A variety of songs and a few comments from outside the limits of permissible debate.

An hour of really good music.

A look at the wildflowers that help make June the magnificent month it is, with music to settle, soothe and stimulate.

A tribute to the darling buds of May and one of Christopher Marlowe’s (d/b/a Shakespeare) finest sonnets, No. 18.

Songs of spring, of April, of returning birds, falsettos, a troubadour, an aria for soprano and masterful guitar work.

A look into the significance of Cinqo de Mayo and an hour of great Mexican music.

A sampling of Helen Merrill, Jimmy Scott, Angèle Dubeau, Lang Lang and Jeff Buckley with a 5000 year-old vignette of Babylon.

Another sampling of the accordion and the bandoneon, this time in the hands of Richard Galliano, above.

A brief foray into the sublime sounds of the squeeze box, large and small. Gwen Cresens, above.

The music of spring to welcome the return of vibrant, verdant, new life to the northern hemisphere.

Part II of an exploration of the rebellious genius of J. S. Bach.