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Smith College's Loss, by Quabbin Valley Folk

December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“Smith College’s Loss” by Quabbin Valley Folk reflects on a Northampton tragedy and honors a lifetime of teaching at Smith. Closing with a solo violin dedication, the song holds grief, memory, and gratitude together.
#folkmusic #adamrsweet #smithcollege
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Comet of Bethlehem (A Christmas Song), by The Americana Project

December 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A new folk song written by Adam R Sweet and recorded by The Americana Project. “Comet of Bethlehem” explores the idea that the guiding star may have been a rare comet, passing close enough to feel still and change history.
#adamrsweet #FolkMusic

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/comet-...

NASA's New Leader, by The Americana Project

December 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A folk song about a year of waiting, a Senate vote, and the responsibility of steering NASA forward. “NASA’s New Leader” tells the story plainly, with history on one shoulder and the future overhead. @rookisaacman @NASA

#adamrsweet #NASA #JaredIsaacman

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/nasas-...

Robot Receptionist, by Adam R Sweet

December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A song about work, dignity, and the quiet partnership between people and machines. “Robot Receptionist” keeps the focus where it belongs: showing up, helping out, and holding the line as the world changes.
#adamrsweet #Robots #ReceptionDeskOpenHeart
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/robot-...

Trump’s Tariff Tossup, by Roots River

December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

Trump’s Tariff Tossup” by Roots River looks at how nearly 500 million dollars in tariffs drained from Massachusetts small businesses, told through a roots reggae lens focused on Main Street, not Wall Street.
#adamrsweet #RootsRiver #RootsReggae
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/trump-...

track by Roots River

Audubon Leaves A Path, by Quabbin Valley Folk

December 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“Audubon Leaves a Path” by Quabbin Valley Folk tells the story of over 400 acres protected across western Massachusetts. A folk song about forests, rivers, wildlife corridors, and the quiet choices
#adamrsweet #QuabbinValleyFolk #audubon
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/audubo...

Nieske Road Bridge, by Quabbin Valley Folk

December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“Nieske Road Bridge” by Quabbin Valley Folk tells the story of a small-town crossing that quietly held a community together. When it closed, the ripple was felt far beyond traffic
#adamrsweet #QuabbinValleyFolk #NieskeRoadBridge
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/nieske...

UMass Pantry Serves, by Roots River Reggae

December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

"UMass Pantry Serves" by Roots River is a reggae tribute to the UMass Campus Pantry and the thousands it supported in its first months. A song about dignity, community, and food on the table when it matters most.

#adamrsweet #RootsRiver #UMassPantryServes

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/umass-...

track by Roots River Reggae

NASA Songs by Adam R. Sweet • Audius

December 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

Check out my #playlist "@NASA Songs"
#NASA @spacex @RocketLab @blueorigin Songs of Low Earth Orbit
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Songs about NASA

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December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

Check out my #playlist, "Songs of UMass Amherst" on #Audius #OriginalMusic #AdamRSweet audius.co/adamrsweet/p...

Songs of UMass Amherst by Adam R. Sweet • Audius

The biggest employer in my area is the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. I often write songs about events happening there or related to it.

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December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“Solstice At UMass” by Roots River captures sunrise and sunset at the UMass Sunwheel on the shortest day of the year. @umassamherst

#adamrsweet #RootsRiver #SolsticeAtUMass

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/solsti...

Solstice at UMass, by Roots River

track by Roots River

Hanukkah in Holyoke (Quantum Klezmer), by Quantum Klezmer

December 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“Hanukkah in Holyoke” by Quantum Klezmer brings clarinet, accordion, piano, bass, drums, and a Yiddish voiced lead together to celebrate candlelight, community, and winter joy in Western Mass.
#adamrsweet #QuantumKlez #HanukkahInHolyoke #Klezmer
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/hanukk...

track by Quantum Klezmer

FOMO (Another Rock Opera), by August Moon (Rock Opera)

December 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“FOMO” by August Moon (Rock Opera) takes on comparison culture and the fear of falling behind in 2025. A rock opera moment about timelines, pressure, and choosing to move at a human speed. #adamrsweet #AugustMoon #FOMO
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/fomo-a...

track by August Moon (Rock Opera)

Terms and Conditions, by Adam R Sweet

December 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“Terms and Conditions” by August Moon (Rock Opera) takes on teen angst in 2025. Algorithms, pressure, visibility, debt, and the fight to stay human inside systems that never sleep.
#adamrsweet #AugustMoon #TermsAndConditions
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/terms-...

Crazy Massachusetts Weather, by August Moon (Rock Opera)

December 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

“Crazy Massachusetts Weather” by August Moon (Rock Opera) captures how a single day can swing from sun to snow to rain and back again.
#adamrsweet #AugustMoon #CrazyMassachusettsWeather
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/crazy-...

track by August Moon (Rock Opera)

47 Police Recruits, by Adam R Sweet

December 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

Recorded today, this bluegrass song tells the story of forty seven new police recruits at the moment their training ends and their watch begins. rooted in Western Massachusetts.
#adamrsweet #TheAmericanaProject #FortySevenPoliceRecruits #Holyoke
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/47-pol...

All In Your Mind, by Seven Sisters

December 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

"All In Your Mind" is a new Seven Sisters swing tune inspired by neuroscience and the idea that perception is a kind of everyday hallucination.
#adamrsweet #SevenSistersSwing #AllInYourMind
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/all-in...

track by Seven Sisters

MIRO U, by The Americana Project

December 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A new robotics song exploring a six-armed industrial helper designed to lift, switch tools, and work beside people on the floor. Practical automation, not science fiction. @MideaAmerica

#adamrsweet #CyberneticFusion #MIROU

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/miro-u

NEO Works, by The Americana Project

December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A new chapter in the NEO series, focused on humanoid robots working alongside people in factories, logistics, and healthcare. Not science fiction, just the sound of steady help showing up on the floor. @1x_tech

#adamrsweet #CyberneticFusion #NEOWorks

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/neo-wo...

Westfield Son, by Quabbin Valley Folk

December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A song honoring a Navy SEAL from Westfield whose journey began in the high school pool and ended in service to others. Sad, honorable, and rooted in hometown memory.

#adamrsweet #WestfieldSon #HonorAndService #WestfieldMA

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/westfi...

Space Force Platform Pantheon, by Adam R Sweet

December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A Cybernetic Fusion track inspired by the Space Force move from numbers to names. Platforms gain mythology, missions gain identity, and orbit becomes culture inside a pulsing electronic ritual.
#adamrsweet #CyberneticFusion #SpaceForcePlatformPantheon
adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/space-...

Structured Light (Quantum Dancefloor), by Adam R Sweet

December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Adam R. Sweet

@adamrsweet.bsky.social

A four on the floor pulse built from structured photons, twisted modes, and lab born rhythm. Cybernetic Fusion exploring how light carries meaning when spin, orbit, and time fall into phase.

#adamrsweet #CyberneticFusion #StructuredLight

adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/struct...