Adaptation
Just heard Bernice Johnson Reagon on NPR, talking about, among other things, her experience (as part of the Civil Rights...
Archive for Music
All shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well
On my way to bed, half asleep; occurred to me that I could use an optimistic song, and "Julian of...
Latest earworm
A couple weeks ago, the webcomic Darths & Droids had an episode that quoted two songs from Les Misérables. In...
John McCutcheon concert tonight in Santa Cruz
Keep forgetting to post this: singer/songwriter John McCutcheon is doing his annual Santa Cruz concerts this weekend. As usual, he'll...
Tolkien songs
SarahP asked if there's a way to hear how the songs in Lord of the Rings are meant to be...
To hear your voices lifted up in radiant song
I've been intermittently working on putting together another CD of songs I like to sing along with in the car...
Hallelujah Choruses
A few days ago, Amy S linked to a video of a fabulous performance: silent monks performing the Hallelujah Chorus....
In the morning
Only two more days 'til Winter Solstice. Here in California, it'll happen Monday morning at 9:47 a.m. I'm really really...
Rounds: recorded, printed, and animated
Am continuing to try to check things off my to-do list. Latest item on list was to buy Sol Weber's...
Earworm: “I’m Yours”
Seems like I keep running into Jason Mraz's song "I'm Yours" lately, and every time I do, it runs through...
How to Write Your Own Gilbert & Sullivan Opera
While I was driving yesterday, Anna Russell's "How to Write Your Own Gilbert & Sullivan Opera" came up on my...
Libana: A Circle Is Cast (rounds and chants) in iTunes Store
Libana is a world music ensemble focused on "the traditional and contemporary music and dance of the world's women." I...