Covid-19 has had many side unexpected side-effects. While I have so far avoided the virus (I think), I have not avoided certain side-effects — like having more time to write. The result was two books, two stories. Story 1 Last summer, I completed a new book. It is a very unusual book, even by my … Continue reading Covid side-effects: two books, two stories
Take a break from Corona and travel back in time
On March 24, 1995, I performed at a small club in New York. On March 24, 2020, at 8 pm Swedish time (or anytime thereafter), you can travel through time to that club, that show. Grab a virtual table and a drink, sit back and enjoy. The Covid-19 pandemic is a major global crisis, the … Continue reading Take a break from Corona and travel back in time
Remembering Joan Davis, 1937-2016
Today would have been the birthday of my dear friend Joan Davis, who passed away four years ago, on 11 Jan 2016, just a few weeks shy of her 80th birthday. A website was created to capture remembrances of her, and since my written piece appeared first, and many followed, it is now at the … Continue reading Remembering Joan Davis, 1937-2016
New Album. With a Twist.
I am releasing a new album today called "The Last Dice". Spread the word. And the music. You can stream it on all major services, or download it free, here. The twist: these are the same songs as on my previous album, American Troubadour. But they are in reverse order. New album title. New package. … Continue reading New Album. With a Twist.
Hence this Facebook page … about my music
Today I opened a new Facebook page — http://www.Facebook.com/AlanAtKissonMusic. Here is the text from the "About" section. What you can expect from this Facebook page: Info about me, my music, other people’s music, thoughts about music in general, and the occasional shout-out to the work of other friends — which may have nothing to do … Continue reading Hence this Facebook page … about my music
Words&Music 4: Reflections on an Old Manifesto
Dear Friends, Exactly 20 years ago (29 December 1999) I put pen to paper at a friend’s house in East London and began to write a personal manifesto for the new millennium. The resulting document, ”Sustainability is Dead — Long Live Sustainability”, had a short, modestly viral life. It was emailed around the Internet, released … Continue reading Words&Music 4: Reflections on an Old Manifesto
Words&Music 3: Believing Cassandra at 20, Mobilizing global investors for the SDGs
Dear Friends, A year and a half has gone by since I started working at Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The work is challenging, rewarding, all-engrossing. It has been an extraordinary honor to represent Sweden in international venues and lead my department of over 100 very skilled and experienced professionals. But that is … Continue reading Words&Music 3: Believing Cassandra at 20, Mobilizing global investors for the SDGs
Google decides I’m a “Musical artist”. I’m okay with that
One can be forgiven the narcissistic act of googling oneself when one is on vacation. Curiosity arises. There is ample free time. It has been a long while since I checked my Google search results, and checking such things is a necessary act of personal hygiene in the digital age. If people ask the Internet … Continue reading Google decides I’m a “Musical artist”. I’m okay with that
Me and the guitar: a love story
This morning I pulled out my old Martin D-2832 — a mass-produced model from the early 1980s, my first "serious" guitar — and got just as much joy from running my fingers over the grooved and smooth metal of its strings as the first time I played it, sitting on an amp at the Sam … Continue reading Me and the guitar: a love story
Words&Music 2: What a difference a half-year makes
Dear Reader, This is the second installment of my personal newsletter, Words&Music. To receive this in your inbox, sign up here: http://eepurl.com/duzZz9 Dear Reader, Global poverty. Climate change. Political uncertainty. Swedish development aid. Financial markets. The United Nations and the World Bank. The challenge of learning to lead a complex department, in a complex public … Continue reading Words&Music 2: What a difference a half-year makes
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