May 17, 2026

Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Front Porch Periwinkle

Monday’s Music Moves Me

The theme this week at 4M is whatever music moves you. Things have been a little slow around the house due to some oral surgery, so I don’t have a story and photos to accompany the playlist.

If you spend any time here you know that Vince Gill is one of my favorite country artists and one of the finest guitar players in the world. Vince was huge star in the 90’s, along with Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and others. He played along side Eric Clapton at various blues festivals and has been a background vocalist and session player on over a thousand different songs. Like all popular artists, fame runs it’s course, you no longer fill stadiums while writers and record labels quit bring you new material to record. Your concerts are mostly your oldies played to fans who have been with you since the glory days.

Vince moved from his home in Norman, OK and has been in Nashville for over fifty years. His musical journey has inspired a project called Fifty Years From Home. He has taken a few of his oldies and a lot of songs he has written but never recorded and turned them into a seven album project. It has taken a couple of years to put it all together but the results are simply stunning. This is not a project for Vince Gill fans exclusively. It is a series of recordings for people who love listening to beautiful music played by some of the most gifted musicians in Nashville. Sit back and enjoy some really fine music. Have a blessed week.

If you read the lyrics, you will discover this first song is about a guitar.

November 10, 2024November 11, 2024

Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aww…some Monday

Monday’s Music Moves Me

Last week my wife and I took a delayed, plan “B”, 50th anniversary trip to Nashville, TN. We had originally planned on going to The Biltmore estate in Ashville, NC, but hurricane Helene made that trip impossible so we decided to go to Music City. While in Nashville there are thee things one must see, The Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Ryman Auditorium, known lovingly as the Mother Church of country music. We did them all. We also took a dinner cruise on the river boat General Jackson, and spent several hours exploring the Opryland hotel & resort.

There will be more photos later. The purpose of this post is music and the theme this week is freedom of choice. The highlight of our trip was attending a concert by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Ryman Auditorium. The band has been making music for 60 years and is in the middle of their farewell tour. Three of the founding members are still touring and they are as good as they have ever been. So you guessed it, this week is going to feature a little Dirt. Let’s start with one of their iconic tunes and a video that was made just six years after the band was formed.

There are only a handful of concerts left before the band, as we know them, retires from the road. They are an icon from the 60’s that have been making music for 60 years and have recorded with every great artist you can think of, Ronstadt, Emmy Lou Harris, Bob Dylan, and the list goes on. The concert last week was epic in every sense of the word. The artistry of these musicians is endless as they are incredible musicians as well as a tight knit band. There will be more music and photos in upcoming posts. Have a blessed week.

March 16, 2024March 16, 2024

Aww…some Monday’s Music Moves Me

Aww…some Monday

Spring Has Sprung

Monday’s Music Moves Me

This week the theme at 4M is “Whatever Moves You”, The other evening I was working on the computer and my wife came in the office with her phone and said, “Listen to this.” I was moved. The artist is Kacey Musgraves and the song, “The Architect”. Kacey’s latest album, Deeper Well, dropped Thursday night and I have already ordered my copy. I checked her latest tour schedule and Dallas is the closest she will come to our town. There are a couple of other groups that will be on the tour and worth a listen. Here ya go!