At the Threshold: The Dreamer, an Autumn Song and the Scorpio New Moon
There is a particular quality to the days between the end of October and the beginning of November. Autumn is settling in, the light changes, the evenings draw closer, and the calendar brings together several traditions concerned with remembrance, transition and the relationship between the visible and the unseen. Halloween, Samhain, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day each carry their own histories and meanings. They also share something of the atmosphere of a threshold: a passage between seasons, between what is remembered and what remains with us, between darkness and light. This year, I've found myself thinking about that threshold through music, the Mayan calendar and astrology. A Song For The Season For the latest edition of Amazing Songs & Other Delights on Yé Yé Radio, I put together an autumn programme: a simple, gentle and seasonal selection, with songs and instrumentals from different decades and musical territories. Among them is The Bluetones...
