If You Asked Me – Meaghan Smith

SONG OF THE DAY “If You Asked Me” by Meaghan Smith (The Cricket’s Orchestra, Sire Records, 2009). LINKS iLike.com – Listen to the full song: Here ya go! Meaghan Smith’s official website All Things Considered article, March 14th, 2010 INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Meaghan Smith is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. – Smith grew up …

Good As Gold – Melissa McClelland

SONG OF THE DAY “Good As Gold” by Melissa McClelland (Stranded In Suburbia, Orange Records Label, 2004). Written by Melissa McClelland. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Stranded in Suburbia is the title of Melissa McClelland’s second album. – Melissa McClelland (born c. 1979) is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter who lived in Burlington, Ontario in her youth and now bases …

Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac

SONG OF THE DAY “Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac (The Dance, Warner Bros./ Reprise Records, 1997). Written by Stevie Nicks. MY TAKE This song seems to seriously want me to blog about it this week! First, I’m singing along to it as I’m creating a birthday playlist for my Aunt Di (find the playlist below! …

I’ll Be Here When You Wake – The Reindeer Section

SONG OF THE DAY “I’ll Be Here When You Wake” by The Reindeer Section (Son Of Evil Reindeer, Bright Star Recordings, 2002). Written by Iain Archer, Paul Fox, Bob Kildea, Gary Lightbody, Colin Macpherson, Jonny Quinn, Jenny Reeve, and Gareth Russell. MY TAKE This band is the most profound example of musical catch-22: these brilliant …

Rain – Patty Griffin

SONG OF THE DAY “Rain” by Patty Griffin (1000 Kisses, ATO Records, 2002). Composed by Patty Griffin. MY TAKE I first heard this artist on Putumayo’s American Folk album, performing her beautiful composition “Rowing Song”. This Putumayo collection has definitely been one of my favorite albums since 2007, when I started getting into Putumayo, because it essential served …

Kite – Patty Griffin

SONG OF THE DAY “Kite” by Patty Griffin (Impossible Dream, ATO Records, 2004). Written by Patty Griffin. MY TAKE The piano that opens this song is just so sad. I can’t find any more poignant or dramatic words to describe it beyond that, so I have to just leave it to you to hear it …

I Had Something – Lucy Kaplansky

SONG OF THE DAY “I Had Something” by Lucy Kaplansky (The Red Thread, Red House Records, 2004). Written by Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Litvin. MY TAKE I first heard this song on Putumayo’s American Folk album, and have since bought Kaplansky’s album The Red Thread because this track peaked serious interest in me—which is saying something …

Adiemus – Karl Jenkins

SONG OF THE DAY “Adiemus” by Karl Jenkins (Adiemus: Songs Of Sanctuary, Jenkins Ratledge Records, 1995). Written by Karl Jenkins. MY TAKE For a week, I have been desperately trying to think of a great childhood music memory to blog about today in honor of my sister Lili’s birthday, but kept thinking of Disney songs and …