They just want him to strum and murmur those wistful songs, singing words written by a young man who was already old at heart.

Also on the bill is Califone, a fine band from the Chicago experimental scene that plays wistful songs with a constant, thin hum.

The wistful song is a young man saying farewell to his father: "The man of the hour has taken his final bow/Goodbye for now."

The quiet playing of the strings around the piano's wistful song near the end of the Andante was quite simply exquisite.

Interwoven among the more wistful songs were earthier blues and country-flavored numbers sparsely arranged for voice and a four-piece band.

For a finale, she sang "Here's to Life," a wistful song about growing older.

As a singer she injected even the most wistful song with an indefatigable verve and optimism.

While the Irish leaned to wistful songs about the old country, German numbers were more self-mocking.

There was at the time a French popular song, wistful and haunting, and I used to repeat it in my mind like a rosary.:

And the score has wonderful, wistful songs.