Listen to solo piano music by David Tolk on his latest album Peace. I also included his other albums, including several with Christmas music, as well as a playlist of his music. Also see the albums from his daughter Mackenzie Tolk.
Albums
Peace (2020) – 12 songs, 51 min
In Perfect Silence (2018) – 14 songs, 55 min
Seasons (2017) – 11 songs, 39 min
Solo Piano Hymns (2015) – 11 songs, 50 min
Impressions (2013) – 10 songs, 41 min
Grace (2013) – 11 songs, 51 min
In Reverence (2006) – 10 songs, 52 min
Grace (2013) – 11 songs, 51 min
Stories in the Sky (1997) – 10 songs, 44 min
Mendham (1996) – 12 songs, 39 min
Christmas
Christmas (2010) – 10 songs, 45 min
Holiday (2000) – 12 songs, 54 min
Playlist
This is David Tolk (Playlist) – 48 songs, 3 hr 35 min
Listen to music by Mackenzie Tolk on her latest album Silent Path. I also included a earlier albums, and some singles. Also see the albums from her father David Tolk.
Peaceful Inspirational Music with Celtic Influences
Listen to solo piano music by Anna Sofia Nord from Sweden on her new self-titled album. I also included her Christmas music and my playlist of her singles.
Album
Anna Sofia Nord (2020) – 10 songs, 24 min
Christmas
Silent Night (2020) – 5 songs, 15 min (EP)
Away in a Manager (2020) – 1 song, 3 min
Playlist
Anna Sofia Nord – Singles (Playlist) – 11 songs, 25 min
Listen to solo piano music by Michael Borowski on his lovely new album Peace Valley. See the review by Kathy Parsons on mainlypiano.com. His debut album was produced by Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton at Imaginary Road Studios in Vermont.
I included the video of a live performance of the entire album at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Chester Springs, PA on 29 Nov 2020. There is also a video of Long Goodbye 5 20 20 on piano/vocals along with his cousin Amy Rohm about the loss of his mother Cynthia “Cindy” Borowski-Burns in 2018 at the age of 72 after 12 years with Alzheimer’s disease.
Please consider a donation to his Cindy’s Angels team for the 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Philadelphia to honor his mother to help end Alzheimer’s with your support, care and research; he has already raised more than his $5,000 goal, but I’m sure more would be appreciated.
Visit the Brain Tour from the Alzheimer’s Association to understand more about Brain Basics and Alzheimer’s Effect, as well as his blog article.
My mother Elinor Warren also struggled with Alzheimer’s for 15 years until her death just before her 99th birthday in May 2019 so I understand the “longest goodbye” too. My father died six years earlier when he had a nighttime fall in the bathroom that sent him to a nursing home. She never even knew that he was gone after being married 69 years and living together in memory care for 5 years. We were fortunate that her five children were there when she passed, but even that would have been impossible if it was this year during the pandemic.
Album
Peace Valley (2020) – 12 songs, 50 min
Videos
Peace Valley – Live album performance – 50 min
Long Goodbye 5 20 20 – 4 min
Photo credit: Peace Valley – album cover @ Amazon.
Listen to Americana music by American Aquarium on their latest album Lamentations. I remember seeing them perform for the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2015 Music Festival at The Dogwood on 6th Street in Austin.
American Aquarium
Albums
Lamentations (2020) – 10 songs, 42 min
Things Change (2018) – 10 songs, 41 min
Wolves (2015) – 10 songs, 40 min
Burn.Flicker.Die (2020) – 11 songs, 45 min
Small Town Hymns (2020) – 10 songs, 41 min
Dances For The Lonely (2009) – 12 songs, 47 min
The Bible and The Bottle (2008) – 11 songs, 48 min
Antique Hearts (2006) – 13 songs, 59 min
Live Albums
Live in Raleigh (2012) – 11 songs, 50 min
Live at Terminal West (2016) – 12 songs, 1 hr 6 min
Videos
Me + Mine (Lamentations) – on Lamentations (2020) – 7 min
Tough Folks – on Things Change (2018) – 3 min
Crooked+Straight – on Things Change (2018) – 5 min
Man I’m Supposed To Be – on Wolves (2015) – 4 min
The World Is On Fire – on Things Change (2018) – 5 min
Photo credit: Lamentations – album cover @ Amazon.
Listen to music by Canadian singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards on her latest (5th) album Total Freedom. After her last album in 2012, she was burned out from touring, quit music in 2014 and opened the Quitters coffee shop in Stittsville, Ontario (outside Ottawa), and has now returned with a new album after 8 years.
Album
Total Freedom (2020) – 10 songs, 38 min
Videos
Live at Massey Hall (2018) – 33 min
Enjoy this live performance from the historic venue in Toronto, Ontario: Ashes to Ashes, Six O’Clock News, Glenfern, Empty Threat, Asking for Flowers, and Options Open.
