cd mix Archives ⋆ Polka Dot Cottage

Posted on June 25, 2020June 20, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Wake up in Your Happy Place

This is not going to be the summer any of us expected it to be, but we can still go to our happy places. Even if, for most of us, we literally can’t. Here’s a playlist for that feeling. And a bonus “pandemic playlist” that I forgot to share back in April.

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Posted on June 16, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Skee Ball at the Shore Volume 4

So. who is ready for another mix of 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s music, inspired by time spent in an arcade next to the Atlantic Ocean?

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Posted on January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Two New Playlists!

On Quiet Time 14, a new Winter playlist, and the demise of 8tracks.

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Posted on November 4, 2019January 28, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

November Mood

Well, it’s November, and usually by this time, I have either made a Fall playlist and listened to it ad nauseum for the last two months, or decided that I didn’t need a new one at all. It’s not like me to actually make a Fall playlist in November. Except this year, I did.

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Posted on November 1, 2019January 28, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Quiet Time 13

Listen to the latest in the series: the Quiet Time 13 playlist on Spotify or on 8tracks – whichever you prefer! An hour of peaceful tunes for bedtime.

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Posted on June 11, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

To the Sea

A summery mix of mostly new-ish mostly upbeat tunes to listen to.

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Posted on March 26, 2019January 15, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Quiet Time 12

There’s not very much to say about this twelfth collection of music for quiet time, aside from “more of the same” 😉

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Posted on March 12, 2019January 15, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

The Human Element

I have a new playlist to share! It contains 20 new-to-me tracks, and is pretty similar to most of my other non-themed playlists. If you like those, you’ll probably like this 🙂

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Posted on January 28, 2019January 15, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Coffee and Keyboard 3

I cranked out a new volume of my Coffee and Keyboard series this weekend. C&K playlists are 2 hours long, and feature upbeat instrumentals in a variety of styles. The idea is to help you focus without putting you to sleep.

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Posted on November 27, 2018January 15, 2020 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Christmas Music, Quietly

Quiet Time Christmas, Polka Dot Radio Playlist by Lisa Clarke

Like quiet Christmas music for studying, reading, knitting, or sleeping to? You might enjoy the Quiet Time Christmas playlist. It’s the latest in the Quiet Time series, and it’s just like the others, except there might just be mention of silver bells in there somewhere.

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