Uwe Hermann | A slightly paranoid Debian developer

And now for something completely different. Dark, dark, goth-style music from Mercy Machine with ingeniously great vocals.

Song: Mercy Machine - Damascus (4:13 min, 5.6 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 1.0
Source: magnatune.com

This is the first song from Hans Christian's album "Phantom". Instrumental music at it's best.

(found via New Artist Podcast)

Song: Hans Christian - Backwards (with my eyes closed) (4:28 min, 4.1 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 1.0
Source: magnatune.com

Let's finish this piano series with a piano + violin piece from Shira Kammen which has a little world music touch...

Song: Shira Kammen - Rafe's Waltz (4:53 min, 4.5 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 1.0
Source: magnatune.com

A great composition by Gerry Dempsey, who plays on the guitar and is accompanied by Ian Jacks on the violin. They dedicated the piece to Israeli anti-nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu.

If you like the tune, make sure to also checkout this other version, which puts more emphasis on the violins, IMHO.

Song: Gerry Dempsey - Mordechai (3:07 min, 2.9 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 2.0
Source: archive.org

A fine fiddling tune by Phil Newton (violin) and Tom Joad (guitar) called "High-Flyer Stomp".

Song: Phil Newton and Tom Joad - High-Flyer Stomp (2:01 min, 1.9 MB)
License: CC-by-nc-sa 2.5
Source: archive.org