The leaves are slowly turning and starting to fall. Time to relax after a hectic summer of fun and, dare I say, enjoy the melancholy just a little bit. This month’s mixtape is full of the heartfelt folk and soft acoustics of this beautiful season, perfect accompaniment for a cup of tea on a crisp afternoon or a quiet Yin practice on a blustery night. I hope you enjoy…
- The Swell Season – ‘In These Arms’
- Cat Powers – ‘Werewolf’
- Iron and Wine – ‘Naked as we Came’
- Nathan Ball – ‘Hideaway Snowflakes’
- Beth Orton – ‘Last Leaves of Autumn’
- Gillian Welsh – ‘Scarlet Town’
- The Wailin Jenny’s – ‘One Voice’
- Mairi Campbell – ‘Home (Is not what I’ve left behind)’
- Ryan Adams and Laura Marley – ‘Oh My Sweet Carolina’
- Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welsh and Alison Krauss – ‘Go to Sleep Little Baby’
You can find Parisa Roohipour working behind the desk at Semperviva’s Sun and Sea studios and read her musings on creativity, music-making and life at www.lightinglittlefires.wordpress.com