David Gittlin
Songbird
Eva Cassidy is a perennial favorite of mine. When I saw a “Songbird” tutorial pop up on Jerry’s Guitar Bar, I couldn’t resist. Here’s my...
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David Gittlin
- Feb 14, 2023
- 1 min
Love Found And Lost
“Sky Blue and Black” by Jackson Browne is an emotional roller coaster looking back on the joys and sorrows of love and its lasting...
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David Gittlin
- Feb 7, 2023
- 1 min
The Beauty of the Bells
Have you heard of Steve Gillette? If you were alive in the 1960s and liked folk music, there’s a chance the name rings a bell. Gillette...
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David Gittlin
- Jan 13, 2023
- 1 min
Jackson Browne: “My Opening Farewell”
Jackson Browne’s music is lyrical and penetrating. He is a poet as well as a prolific songwriter, musician, and vocalist. I became a...
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David Gittlin
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Early Lightfoot Love
“Song for a Winter’s Night” is one of Gordon Lightfoot’s earliest love songs. It is also one of his biggest hits. As folk music became...
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David Gittlin
- Nov 21, 2022
- 1 min
Simple, Honest, Transparent, Beautiful
In a ten-year career tragically cut short by Leukemia, Kate Wolf wrote and performed over 200 songs. Her music is poignant,...
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David Gittlin
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
“The Wind in My Soul”
Cat Stevens rose to prominence as a folk and pop artist in the 1970’s. I’ve always enjoyed the thread of childlike innocence and...
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David Gittlin
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
A Transcendent Voice
Photo by Nick Fang Hi everyone. The voice I’m referring to here is not mine. It belongs to Kate Wolf (1942-1986). She wrote and performed...
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David Gittlin
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Across the Barrier of Time
I’ve always wanted to learn Kate Wolf’s guitar-picking style. Granted, she plays every song she’s written differently, but I just wanted...
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David Gittlin
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Jefferson Airplane: Comin’ Back to Me
Jefferson Airplane was one of the premiere psychedelic rock bands of the nineteen-sixties. The Airplane epitomized the subversive love...
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David Gittlin
- Sep 28, 2022
- 1 min
From a Distance: The Song
A telephone call changed the life of Julie Gold. Although she had solid management, steady gigs, and a powerful repertoire, she failed to...
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David Gittlin
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Reprise: And I love You So
Even if you aren’t a fan of seventies music, you’ve probably heard Don McLean’s hit song, “And I Love You So.” What you may not know is...
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David Gittlin
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Rise and Shine
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZC3JHZEX7zd2aDhz1sfaA?si=UYSF0-SPSFu14Hvz85bTQQ Singer and songwriter Raffi has conveyed a central...
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David Gittlin
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
Fleetwood Mac: Landslide
When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac, the band had been in a state of constant turnover. Originally a blues...
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David Gittlin
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Another Word For Love
You might expect there to be, like the Hallmark cards, an overabundance of love songs about valentines. Well, I’m here to tell you there...
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David Gittlin
- Jun 25, 2022
- 1 min
Beautiful
I started out with the intention of learning the song “Beautiful” by Jim Brickman, and then stumbled upon a song by the same name taught...
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David Gittlin
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
Shadows Of Love
Gordon Lightfoot is one of those rare individuals who resides in the top echelon of his profession. It takes a huge deposit of raw...
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David Gittlin
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
If You Could Read My Mind
I’m watching an interesting film titled “If You Could Read My Mind.” The Canadian documentary is about the life and career of Gordon...
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David Gittlin
- Apr 16, 2022
- 2 min
The Gift
Jim Brickman at the Los Angeles Gracie Awards in 2013 Jim Brickman collaborated with Tom Douglas to write “The Gift.” Jim wrote the...
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David Gittlin
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
The Love of My Life
When Jim Brickman began taking piano lessons at the age of five, his first teacher reported to the boy’s parents that he showed little...
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