Now and Then AT HOME - Music in Time of War - Jacob Collier, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Becca Stevens

Original air date March 12, 2022 | Time 58:00

Unbeliveable atrocites as War breaks out in Ukraine as Russia invades. Jacob Collier performs the Ukrainian National Athem on piano on March 7. We listen to a live performance from TED Talk in April 2022.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse go back to Colorado to record a new album "Barn" released on Dec 10, 2021. Sometimes the simplest song can be the deepest. "Don't Forget Love".

Joni Mitchell sets the landmark poem by "The Second Coming" by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats. He wrote it in the aftermath of WWI and it's eerily appropriate for today.

Becca Stevens and David Crosby collaborate on "Lighthouse" released in 2016. We hear "Look in Their Eyes" about immigrants and refugees loosed into a hostile world. We hear "Lean On" from Becca's 2017 album "Regina".

Now and Then AT HOME - Eddie Vedder "Earthlings", Elton John "Lockdown Sessions"

Original air date March 5, 2022 | Time 58:00

Eddie Vedder releases a solo album "Earthlings" on Feb 11, 2022. We also listen to the most recent Pearl Jam "Gigaton" released March 27, 2020. There's a distinct sound to Vedder's solo work. He contributed a duet on Elton John's "Lockdown Sessions" from Oct, 2021.

Now and Then AT HOME - Masha Sokol Interview, Bob Dylan

Original air date February 26, 2022 | Time 58:00

As we sit down to talk little we know that the war in Ukraine was only a couple days away...

Singer songwriter Masha Sokol dives into songwriting, the effort to create a life as a musician and her views of the world. Masha is very candid and her lyrics are strong. I paired her with Bob Dylan to draw some parallels.

Old Man's Tune - It's all temporary, we've all been here before, it'll be alright in the morning light.
Web of Insanity - Do you still dream of me? You gave me clarity...
Train Song - The first song she wrote at 26 yrs old
Gone Before Dawn

Masha suggested we listen to a Swedish duo "First Aid Kit", Johanna and Klara Soderberg. We hear "Ruins" their 4th album.

Now and Then AT HOME - Hot and Cold! Joni Mitchell, Yoko Ono, Adele, Sting, Ed Sheeran, Bille Eilish, Post Malone

Original air date February 19, 2022 | Time 58:00

The weather swings from Cold snow and ice to Hot sun and wind. I find that somehow my emotions mirror the weather. So here some songs that deal with running too Hot or Cold!

Joni Mitchell - "Be Cool" from Travelogue; "A Case of You", Live from BCC Radio in 1970 with James Taylor
Adele - "Oh My God" from 30, released 2021; "Set Fire to the Rain" from 21
Yoko Ono - "Walking on Thin Ice" from 1970 with John Lennon on lead guitar
Sting - "Fortress Round Your Heart", from Dream of the Blue Turtles
Ed Sheeran - "Shivers" and "2Step" from == (Equals)
Billie Eilish - "I Think Therefore I Am" from 2021
Post Malone - "Circles" from Hollywood's Bleeding in 2019