Uwe Hermann | A slightly paranoid Debian developer

Melancholia spread by Hangnail Phillips. This feels like the right kind of music for this season...

Song: Hangnail Phillips - Just Here Waiting (2:33 min, 3.6 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-nd 2.0 Music Sharing License
Source: hangnailphillips.com

Next up: high quality acoustic rock from D-Rockets.

(found via Starfrosch)

Song: D-Rockets - International Sign For Goodbye (3:22 min, 5.0 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-nd 2.5
Source: archive.org

"Looking Up in Heaven" is Paul Westerberg's contribution to the The WIRED CD, a CD full of Creative Commons licensed songs by famous artists such as the David Byrne (Talking Heads), the Beastie Boys, Thievery Corporation, and lots more.

Song: Paul Westerberg - Looking Up in Heaven (3:11 min, 5.1 MB)
License: CC-sampling-plus 1.0
Source: archive.org

Here we go again with a vivid fiddle tune by Gerry Dempsey, Ian Jacks, and Tom Joad on the mandoline, the fiddle, and the guitar (in this order). "Ragtime Annie" is a traditional US folk tune.

Song: Gerry Dempsey, Ian Jacks, and Tom Joad - Ragtime Annie (3:00 min, 2.8 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 2.5
Source: archive.org

Next up is the catchy acoustic country song "Sweet Sadistic Blues" (I sure like that name ;-) by Matthew Boudreau. Enjoy.

Song: Matthew Boudreau - Sweet Sadistic Blues (2:18 min, 2.2 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 1.0
Source: archive.org