Online radio sampler highlights XLIX (Thanksgiving edition)

Once again, WXPN has programmed an impressively diverse array of family, home, and Thanksgiving-related themes.  Other radio stations have played scattered harvest-themed selections, as well.  Among the highlights I've heard today:

KQAC (Portland, OR)

• Shenandoah (Lara Downes, piano) (A moving arrangement for solo piano; it's easy to imagine pastoral landscapes during the harvest as you listen.)

KWMU-3 (St. Louis, MO)

• We Gather Together (Dale Warland Singers) (A tasteful, solemn choral rendition with effective crescendos.)

WXPN (Philadelphia, PA)

• Driving Home-Cheryl Wheeler (Sensitively sung lyrics about driving home in no great rush.  Thanksgiving is a great holiday on which to slow down and appreciate what's around you.)
• Friendships-Ellis Marsalis Trio (A contemplative, elegant piano instrumental.  If you've never heard Marsalis play, check this out, and then check out everything on his "Heart Of Gold" CD.)
• Homegoing-LisaBeth Weber & Maggie Marshall (Nice folky violin, guitar and vocals, appropriate for a "welcome home" song.)
• Follow That Road-Anne Hills (As far as I know, no GPS is this thorough or considerate.  Hills sings street directions endearingly, tailored to each season.)
• Home-Karla Bonoff (It was a pleasure to hear the original version, in all its sincerity and conviction.  The Boxcar Lilies released a beautifully sung cover of it last year.)

Thank you to everyone who enjoys reading my blog!  Here's wishing all of you a pleasant Thanksgiving, or if you don't celebrate it, a pleasant Thursday.