Advent: Season of Hope -- and Music

Advent.

A season of darkness, a season of light

A season of connection, a season of solitude

A season of waiting, a season of hope

A season for trust, a season of reflection

Event if the liturgical season of Advent is not part of your faith calendar. it’s likely you’ve felt some of those things in the weeks and days leading up to Christendom’s major holiday.

Music is a good doorway, and makes a good companion, as you experience such things.

Several ideas to go along, and links to stories you may wish to explore, too

Three albums for the winter season: a longtime favoorite from The Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band, along with new (winter 2021) releases from April Verch and Joe Newbery, and Hanneke Cassel

Cherish the Ladies have three Christmas albums and their guitarist, Mary Coogan, has a solo Christmas album as well

Shannon Heaton, Mary Black, Cathie Ryan, and Hanneke Cassel talk about their favorite Christmas albums.

Heidi Talbot,Patty Larkin, and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh continue that conversation about favourite music to hear at the hlrldays.

Do you know the story of the candle in the window at Christmas time? Music to go along too.

One of my favorite winter and Christmas albums: Fine Winer’s Night from Matt and Shannon Heaton.

An excellent Christmas album from Scotland and an album from an Indiana based artist that isn’t seasonal, but has songs which value hope, faith, and community: music from Emily Smith and Carrie Newcomer

May these stories and the music and ideas in them be good comanions to you this winter season.

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