I’ve been away in Sydney this weekend to see Ron Sexsmith. This wonderful Canadian singer songwriter doesn’t come to Australia often and wasn’t coming to Tasmania so we made the trip to Sydney to see him.
He is the gentlest most self effacing performer I’ve ever seen and just about the most talented songwriter on the planet. I saw him years ago in Brisbane solo, but this time he had a couple of long time confederates with him on bass and drums at the Sydney Recital Hall.
I doubt I could find a place in liturgy for it, but this is Ron:
I case you find his voice an acquired taste, how about this cover of one of his songs by Emmy Lou Harris.
A couple more samples: