It’s a sad Sunday Morning Music for me today, because yesterday I learned that Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers during their heyday in the 1960’s, died on Friday. Her voice was extraordinary, but so was her life in general, in so many ways. I grew up with The Seekers’ music, and it’s… Continue reading Sunday morning music
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Sunday morning music
I’d never heard of “Bardcore” until, quite by chance, I came across the Youtube channel of a lady calling herself Hildegard von Blingin’ (an obvious play on the medieval abbess, musician and composer, Hildegard von Bingen). She has this to say: Bardcore for the discerning clergyman, noble, or muck-gathering peasant. I am a Canadian… Continue reading Sunday morning music
“I want to put drinking beer in the Olympics”
I’m sure many readers have indulged in Wiki-wandering from time to time. That’s what happens when you look up something on Wikipedia, and something on that page catches your eye, and you click through to find out more about it, and that leads you on to something else, and so on, and so on.… Continue reading “I want to put drinking beer in the Olympics”
Sunday morning music
This one’s for the British version of “flower children”. How many of you remember Lindisfarne? They’re a British group that started strong (some called them the “1970’s Beatles”), but fell out of the limelight quickly. Allmusic comments: Lindisfarne barely command more than a footnote in most rock reference books. During the early ’70s, however,… Continue reading Sunday morning music
Sunday morning music
This morning we remember a singer who wasn’t quite a one-hit wonder, but was forever defined by his first big hit. Subsequent songs (of which there were many) never rose to the same height of popularity, which I think is a pity, because they’re all enjoyable in their own way. Peter Sarsted was born… Continue reading Sunday morning music
A musical In Memoriam
Who can forget the iconic music theme from the James Bond movies? It seems the composer of the original 007 theme, Monty Norman, died yesterday. The story of how he developed that theme is interesting. Bond producer Cubby Broccoli had asked Norman to compose the first movie’s score, having been impressed with his stage… Continue reading A musical In Memoriam
Sunday morning music
This morning’s music is a bit of a wandering train of thought. It began when I heard a song from a Yogscast video dating back to 2011. On February 3rd, 2011, YouTubers[1] Yogscast Simon and Lewis posted a video titled, “Minecraft – ‘Shadow of Israphel’ Part 8: Diggy Diggy Hole,” the eighth part of… Continue reading Sunday morning music
A happy and blessed Independence Day to all my readers
In honor of the occasion, here’s what’s always struck me as a quintessentially American celebration: rock group Boston performing the National Anthem instrumentally at a football game on July 4th, 2006. May the freedom we celebrate today continue to be a reality; and may all who threaten that freedom lose their own. Peter
Sunday morning music
Here’s a treat for Pink Floyd fans, and for David Gilmour‘s fans in particular. On 26th August 2006, Gilmour performed the final concert of his “On An Island” tour at the Gdansk Shipyard in Poland, in honor of the 26th anniversary of the founding of the Solidarity trade union, one of the driving forces behind… Continue reading Sunday morning music
Sunday morning music
Here’s a different sort of music video. Classical guitarist Brandon Acker, whom we’ve met in these pages before, samples four different guitars: one costing $200, one $2,000, one $20,000 and one a mere (!) $200,000. It’s an interesting experiment with price versus sound versus “playability” (to coin a phrase). You may not be able… Continue reading Sunday morning music