Track of the Month Archives

December 2020 Triple E Suite

This month’s track is John Dodge’s Triple-E Suite, performed by him at a demo concert for my guitars at the Northwest Handmade Musical...

November 2020 The Walking Stick

This month’s track is “The Walking Stick”, composed and performed by Jack Gates, from his album Voyage of the Troubadour. Jack had one...

October 2020 Lullabies

This month’s track is “Lullabies”, a poignant picture of the end of a relationship composed and performed by Judith-Kate Friedman from...

August/September 2020 Cavatina

This month’s track is Konstantin Vassiliev’s “Cavatina”, performed by Yuri Liberzon, who commissioned the work, at a shop concert on...

July 2020 St Thomas

This month’s track is “St. Thomas”, played by Duck Baker during a live performance at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley on January 7,...

June 2020 The Loss

This Month's Track:The Loss - Woody Harris - June 8, 2020

May 2020 Thinkin’ ‘bout My Home

May’s track is “Thinkin’ ‘bout My Home”, written and performed by Ron Schmalfuss from his album “Mr. Mojo, Thinkin’ ‘bout My Home”. ...

April 2020 Boo Marambá

April’s track is Boo Marambá, a traditional Brazilian lullaby arranged and played by Alex De Grassi from his 1996 album “Beyond the Night...

March 2020 For No One

March’s track is Lennon and McCartney’s “For No One” sensitively sung by Ava Victoria on her CD ”Kickin Up Life”. Ava plays guitar,...

February 2020 Manhã de Carnaval

February's month’s track was Anthony Weller playing Luiz Bonfa’s “Manhã de Carnaval” (Morning of the Carnival), composed for the 1959...

January 2020 Human Family

January's track was Maya Angelou’s poem “Human Family”, recited by Danny Glover and accompanied by the Shaker song “Simple Gifts” by...

December 2019 America Canarios

This month’s track, with William Coulter on guitar and Bob Giles on flute, is the last grouping in their 1984 live concert, part of the...