Tag: Sandra McCracken

• Favorite Albums of 2018

  Most of the music I encountered for the first time in 2018 wasn’t actually new. But here are a few new releases I did fancy this year, in no particular order. Winterland by The Okee Dokee Brothers One of my favorite bands released a full album about my favorite season, so yeah, it’s gonna make…

  Jan 3, 2019

  # best of, First Aid Kit, Glen Hansard, Ingrid Michaelson, lists, Mountain Man, music, Okee Dokee Brothers, Rayland Baxter, Sandra McCracken

• Music of the Moment – International Women’s Day edition

  An ongoing series on music I’ve encountered recently. Today, in honor of International Women’s Day, here’s an all-female list of music I’ve been really enjoying. “Ain’t That Fine” by I’m With Her, See You AroundThe soulful powers of Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Watkins, and Sarah Jarosz combined have become I’m With Her (which I’ve learned pre-dated Hillary’s presidential…

  Mar 8, 2018

  # Abigail Washburn, Aoife O’Donovan, Brandi Carlile, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, First Aid Kit, Haim, I’m With Her, Linda Ronstadt, music, music of the moment, Sandra McCracken, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz

• The Preservation of Tangibility

  What started with a web search for Wendell Berry’s mailing address led me to this article by Sandra McCracken about her pilgrimage to visit the Sage of Port Royal—thus combining two of my favorite artists into one webpage. A passage from McCracken’s reflections stood out: One of my favorite moments was when Wendell said that he…

  May 6, 2016

  # life, preservation of tangibility, Sandra McCracken, Wendell Berry

• Favorite Films, Books & Albums of 2015

  Resurrecting my 2013 choice to include all my best-ofs into one omnilist, here are 15 films, books, and albums I loved from 2015. Film 1. BrooklynThere’s a scene about five minutes into Brooklyn that setup the whole film for me. Eilis (Saoirse Ronan), soon bound for a new life in 1950s America, watches as her…

  Jan 26, 2016

  # best of, books, Brooklyn, film, Glen Hansard, H is for Hawk, Kate Beaton, lists, Lord Huron, Mad Max: Fury Road, movies, music, review, Sandra McCracken, Slow West, Spotlight, Sufjan Stevens, The Hunt for Vulcan, Typewriter Revolution

• New Wonders We Will Sing

  Sandra McCracken’s In Feast Or Fallow is a true beauty. This collection of old hymns re-imagined is appropriate for any time and any mood, but especially for Easter. The peril and the promise, the despair and the hope, and the pain and the renewal of this holiday – it’s all in the hymns. The good ones tell Christ’s story…

  Apr 7, 2012

  # Christianity, Easter, God, hymns, In Feast or Fallow, Jesus, life, music, religion, Sandra McCracken