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Blue Moon Tonight

Blog: Living Well

December 31, 2009

Here's a song for this last night of the year, and for the second full moon in the month of December:

Nancy Griffith, a country/folk singer from Texas and one of our favorites, recorded a song fitting for tonight's appearance of a blue moon.

Nanci Griffith has recorded a number of albums and I like all her songs. My favorite is Gulf Coast Highway. This was performed live in 1988, when Nanci was pretty young, as you can see.

Emmy Lou Harris has a good version of this, also.

But tonight you'll find us here at home, with a special end-of-the-year dinner (lamb) and a very nice Washington wine, watching the new year come in via TV from New York (what? You think I stay up til it's midnight here?) We'll be listening to Once in a Very Blue Moon. and looking up at the full moon lighting up the sky--if we can see it for the clouds.

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Tammie 2 years, 1 month ago

Blue Moon Tonight

Hi Joanne -- thanks for reminding me that there's a blue moon tonight! Very cool. I even have a special blue moon cocktail I can make to celebrate. We're hunkering down tonight too and will have friends over for New Year's Day brunch. Happy New Year to you and Alex!

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