Daniel Paterok - Boogie Woogie & Blues (piano solo) #1

From the YouTube files of Daniel Paterok (more here and here):

"Hi there! This is a Boogie Woogie tune I wrote inspired by the arts of the great Boogie Woogie player Axel Zwingenberger. I hope you'll enjoy it."

Pure joy to listen to ~

Pentangle - Lord Franklin

There are many times where music compelled me to investigate further into topics, history, or places. In rare cases, however, something I read led me to the music. Such was the case of Lord Franklin and his search of the Northwest Passage which I first encountered in Sten Nadolny's novel 'The Discovery of Slowness' (original German title: Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit). The recent rediscovery of the HMS Terror has reminded me of the ballad 'Lord Franklin' aka 'Lady Franklin's Lament' which recalls the loss of the expedition ...

Lord Franklin
Pentangle, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn

It was homeward bound one night on the deep
Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep
I dreamed a dream and I thought it true
Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew

Tracy Chapman - Mountains O' Things

I love listening to Tracy Chapman's songs, the intensity of her presentation and the rawness of her voice. And not to forget the lyrics which are worth to listen to carefully. Mountains o' Things was included in her debut album which was released more than 25 years ago ... and in all that time I've not grown tired of listening to it ~

Mountains o’ Things
Tracy Chapman

The life I've always wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a live of ease
And mountains Oh mountains o' things

Daughtry - September

If a month can herald autumn it has to be September, and the month always brings to mind the song 'September' by Daughtry ...

In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain ~

September
Daughtry

How the time passed away, all the trouble that we gave
And all those days we spent out by the lake