Song Itineraries

April in Portugal: A Song Itinerary

The story behind one of the biggest hits of 1953.

May 4 •

Richard Elliott

Geordie: A Song Itinerary

A doomed poacher travels through time and space

May 5, 2024 •

Richard Elliott

A Song for Every Season

Some thoughts on where Songs and Objects may go in 2024 precede a bit of seasonal music.

Jan 7, 2024 •

Richard Elliott

Auburn Hair, AI and Afterlives: ‘Jolene’ as Song Object

Songs about objects are often really songs about experiences, but these are experiences mediated through objects: both the objects the songs are about…

Dec 3, 2023 •

Richard Elliott

These Foolish Things Part 2: Songs as Objects

To trace these trajectories is to be aware of what blossoms out of a simple organism, a song-seed, to think of the song itself as an evocative object.

Nov 22, 2023 •

Richard Elliott

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