Sunday, January 31, 2010

Double Your Pleasure

In some cases, we'll even triple it! It's a day for medleys, when one song just isn't enough.

playlist:

Night and Day/I Get a Kick Out of You/Blow Gabriel Blow - Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry/In the Wee Small Hours of the Night -
Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon
For Sentimental Reasons/Tenderly/Autumn Leaves - Natalie Cole
The Good Life/I Wanna Be Around - Tony Bennett
Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley - Will to Power
Working My Way Back To Your/Forgive Me, Girl - The Spinners
Highest Judge of All/ You'll Never Walk Alone - John Raitt, Christine Johnson
Hollywood Medley - Mandy Patinkin
Mum's the Word/Mama Medley - Boston Gay Men's Chorus, Kerry Dowling
Razzle Dazzle/And All That Jazz - Boston Gay Men's Chorus,
Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth
Rip It Up/ Shake, Rattle and Roll/ Blue Suede Shoes - The Beatles
Blackbird/Yesterday - The Beatles
Rosebud in June/ Greensleaves - Brollywacker
Jigadee/Road to Lisdoonvarna - Montana Mandolin Society
Nancy's Waltz/Dark Island - Rodney Miller
Blue Moon Medley - Caribbean Island Steel Drum Favorites
Wonder Why/Be My Love - Mike Greensill Trio
Karen's Journey/Siyawe - John Barry
Blossom/Meadow - George Winston
All The Way/One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) - Frank Sinatra, Kenny G.
Get Happy/ Happy Days are Here Again - Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand
Never Never Land/Pure Imagination - Shaynee Rainbolt
Neverland Medley: Somewhere Out There/ Never Never Land - Kenny Loggins
Somewhere over the Rainbow/ What a Wonderful World - Israel K

Andalucia - Pink Martini

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Rainy Day Weekend

Into our lives a little rain must fall, but it seems like here in Sonoma, it all came this week! A deluge, if you will, requires a soundtrack - today we have a little rainy day music to compliment our wet skies. Cuddle up with a cup of hot tea, coffee, or chocolate and enjoy nature's display.

playlist:

A Rainy Day - Tony Bennett
Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
Back Water Blues - Dinah Washington
Rain is Such a Lonesome Sound - Jay McShann
In The Rain - The Dramatics
Baby, The Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough
It's Raining Hard Outside - Yanka Rupkina
Here's That Rainy Day - Judy Garland
It Feels Like Raine - Maria Muldaur
Early Morning Rain - Eva Cassidy
Thunder's Windmill - Spencer Brewer
The Gentle Rain - Astrud Gilberto
Feels Like Rain - Mychael Danna
Praying for Rain - Phil Thornton and Hossam Ramzy
Endless Rain - Alex De Grassi
The Garden Planet - Paul Lloyd Warner
Rain Dance - Adiemus
The Storm - Ekova
Tone Row Weaver - John Klemmer
Come in From the Rain - Vic Damone
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Judy Garland
Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
Rainbow Connection - Kenny Loggins
Isn't This a Lovely Day - Francis Thorne
Singin' in the Rain - Judy Garland

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Dynamic Duo's

Today we double your pleasure with some classics, as well as tunes duos you may not know - or better yet, you didn't realize these artists had teamed up. Stay tuned on this foggy Sonoma morning to great music times two!

playlist

Sisters - Bette Midler, Linda Rondstadt
Devoted to You - Carly Simon, James Taylor
Tenderly - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
They Can't Take That Away from Me - Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole
I've Got the World on a String - Frank Sinatra, Liza Minella
Where or When - Steve Lawarence, Eydie Gorme
You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles, Diana Krall
Written in the Stars - Elton John, LeAnn Rimes
For Good - Idina Menzel, Kristen Chenoweth
Some Velvet Morning - Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra
El Condor Pasa - Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
Sounds of Silence - Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
Blessings to All Beings - Kumara and Catherine
Pondering the Lotus - Dean Evenson, D'Rachael
The Being Between - Sergio and Odair Assad
Fisherman's Dream - Eric Tingstad, Nancy Rumbel
Nessun Dorma - Placido Domingo, Nello Santi, Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Pie Jesu - Sarah Brightman,
Whenever I Call You Friend - Kenny Loggins, Stevie Nicks
Deep Purple - Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond
Sentimental Journey - Les Brown, Doris Day
Anywhere the Heart Goes -
With a Song In My Heart - Mario Lanza and Ray Sinatra
A Whole New World - Brad Kane, Lea Salonga
One For My Baby - Bette Midler
Unforgettable - Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole
Over the Rainbow - Ray Charles, Johnny Mathis
What a Wonderful World - Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Mark Your Calendars

Ok, I know you got a new calendar for the holidays... I did! and gave a few away myself. So now that the holidays are over and it seems we're in the celebration doldrums, I have found many opportunities to celebrate the lesser known 'holidays'. And I have the music to help you with your festivities! So get out your calendar and mark these dates...

holiday - playlist - artist

Jan.1 - New Year's Day: Let's Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
Sept. 13 - Positive Thinking Day
July 11 - Cheer up the Lonely Day
Sept. 21 - World Gratitude Day
Act-Cent-U-Ate the Positive - Willie Nelson
Gratitude - India.Aire

Jan. 13 - Make Your Dreams Come True Day
Hold On to Your Dreams - Stevie Wonder

Jan. 3 - Today!! Festival of Sleep Day
Feb. 28 - Public Sleeping Day
Sleep Tight - Celine Dion
When It's Sleepy Time Down South - Sidney Bechet

National Relaxation Day
Relax Max - Dinah Washington


At the Zoo - Simon and Garfunkel
Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini

Jan. 5 - National Bird Day
June 20 - National Bald Eagle Day
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Return of the Eagle - Craig Chaquico

Sept. 24 - National Bluebird of Happiness Day
Bluebird Island - Hank Snow
Zip-A Dee-Doo-Dah - Maria Muldaur

Oct. 1 - Homemade Cookies Day
Nov. 26 - National Cake Day
Mar. 4 - National Poundcake Day
Let's Bake Cookies - Maggie G.
I'd've Baked a Cake - Maria Muldaur
Pound Cake - Lester Young with Count Basie

Third Sunday in July - National Ice Cream Day
Aug. 2 - Ice cream Sandwich Day
Ice Cream - Asheba

Feb. 10, Oct. 28, Dec. 28 - National Chocolate Day
June 26 - Chocolate Pudding Day
Chocolate is My Favorite Vegetable - Les Julian
Chocolate Sabroso - Chocolate Armenteros

Cherry Pie Day - Feb 20. National Cherry Cheesecake Day - April 23. National Cherry Cobbler Day - May 17. National Cherries Jubilee Day - September 24 .
Bowl of Cherries - Rhythm Child


Apples and Pancakes - Shawn Pander
Strawberry Fields - Beatles
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
Watermelon Man - Poncho Sanchez