Welcome to the forth and final playlist in this series. When we started this project, COVID-19 was spreading across the U.S., and the country was shutting down. Our lives went from 100 miles per hour to a slow crawl in an instant. Now, as our cities and states are starting to open up, we hope that we will all take a cautious approach and walk, not run. https://belleslink.wistia.com/medias/pr9tny3ymy?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In that spirit, this playlist … [Read more...]

Heroes, every day. That’s how we’re feeling about our nurses and doctors, our police officers and paramedics, our hairdressers and barbers, and our local restaurants and grocery stores, too. All of those folks are providing us with the essentials we need to stay healthy, happy, and safe. We feel very grateful for their dedication, sacrifice, and grit. https://belleslink.wistia.com/medias/95j6qx2m0q?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Heroes Included in this week’s … [Read more...]

This past week I’ve felt a mix of emotions about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our country and the world. Those emotions have definitely shown up in the tunes that landed in this week’s playlist. https://belleslink.wistia.com/medias/gj2ga5xbea?mbedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Iris DeMent’s romp, Trouble, hits with the certainty of the blues we all know during difficult times and The Beatles’ Help! reminds us there are people around us we can turn to, if only we … [Read more...]

Throughout my life, music has always been the thing I turn to. When life is good, music helps me celebrate the moment. When things are tough, music lifts me up and gives me hope. If you’re like me, your life has a soundtrack that tells the story of your ups and downs, hopes and worries, loves and losses. While we all deal with the uncertainty and separation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I think it’s a great time to put some music on the stereo and turn it up until it feels right. I … [Read more...]