Earnestness Is Underrated
NickS (WA), Tamara CaseyWriting mostly about music & politics as a way to clarify and improve my own thinking.
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Collaborations
In my 2025 year-in-review post I mentioned that I enjoy feeling like part of a community of music writers, and the opportunities to share or work with other people. I’ve been lucky to be doing more of that.
It’s been a good Spring
At...
I'm With Her: Extended Universe
I often use YouTube to find new music; I appreciate that it makes it easy to find both live and studio recordings. It will also sometimes make helpful suggestions. A while ago I was listening to songs by I’m With Her and, since then, it’s b...
Liam Clancy & Tommy Makem in Canada
Many people know of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem who did much to popularize Irish music (and cable-knit sweaters) in the 60s. Their concert at Carnegie Hall was their best selling album and hit the top-50 on the albums chart. At some p...
One Song: Golden Ring
I was thinking about this song after reading ’s post about earworm songs. I first heard “Golden Ring” on a Rounder Records bluegrass compilation. I didn’t know anything about the song, or the performers, and I couldn’t get it out of my head...
One Song: "Mercy Now"
I had started writing on a different topic, but was caught short when I heard this Mary Gauthier song. The best thing I can share this week is just to encourage people to spend a few minutes with her.
I’m only somewhat familiar with Gauthi...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Middle-aged Pacific Northwest geek. Blogging about music and other miscellany. Earnest and quirky I've been inspired to write here based on the interesting people and community. I'm glad to contribute to the conversation.
Singer, songwriter, producer that hates to perform. What else do you need to know? Lifelong career in technology. Lifelong dabbling in music and dance. Former pilot and current sailor. My Substack is for the stories behind the songs.
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