I am back in Austin, where there is endless summer and if only there were an ocean I would go surfing! It is nearly 90 degrees and fairly humid. Flowers are blooming. Grass is growing. Mold and other particulate matter is in the air. Halloween is right around the corner, too. I may have to adjust my costume choice to something more summerly. Don't want that zombie makeup melting off my face. I am deciding between Zombie Andy Warhol (could you tell the difference between the unzombie and zombie of Andy?) and being a Zom-Bee-Gee, with "Stayin' Alive" playing continuously in my gold sequin disco jacket. Maybe we should make it a vote! Let me know which I should go as! Anyway, last week, the weather in New York was about perfect. Autumn leaves just starting to turn. A chill in the air in the wee hours. I feel an excitement with the change of season. The crispness contains forward motion. Tomorrow it is supposed to be ONLY 78 here in Austin, yahoo! Bitch Bitch Bitch...I know that there is already snow on the ground in New England, I shouldn't complain!

Photo Credit: Jana LeonPatty Larkin is a girl of the northern climates, too. She spent her childhood in Milwaukee, WI and moved to New England upon graduation from high school. There, she devoted herself to music, busking on the streets of Cambridge and studying jazz guitar at Berklee College of Music and with Boston area jazz guitarists. After 25 years, she continues to burn bright. And she is wisely avoiding most of the northern tier for her fall touring season! One of the most interesting shows coming up is December 17th at The Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA, as Patty takes the stage with Lucy Kaplansky, Chris Smither, and Jorma Kaukonen. It is a benefit for The Half the Sky Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to providing the love and concern of family for thousands of orphaned children in China who have lost theirs. Their mission is for each to have a caring adult in their life. "Hallelujah" is the song we bring today, from our Music Fog bus sessions during this year's Folk Alliance in Memphis. On Patty's latest album, 25, she duets on this song with the equally magical Shawn Colvin. Here she is solo for this version...let us salute love.

- Jessie Scott