Some former huckster once said, hopefully, “there’s a sucker born every minute.” Maybe this relates to our human desire for novelty – but novelty in small things. We may generally lack an appreciation for huge changes in our lives or homes or jobs or friends, but we can crave new foods, new movies, new games, and new music. So today on Routes & Branches & Beyond we sate your desire for the latter, with a tasting of releases of music that is relatively new to this world.
We start with contemplative guitars, then on to meandering Flemish folk, Canadian blues (as if such a feeling exists in this country…), the big bottle of joy that is gospel, thoughful spirituality set to music, celestial celtic harps, and quiet ballads of everyday wonder. From musicians like Jim Ghedi & Toby Hey, Snaarmaarwaar, Michael Jerome Browne, Matt Andersen, Bruce Cockburn, Adria Jackson, and William Prince. Set aside that “to do” list and join me.
