Love & Light with Helen, February 2, 2012

Thanks to all who joined me for this show! I really enjoyed sharing the below music. There's several performers who had something fresh to share in 2011, and others who are classics. The main theme was Love & Light in honor of both St. Valentine's Day and Imbolc...

To hear the show, make sure to check it out in the next two weeks at http://wpfw.org.

Artist	Song Title	Album
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine
Etta James	Sunshine of Love	Heart & Soul
Joan Armatrading	A Woman in Love	Into the Blues
Mary Lou Williams	Aquarius	Zodiac Suite
Amy Winehouse	Cupid	Back to Black: B-Sides
Cassandra Wilson	My One and Only Love	Blue Skies
Meklit Hadero	Soleil Soleil	on a day like this
Amber Rubarth	Light	A Common Case of Disappearing...
Cindy Blackman	My Funny Valentine	Someday...
Amy London	You Taught My Heart to Sing	Let's Fly
Janice Whaley	Golden Lights	The Smiths Project Box Set
Heather Rigdon	I Miss You Like Paris	Young & Naive
Lea DeLaria	I Can Cook Too	My Favorite Broadway
Freshlyground	The Dream of Love	Radio Africa
King Kong	the girl that got away	Sounds of Self Defense (EP)
Etta James	Out of the Rain	Heart & Soul
Meklit Hadero	You and the Rain	On a day like this
Anat Cohen	Until You're in Love Again	Notes from the Village
Claudia Acuna	Arrimate Mi Amor	Luna
Lydia Cole	Love and Loss and Love	Me and Moon
Eliane Elias	Light My Fire	Light My Fire
Sarah Bettens	I Can't Make You Love Me	Never Say Goodbye
Catherine Russell	Thrill Me	Sentimental Streak
Natalia Zukerman	Favorite shirt	Brand New Frame

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Singing in the Dark: Depression and the Healing Power of Creativity

I had a great show inspired by Susan McKeown's new album, Singing in the Dark. I'll be posting my interview with her this weekend!

• I Will Not Be Broken, Bonnie Raitt, Souls Alike
• Autumn, Carla Bruni, No Promises
• Better Days, Carmen Lundy, Jazz and the New Songbook: Live At the Madrid (Live, Bonus Tracks)
• I'm So Lonesome I could Cry, Carrie Rodriguez, Carrie Rodriguez 10 Love and Circumstance (9th st.opus)
• Since You've Been Gone, Cathy Ponton King, Undertow
• Living In The Moment, Christian, Meg, The Best Of Meg Christian
• Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Clare Teal, Paradisi Carousel
• Song Of The Soul, Cris Williamson, The Changer And The Changed: A Record Of The Times
• Sanctuary, Donna De Lory, Sanctuary
• Open Your Eyes, Elizabeth Shepherd, Besides
• Just Getting By, Elizabeth Shepherd Trio, Start to Move
• Nothing Brings Me Down, Emiliana Torrini, Fisherman's Woman
• Human Angels, Freshlyground, Nomvula
• Heartbroken Me, Heather Rigdon, Young & Naïve
• A Foggy Day, Judy Garland, Magic Of Judy Garland
• Little Girl Blue, Kate Davis, Introducing Kate Davis
• Heal Me, Melissa Etheridge
• Who Will Comfort Me, Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
• Some Lessons, Melody Gardot, Worrisome Heart
• Sally Sits Weeping, Mixte, Celtic - Women Of Song
• Break Down And Let It All Out, Nina Simone, Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings - Let It All Out/Wild Is The Wind
• Sophie's Theme, Pam Parker, Imagine
• Broken Hearted Melody, Sarah Vaughan, Golden Hits - Sarah Vaughan
• Cause I Feel Low Down, Sophie Tucker, The Last of the Red Hot Mamas
• Here's to Life, Suede, Dangerous Mood
• In a Dark Time, Susan McKeown, Singing in the Dark
• The Crazy Woman, Susan McKeown, Singing in the Dark
• Good Old World Blues, Susan McKeown, Singing in the Dark
• Turn Turn Turn, Susan Werner, Classics

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