

How about some nice music for fall?
Read More: CrispI used to run an Internet radio station at Live365 called Polka Dot Radio. I gave that up in 2008 and since then, I’ve gotten my fix for music sharing by creating playlists, first at 8tracks, and now at Spotify.
The original radio station had a tagline of alt-folk, 1990's, and indie pop
, and for the most part, that is still a pretty good description of my musical taste. My current playlists are heavy on the alt-folk / indie pop / alternative sound, with a smattering of favorites from other decades peppered in there.
You can play all of my virtual mix tapes and get more details about them in the posts below. Or, just shuffle one of these two playlists.
Polka Dot Radio, which features a few days’ worth of tunes, spanning the stuff I was listening to in the late 80’s through to my current favorites. New music rotates in and out at the beginning of every month: | Polka Dot Radio Classic, which combines a bunch of the actual playlists that I used on the original radio station. This is a static playlist, and will not have any new music added to it: |
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NOTE: I highly recommend listening to these playlists on Shuffle, otherwise you’ll get a lot of similar music clumped together. Shuffle will give you a better variety and more enjoyable listening experience.
Happy listening! 🎶
Another hour of tunes to listen to as you’re drifting off to sleep, or while working quietly next to an open window on an early fall evening.
Read More: Quiet Time againFor when you’ve had a little too much politics, and the weight of it all is making you just want to take a day trip to the beach or the mountains and enjoy a little of the beauty this country has to offer.
Read More: We need the silenceNew playlist! Mostly new-ish, mostly indie, mostly pop, with a handful of older favorites thrown in. Many of the songs have Summer themes, too.
Read More: Hashtag Summer SwagIf you’re feeling peaceful and quiet, you might enjoy my new playlist.
Read More: Quiet Time (again)Legions of people have been clamoring for the release of a second volume of Skee Ball at the Shore oldies! (Actually, no. Nobody has. But I wanted one, so…) Come have a listen 🙂
Read More: Skee Ball at the Shore, Volume 2A new playlist! A modern retro mix for spring with some songs that sound like they’re from the 60’s and 70’s, and others that actually are.
Read More: Summer Waits in the Leaves 🎵New playlist: Quiet Time – An hour of mellow tunes for bedtime and other peaceful moments. Also: would you like to participate in a crafty playlist exchange?
Read More: My teenager says I’m a hipster-wannabeAnother playlist with more of the usual: relatively recent indie pop/folk tunes, and a few favorite oldies. Many of the songs have a wintry aspect to them, but not all do.
Read More: January HymnsHi! I made a playlist a few weeks ago, and I thought you might like it 🙂
Read More: New Advent/Christmas playlist