Allegri/ Nethsingha/ Anderson-Besan - Ash WednesdayAsh Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the forty day period of fasting and penitence which precedes Easter. Ashes are placed on worshippers' foreheads in the shape of a cross, as a sign of repentance. Evensong on this day has been an especially important service in the liturgical year at St John's; the BBC started transmitting it live in 1972. For several decades the service was broadcast annually; more recently it has been biennial. 2019 was a live

I believe you can feel it when you listen to the energy in this great live recording from The Ritz in New York City

Experience what it is to be a champion

we at Bear Family issued our first Johnny Horton LP

But while the wife nurses his wounds

Where Art Thou

particularly on the title track

Al Sharpton

The voice of the heart and the soul of candor

banjos and mandos and string basses and stripped-down drums

bandleader Frank Solivan continues the pace in 2016 with a solo release

and before the existence of recordings

all we have is each other