A Few of My Favorite Things: Songs

Ha! Trying to pick favorite songs is a lot like trying to pick a favorite book. Or favorite kid.

In order to tackle this post, I decided I needed to break it down into categories.

So…in no particular order, here are my favorite songs in their handy dandy categories.  And yeah, you’ll probably see a lot of repeated artists. Because that’s how I roll. 

And this is in no way all the categories – I just realized that I needed to dial it back otherwise this post would be Neverfuckingending. Because music.

Depression Combating Songs

Send Me on My Way – Rusted Root

Gang of Rhythm – Walk Off the Earth

Secrets – Mary Lambert

Let It Go – Indina Menzel

Summer Vibe – Walk Off the Earth

Safety Dance – Men Without Hats

Little Plastic Castle – Ani Difranco

As Cool As I Am – Dar Williams

I am My Mother’s Savage Daughter - Wyndreth Berginsdottir

I Won’t Be Your Yoko Ono – Dar Williams

Maps – Hey Ocean

What’s Going On – 4 Non Blondes

Flinty Kind of Woman – Dar Williams

SuNu – Rising Appalachia

Wait it Out – Sarah Blackwood

Ojos Así – Shakira 

Angsty Songs

Rain King – Counting Crows

Rootless Tree – Damien Rice

In the Sun – Joseph Arthur

Hallelujah – Rufus Wainwright/Jeff Buckley/Damien Rice

Collide – Howie Day

Say Something – Great Big World (also really love the Sarah and Gianni cover)

Blank White Page – Mumford and Sons

Walk on the Ocean – Toad the Wet Sproket

Both Hands – Ani Difranco

Rumour Has It – Adele

Iowa – Dar Williams

Landslide – Fleetwood Mac

Turning Tables – Adele

Who Will Sing Me Lullabies – Kate Rusby

Ghosts That We Knew – Mumford and Sons

Angels Will Fall – Melissa Ethridge

The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

Goodnight Elisabeth – Counting Crows

Broken Crown – Mumford and Sons

Wonderwall – Oasis (love Ryan Adams’ cover)

Something’s Always Wrong – Toad the Wet Sprocket

Celtic Folk Songs

I am Stretched on Your Grave – Kate Rusby

A Mháire Bhruinneall – Susan McKeown

The Kiss – Last of the Mohicans Soundtrack

Brittonick – Circa Paleo

Calling Me Home – Kate Price

The Old Ways – Loreena McKennitt

Fiona – The Secret of Roan Inish Soundtrack

Siúil a Rún – Kate Price

The Queen and the Soldier – Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts

Dark Black Clouds – Circa Paleo

The Cobbler’s Daughter – Kate Rusby

The Knight at Dublin Castle – Darby Devon

Jamie – The Secret of Roan Inish Soundtrack

Santiago – Loreena MeKennitt

The Ships – Circa Paleo

Evacuation  – The Secret of Roan Inish Soundtrack

A Nighean Dubh – Susan McKeown

Peaceweaver – Kate Price

Cruel – Kate Rusby

Anachie Gordon – Loreena McKennit

The Road/The Dancing Mast – Circa Paleo

Bonny Greenwoodside – Susan McKeown

The Unquiet Grave – Kate Rusby

All Soul’s Night – Loreena McKennitt

Tideland – Circa Paleo

Eedjit – The Secret of Roan Inish Soundtrack

Hunting the Hare – Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts

Click the names below to see the other Wednesday Random Bloggers’ favorite songs.And below that, here are some of my favorite videos for some of these songs.

Jess

Gwen

Kayleigh
Jen 
Kris
Kellie

A Few of My Favorite Things: Book Covers

This week, the Wednesday Random bloggers are blogging about some of our favorite book covers.

Let the parade of covers begin!

In no particular order, some of my favorites are:

I love the simple beauty of this cover - the colors, the delicate swirls, the glow, the slightly out of focus font. I love this one so much more than the more recent cover it was given.

The Wild Swans is one of my all time favorite fairy tales, but I also love Susan Jeffers' illustrations. Also...she's KNITTING! What's not to love!?

Eyes Like Leaves (a deLint book I haven't read, yet) is so freaking beautiful. I love everything about this - the Greenwoman, the foxes, the forest, the unearthly glow. It's gorgeous.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a creepy little cover, but I just love it. One of these days, I'll get around to reading this one.

This is another one of my favorite fairy tales, and I really love P.J. Lynch's illustrations - they sort of reminiscent of both Arthur Rackham and Michael Hague.

Here's another example of Lynch's work in another of my very favorite stories. The illustrations are stunning all the way through.

It's no secret. I adore ravens. I also adore the hell out of this book. And I think this cover is just stunning. I'd hang this artwork on my wall if I could.

I love the this one - the vaguely Victorian looking clothing, the pale skin the spaced out drugged expressions. It's got a weirdly creepy but beautiful look to it.

I love shadowy, dreamy, watercolory feel of this one. IRL, the cover has an almost metallic sheen, but unfortunately, that doesn't translate well to pictures.

Another Charles deLint book - one of my faves - not his very best, but I love it anyway. I'd tracked this one done on ebay for the artwork since I'm a huge fan of Brian Froud. But I ended up reading the story, and I fell in love with deLint's storytelling. There is nothing I don't love about this cover.

Like Tithe, I love the simple beauty of this image - Autumn leaf, fire, the warm earthy colors against a stark black field - just beautiful.

And my list wouldn't be complete without this stunning beauty. It's the cover for my soon-to-be-released YA novel. There's nothing I don't love about this cover. The eerie blue light, the deserted stretch of Upper Peninsula road, the deer, the key, the girl. I just freaking LOVE it.

Click the names below to see what covers the other WR bloggers love.

Leigh
Kellie
Jess
Gwen
Kris