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Neil Young - Barn Documentary
OK FOLKS - OP here - there are LOTS of places to talk about non-musical subjects. PLEASE - let's return this to music. Many thanks  
West Side Story SOUNDTRACK - Spielberg Version
Great replys - thanks for your insights. I will watch the movie for the second time today.  My takeaway so far is that this new version allows Sondheim's lyrics to become a greater part of the experience.  I've read his books and am well aware of... 
Eva Cassiday Blew Me Away with her cover of Wayfaring Stranger....
Feb 2 would have been Eva's 59th birthday.  What a fine gift these comments have made to mark the occasion.  Many thanks to OP and all who contributed.  
Eva Cassiday Blew Me Away with her cover of Wayfaring Stranger....
From Ted Gioia’s wonderful article (link below) on Eva:   "...For example, I sit in rapt admiration when I hear Cassidy sing the old folk ballad “Wayfaring Stranger”—which she turned into a soulful groove number. If you want to know how strange ... 
Judy Collins #29: Spellbound
Lovely new interview with Judy....    
Neil Young - Barn Documentary
Thanks for the thoughtful post.  The points you raise may partially explain the rush to find music from the 70s/80s/90s that I may have missed.  I'm a fan of BARN and count it as one of my best recent adds to my collection along with the recently ... 
Judy Collins #29: Spellbound
   
Judy Collins #29: Spellbound
From Billboard:   https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/judy-collins-spellbound-interview-1235015845/    
Some Lovers - World Premiere Recording - Bacharach / Sater
Some background on this show....   "Bacharach — in his first stage tuner since “Promises, Promises” in (can it be?) 1968 — provides sweet, soaring melodies for past and present incarnations of this mismatched pair, while eschewing his once-signa... 
Some Lovers - World Premiere Recording - Bacharach / Sater
Will try and generate a small discussion on this worthwhile album by providing a link to Jennifer Holliday’s contribution to the album.    
Sunday tributes for Stephen Sondheim
Don’t want to have two separate Sondheim discussions at the same time so I’m posting this article here. Not sure everyone will share my enthusiasm for these folk infused interpretations of Sondheim’s work. I’ll be the first to tip by hat to the va... 
Songs for Thanksgiving
    new recording/video of long held fav on the season.  
Sunday tributes for Stephen Sondheim
Remembering Stephen Sondheim | NYT News     Most of this material is already well known to hard core Sondheim fans.  It was nice to see this even a few days after his passing.   Another article... https://www.broadwayworld.com/tampa/ar... 
Sunday tributes for Stephen Sondheim
This is a little more upbeat.  Something I need on this very sad musical weekend.      
Sunday tributes for Stephen Sondheim
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/28/rip-stephen-sondheim-revolutionary-in-world-of-musical-theatre Not sure why this didn’t go in last message.   from that article...   "Only in September he announced the new musical, Sq...