John Prine began his professional career as a mailman in Illinois. He went on to become one of America’s most beloved singers and...

After Steven Digman wrote “Anniversary Song,” he took it to Chris Biondo’s studio in Rockville, Maryland, to record it. At the time,...

“Sky Blue and Black” by Jackson Browne is an emotional roller coaster looking back on the joys and sorrows of love and its lasting...

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...

In a ten-year career tragically cut short by Leukemia, Kate Wolf wrote and performed over 200 songs. Her music is poignant,...

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...

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...

Jefferson Airplane was one of the premiere psychedelic rock bands of the nineteen-sixties. The Airplane epitomized the subversive love...

Don McLean released his iconic album, “American Pie,” in 1971. The title song epitomizes the era of the nineteen sixties. A famous lyric...

“Crossroads” is another great song by Don McLean. It first appeared on his hit album, “American Pie.” Although the song is not as...

“Fields of Gold” is one of Sting’s most famous songs. It is a stunning and thoughtful track about the journey of commitment. The song...

I had never heard of Carrie Newcomer before a friend played one of her songs in an online gazing/meditation class. “The Gathering of...

“With a voice that has all the sweetness of a California morning and the loneliness of the sea beating against its rocky shores, it’s a...

Six years ago, I attended a seminar presented by Saniel Bonder titled “The Sun in Your Heart is Rising–Activating Your Embodied...

The moment arrived unannounced during a set of solitary yoga postures on my plush, living room rug.  A long stretch to relieve the...

My mother-in-law, Muriel Erens, was a simple woman. She died last week at the age of ninety-three. We called her Merel. Merel was special...

The Enchanted Forest of Childhood There was a wooded lot two houses down from my home in the neighborhood where I grew up. We called it,...

A Thoroughbred Race Horse in Full Stride I remember the day my father asked me to become a partner in the stable.  He was sitting behind...