Tribute to Pete Sutherland, musician extraordinaire

Pete by Geoffrey Gevalt. A tribute to Pete Sutherland, whose music I loved in college and after, including a lovely story about helping kids hear people's stories and write ballads about them. Folk musician Pete Sutherland dies at 71 by Juliet Schulman-Hall from a year ago.

Music links on youtube:
Morning Walk, a peaceful, meditative album I haven't listened to in years by Pete Sutherland's band Metamora. The one I wore out on tape and then bought again on CD and let it lull me to sleep every night was Thunderhead by the other two musicians in Metamora, Malcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen. I'd forgotten that Thunderhead shifts into strong Balkan 7/8 time half-way through. No wonder I loved it so.

Happy Chanukah!

Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate! May the light last as long as we need it to.

I have the two candles burning in my menorah. One positive thing about living in a smaller space with fewer things is that I see the things I did keep more often. I still enjoy the shape and texture of this menorah every time my eyes land on it.