good for a little mental palate cleansing. ...

by Nomad T his week's playlist selection contains 19 piano pieces (mostly solo), starting off with the theme from one of my all-tim...

by Nomad (Norman Seeff, 1978) This week's sanity break shines a light on one of the greatest groups of the 70s and 80s- Fleetwo...

by Nomad This week's Sanity Sunday is devoted to the late Ethel Ennis, a woman of great talent and irrepressible spirit. S...

by Nomad T his week's musical sanity break is dedicated to singer, composer and pianist Elton John , born  Reginald Kenneth Dwight...

by Nomad Somehow I had never heard of Canadian singer-songwriter, Ron Sexsmith  until just the other day. I can't explain it. He h...

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by Nomad S ince it has been a fairly hellish year, I would like to close down 2018 on an upbeat and celebratory note. For that, I p...

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by Nomad T his week marked the passing of legendary jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson. She was 81. With a career that spanned over a half c...

by Nomad Unimaginable Yesterday marked the anniversary of the death of ex-Beatle John Lennon. It is just impossible for me to beli...