Dear family, friends, and fellow travelers,
The tune this cycle is Fine and Dandy, a piano improv from a couple years ago. I had a more sombre tune in mind, more reflective of the angst the world scene keeps bringing on for me but thought Hey, let's just enjoy a summer day for a moment. So much exists at the same time, such love, beauty and joy, such sorrow, tragedy and cruelty. I know that has always been true but the dissonance seems so amplified in these times. Nonetheless, a moment just to explore a Fine and Dandy day - also a part of this life and hopefully one that will give us some renewed joy for going into those harder moments.
I recently started putting some songs up on Spotify (and most other music streaming platforms) - all of them already published here. The first is organized as an album Just a Little Rain under Brian Dyer Stewart. I'll be adding more songs in the days to come. Add it to your playlists, if so inclined!
Love and Courage,
Brian
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Play your favorites!
I've also added a Favorites feature so that, as the playlists grow, you can mark those songs you particularly like and just listen to those, again from using the drop down filter at the top of the playlist. Right now it's a two-step process. You have to click on the song you want to mark on the playlist and then go to the side bar (bottom on phone) and click the gray heart so select; click again to deselect.
On the technical side, the favorites function relies on you not clearing your cookies, often the default setting. Favorites will be lost if cookies are cleared. I hope to add a login feature that would allow you to keep your selections without cookies.
Finally, realizing that many people no longer have a CD player, Leonore and I made our three albums available for free here on the site in playlists. There's a tab, Albums, on the top menu. Select the album you want to hear from the dropdown and enjoy. Songs are free to download as well. We will make some CDs for those who may want that medium - if that is your desire, feel free to contact me.
