2015

John Blacking has been on my mind of late. His work How Musical Is Man [sic] is a regular resource for me. He was quite an influence on many and continues to be. He also experimented on his children. His thesis was that we are all born musical. He even ventured some thoughts on musicking…

A week ago I posted about Mumford and Sons. I suggested that the Wednesday concert was, for me, a festival of devotion. Friday’s concert, however, was something else. It was an eschatological event. Not transcendent, though others have used that word to…