The dances of Québec are a lot of fun! One of the Phoenix International Folk Dancers’ favorite folk dances is La Bastringue. It’s a mixer, a couples’ dance, and you get a new partner at each repetition. …

More FOTD.

For the last five weeks, I’ve been listening to the nominations in ten categories and choosing who I think should win those Grammys. …

Abels: Isolation Variation, performed by Hilary Hahn: Bach: The Art of Life is a double album by Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov consisting of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of the Fugue and other pieces by Bach and his sons, plus other composers’ works that appear in the Magdalena Bach…

Once again, all the songs in this category were unknown to me until yesterday. I also haven’t seen any of these movies, which kind of puts me at a disadvantage in judging the category. “Be Alive,” from King Richard. Beyoncé and Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters; performed by Beyoncé: “Carolina,”…

Again, I never heard any of the songs in this category before this week. I’ve only heard of two of these performers before. “Udhero Na,” Arooj Aftab and Anoushka Shankar. Shankar is the daughter of sitar royalty Ravi Shankar and a virtuoso in her own right. …

Once again, I hadn’t heard any of the songs in this category before yesterday. “Bright Star,” performed by Anaïs Mitchell; Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter: “Forever,” performed by Sheryl Crow; Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott, songwriters: “High and Lonesome,” performed by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; T Bone Burnett and…

Once again, I hadn’t heard any of the nominated songs before this week. They’re a nice group of songs. “God Really Loves Us,” performed by Crowder featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters: “So Good,” performed by DOE; Chuck…

Another category in which I hadn’t heard the songs until yesterday. “Circles Around This Town,” Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters; performed by Maren Morris: “Doin’ This,” Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters; performed by Luke Combs: “I Bet You Think About…