Sunday morning music

Here’s a half-century-old song from the recently late and much-missed Leonard Cohen. It, and the other songs on his debut album, were a staple of my youth. I still find it hard to believe that he’s dead. Makes me feel old . . . Peter

Sunday morning music

Friends in Colorado are vocally unhappy at being dumped on by an April snowstorm. To comfort them, here’s Flanders and Swann, a British comedy duo from the 1950’s and ’60’s, with their Song of the Weather. Peter

Sunday morning music

I think it’s time for a little classical music. How about Mendelssohn‘s Violin Concerto? This performance is by Sayaka Shoji, performing last year during the international music festival, “Stars on the Baikal”, held in Irkutsk, Russia. The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Yuri Temirkanov. Ms. Shoji plays a Stradivarius violin made in 1729. I… Continue reading Sunday morning music

Sunday morning music for Easter

From Handel’s “Messiah”, and from my favorite recording of it, here’s the final two choruses: “Worthy is the Lamb” and “Amen”. A happy, holy and blessed Easter to you all! Peter

Sunday morning music – the nonsense version

On a whim, I decided to have some musical fun this morning. Last month I posted a number of songs by Albert Hammond, including the ‘one hit wonder’ Gimme Dat Ding, performed by The Pipkins. One comment noted, “Oh great. Now that last tune is stuck in my head.” Yes, it is sort of that way,… Continue reading Sunday morning music – the nonsense version

Sunday morning music

Here are a few songs from one of my favorite folk rock groups, Blackmore’s Night. From their first album, a meditative, soulful song. Here’s Ritchie Blackmore with a classical piece that displays his virtuoso skills. The group gets a bit wilder with ‘The Storm’. And finally, one of my favorites among their many songs, an… Continue reading Sunday morning music

Sunday morning music, inspired by my latest book

Great news! My second Western novel is almost ready for publication. Expect to see it within the next week to ten days, if all goes well. Here’s the proposed cover. I’ll have more to say about it in a few days. Because it’s a Western, here are five Western-themed or -inspired songs to set the… Continue reading Sunday morning music, inspired by my latest book

Sunday morning music

Here’s one of my all-time favorite progressive rock pieces: “Autumn“, by Strawbs. It’s from their 1974 album “Hero and Heroine“. How strange to think I remember that coming out, 43 years ago. Damn, sometimes I feel old! Peter

Sunday morning music

I’m going to try something new on this blog. I’ve been putting up multiple posts per day ever since I started blogging back in 2008, and that will continue for the foreseeable future. However, with my writing as well as the blogging (four novels, one novella and one short story scheduled for this year!), I’m… Continue reading Sunday morning music