"Girl From The North Country" is another one of those songs that popped into my head from out of nowhere. I can't decide if it's a...

This John Prine song has been lauded as, “One of the best breakup songs ever written.” Here’s my cover of “All The Best.” #songwriters...

“Day Is Done” is a simple song about a clandestine relationship. Since very little has been written about the song, it is difficult to...

John Prine began his professional career as a mailman in Illinois. He went on to become one of America’s most beloved singers and...

Bob Dylan wrote and recorded the original version of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” but The Byrds’ electrified folk-rock version shot it to #1 on...

“Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” These lyrics and the refrain popped into my head a few mornings ago. This ...

Cat Stevens wrote and recorded quite a few hits at the Zenith of his career in the 1960s and 1970s. Stevens is an exceptionally talented...

Steve Gillette released his first album in 1967 titled simply “Steve Gillette.” Top-heavy with folk ballads and original songs, I thought...

Bob Dylan wrote “When the Ship Comes In” in 1963 and released it on his “The Times They Are A-Changin’ ” album in 1964. Dylan was in an...

“Summer Side of Life” is the lead-off song from a 1972 Gordon Lightfoot concert in London, England. The song kept rolling around in my...

Ian Tyson began making a living as a rodeo rider. After breaking an ankle in a spill, Tyson began playing the guitar. As things turned...

Have you heard of Steve Gillette? If you were alive in the 1960s and liked folk music, there’s a chance the name rings a bell. Gillette...

“Song for a Winter’s Night” is one of Gordon Lightfoot’s earliest love songs. It is also one of his biggest hits. As folk music became...

I’ve always wanted to learn Kate Wolf’s guitar-picking style. Granted, she plays every song she’s written differently, but I just wanted...

I’m watching an interesting film titled “If You Could Read My Mind.” The Canadian documentary is about the life and career of Gordon...

In 1964, Gordon Lightfoot wrote one of his most memorable songs: Early Morning Rain. Lightfoot, a Canadian singer-songwriter, has become...

“I live for a sense of a feeling of purposefulness in this world, you know, that I could stop my life at any point and feel that my life...

“Lay me Down Easy” is technically a blues song. To me, the song sounds upbeat with a whisper of the blues in the background. And there’s...

I first heard “Cornflower Blue” as the opening song on Kate Wolf’s 1983 double album “Give Yourself to Love.” As I listened to the...

“With a voice that has all the sweetness of a California morning and the loneliness of the sea beating against its rocky shores, it’s a...