Sunday Playlist - 1/10/2021

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzrVlXh4mc1OAFfSGUZeFfPVCLXfYtuap

The theme in this week's playlist follows from the harrowing week we've experienced--a week in which the events in Washington were so severe as to overshadow the tragic escalation of the pandemic. The three traditional pieces--by Ethel Waters, Roma Wilson, and the Carter Family--testify to an insistent hope against hope. As the Carters sing it,

When this world's all on fire

Let thy bosom be my pillow

Hide me over, Rock of Ages,

Cleft for me

The instrumental pieces, all in A minor, say what words can't.