Now and Then AT HOME Earth Day 2020 - Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Pete Seeger, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Neil Young, Marvin Gaye

Original air date April 25, 2020 | Time 58:00

The first Earth Day was in 1970! Joni Mitchell "Big Yellow Taxi" from "Ladies of the Canyon" 1970; Cat Stevens "Where Do the Children Play" from "Tea for the Tillerman" 1970; Pete Seeger and Jeff Haynes "To My old Brown Earth" by Pete Seeger from "The Storm King" 2013; James Taylor "Before This World" 2016; Neil Young "Indian Givers" from "Peace Trail" 2016; Neil Young & Crazy Horse "This land is your land" and "Mother Earth" 1990; The Police "Walking In Your Footsteps (Live)" by Sting 2008; Peter Gabriel "Down to the Earth" from "Wall-E"; Marvin Gaye "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Gaye from "What's Going On" 1971

Sleeping Outside by Kathy Geary with Twisted G String

January 20, 2020 at the Colony in Woodstock Open Mic. Kathy Geary and Twisted G String perform "Sleeping Outside" - I met these two accomplished musicians and ten minutes later we played my song, all they knew was it was in 6/8 and my low string was tuned to D. This is the kind of experience that only happens when all the planets are in alignment!

Now and Then AT HOME - Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, John Prine, David Crosby, Carole King, Biff Rose

Original air date April 14, 2020 | Time 58:00

I'm finding my way to reach out from my home to you! Since I've been here for several days in a row, the concept of HOME changes over time. It seems bigger, full of more things than I realized, everything I might need to have a satisfying day, a full life, is right here in my own backyard.

Come with me into these songs and find something for yourself.

Leap Year Day!! Big Bill Broonzy, Seeger, Seals & Crofts, McCartney, Coldplay

Original air date February 29, 2020 | Time 59:00

It was a real surprise to find a song by the American blues musician Big Bill Broonzy called "Leap Year Blues". An old tradition for leap year day is that women are allowed to propose marriage to a man, which used to be unimaginable and socially unacceptable! Broonzy says it's time for her to pay the bills... If you live to be 80 years old you'll only see this unusual day 20 times, so let's celebrate and make the most of it. Seals & Crofts wrote "Today" and features some of the most beautiful mandoline playing I've ever heard.

Sting, One Fine Day, 57th & 9th
Coldplay, Everyday Life, Everyday Life
Paul McCartney, Here Today, Good Evening New York City (Live at CitiField, NYC)
Paul McCartney, Another Day, RAM
Seals & Crofts, Leave, Down Home
Seals & Crofts, Today, Down Home
Beach Boys, Wonderful, Smile
Paul Simon, Born At the Right Time, The Rhythm of the Saints
Peter Paul and Mary, Hurry Sundown, Album
Big Bill Broonzy, In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down), An Introduction to Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy, Leap Year Blues, Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 11 (1940-1942)