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4th and final #SundaySong, 10/25/2026:
"Lady Luck" (1995) by @RodStewart
Bouzouki: Dónal Lunny
youtu.be/TUM0bMI9pBI
3rd #SundaySong, 10/25/2026:
"The Bonny Swans" (1994 cover) by Loreena McKennitt,
from "The Mask And Mirror", just re-released this month
Bouzouki, bodhrán: Dónal Lunny
youtu.be/0YDprcZI_rU
2nd #SundaySong, 10/25/2026:
"Betrayed" (1991) by Julia Fordham
Bouzouki, bodhrán: Dónal Lunny
youtube.com/watch?v=qwWRaKW4…
(This can be heard in our @YouTube playlist "Music From Ireland", found at YouTube.com/@QOTDCT.)
1st #SundaySong, 10/25/2026:
"Only Our Rivers (Run Free)" (1973) by Planxty,
featuring Christy Moore on vocals
and Dónal Lunny (3/10/1947 - 10/23/2026) on guitar and bouzouki
Writer: Mickey MacConnell (12/28/1947 - 7/3/2025)
youtu.be/avjAyb2CCs4
1st #SundaySong, 10/25/2026:
"Only Our Rivers (Run Free)" (1973) by Planxty,
featuring Christy Moore on vocals
and Dónal Lunny (3/10/1947 - 10/23/2026) on guitar and bouzouki
Writer: Mickey MacConnell (12/28/1947 - 7/3/2025)
youtu.be/avjAyb2CCs4
#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT:
This past Monday evening [10/19/2026] @WestportLibrary ten @LWVCT chapters sponsored a debate among the three candidates for U.S. representative in Connecticut's 4th district: incumbent @JAHimes [3/D], @DrMGoldstein [2/R], and Ben Wesley [4/I].
#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT:
@LittleBigTown @OakdaleTheatre, #Wallingford, 10/18/2026
[Part One]
#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT:
@LittleBigTown @OakdaleTheatre, #Wallingford, 10/18/2026
[Part Two]
#RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT:
The @YaleMusic Percussion Collective, introduced by Robert van Sice, at the Morgan School in #Clinton, 10/18/2026,
part of the George Flynn Classical Concerts series
5th and final #SaturdaySong, 10/24/2026:
"Years" (2020) by @JohnAnderson,
produced by @theBlackKeys' @DanAuerbach
youtube.com/watch?v=_FARZGM8…
4th #SaturdaySong, 10/24/2026:
"Bend It Until It Breaks" (1994-95) by @JohnAnderson
[Country: #3]
youtube.com/watch?v=J3RKIbox…
3rd #SaturdaySong, 10/24/2026:
"I Wish I Could Have Been There" (1993-94) by @JohnAnderson
[Country: top-5]
youtube.com/watch?v=PvHOEJjD…
2nd #SaturdaySong, 10/24/2026:
"She Sure Got Away With My Heart" (1984) by @JohnAnderson
[Country: #3]
youtu.be/amkKz2Uy4N0
1st #SaturdaySong, 10/24/2026:
"Your Lying Blue Eyes" (1979) by @JohnAnderson (12/13/1954 - 10/21/2026),
a 2024 inductee into the @CountryMusicHOF
[Country: top-15 - his first to peak that high]
youtu.be/0GeCj9bXnQo
4th #SongOfTheDay, 10/23/2026:
"Every Word" (live, 9/20/2001) by @SadeOfficial,
from "Lovers Live"
#RockHall2026
youtube.com/watch?v=mVO1c96G…
(You can hear the album-length versions of those Sade tunes through our @Facebook page.)
facebook.com/QOTDCT/posts/pf…
3rd #SongOfTheDay, 10/23/2026:
"No Ordinary Love" (1992) by @SadeOfficial
[R&B: top-5 / AC, UK pop: top-15 / Pop: top-20]
#RockHall2026
youtube.com/watch?v=_WcWHZc8…
2nd #SongOfTheDay, 10/23/2026:
"Turn My Back On You" (1988) by @SadeOfficial
[R&B: top-15]
youtu.be/dzvM0M6lRfI
1st #SongOfTheDay, 10/23/2026:
"Hang On To Your Love" (1984-85), a top-5 dance, top-15 R&B, charting pop hit
for 2026 @RockHall inductee @SadeOfficial
#RockHall2026
youtube.com/watch?v=kxNJV83E…
