Bambie is gearing up to fly the flag for Ireland at this year's Eurovison Song Contest.
P R E L U D E I've been away a lot, it feels - first, a lovely trip to Suffolk and Norfolk, for my old office annual reunion in memory of our former colleague, Gavin Brown, who was sadly taken far too young by cancer. We get together every year for "Gavin's day" - a great lunch, a chance to see old friends, and to remember. Then Charlie and I were up in the Cotswolds for our nephew Toby's wedding to Alexa. A wonderful day. The evening before we stayed with our friends Luke and Duncan at their beautiful little cott, and at sunset we went for a quick walk above Adelstrop - the sunset was golden, the country below glowed. High above us an almost full moon. E A S T E R S O N G It has been a busy three weeks. What a relief to be home, with nothing to do, no-one to see, for Easter. I got home late on Thursday evening. Here was the garden on Good Friday.
Charina Almanzar is the mother of beautiful 23 years old rapper from the Bronx, New York called Ice Spice. She blew up the internet for her striking resemblance to her daughter and also videos of her vibing to her daughter's songs.
On Oct. 19, 1814, an Austrian teenager named Franz Schubert wrote "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel," a boldly innovative song that remains an inspiration for singers and songwriters.
I just came across this cute page on facebook with the sweetest illustrations and picked out a few of the things that make me really happy. Find your’s on The Happy Page. #100happydays #happ…
Another mark in the “why the Internet rules” column: an Oklahoma college student named Amelia has transcribed the music written on the ass of a figure from the “Hell” panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s famous triptych painting The Garden of Earthly Delights, and posted a recording of it to her Tumblr. Listen to it here. It’s not the most mind-blowing music you’ll hear in your life, I know, but it’s still wonderful that this was done. There it is. Wonder why it took five centuries before someone played it? Music geeks may have noticed that the staff on the man’s butt (must resist obvious joke) has only four lines. It seems likely that this is an older form of notation used for Gregorian chants. If you’ll indulge a nitpick—on her blog, Amelia calls this “LITERALLY the 600-years-old butt song from hell.” Given that most sources hold that the triptych’s completion date was around the year 1500, give or take, it’s much, much closer to about 500 years old. But an error like that is easy enough to ascribe to a slip of the typing finger. If you’re curious to know more...
Move over “Flight of the Bumblebee.” There might be a harder song to play, and twelve-year-old child prodigy Alexandra Dovgan is showing us how it’s done. This young piano player has an impressive number of awards under her belt already, and she just started playing at the age of five. She has taken part in
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads [1915] Hail, Bishop Valentine, whose day this is! All the air is thy diocese, And all the chirping choristers And other birds are...
This is Kælan Mikla, and in the three years they’ve been around they’ve evolved by leaps and bounds, completely changing their sound while keeping their core concept of wallowing in sorrow.
A beautiful pen & ink and watercolour drawing by Ed Org. Hand titled and signed by Ed Org. ‘Of clouds that take whole days to pass; And are sometimes forced to pick With fiery arrows through the thick, Till the cracking racks asunder Roll, and awe the world with thunder’. Song of the Cloud-Nymphs. The piece is sold mounted and framed. Image size approx : 21.5cm x 28cm (8" x 11"). Outer frame size approx: 40.5cm x 51cm (16" x 20"). This piece can also be purchased using Own Art - interest free credit, payable in 10 equal monthly installments - contact the gallery for full details. Also available as an open edition print - click HERE for details. See more work by Ed Org HERE. About Ed OrgBorn in Shropshire in 1955, Ed had an idyllic childhood among woods, fields, secret pools and ruined barns, which helped fire his imagination for mythological work. In the 1970s Ed undertook a Foundation course at Shrewsbury College of Art, and then completed a Fine Art degree at Cheltenham College of Art, with his final degree show based on "The Lord of the Rings".Until the early 90s Ed worked as a graphic designer in the advertising industry, and then in 1993 he chose to follow his heart and leave safe employment to pursue his own path, and started to create personal works on a mythological theme in watercolour and intricate pencil drawings. He is influenced by his favourite artist, Edward Burne-Jones, but also the book illustrators, Arthur Rackham, Willy Pogany, Russell Flint, Charles Robinson, and others. The landscapes of Devon, the Lake District and local woodland are a feature in many of his pieces. His larger works can take up to 18 months to complete. Ed also produces open and limited edition prints of many of his works.Ed has undertaken numerous commissions, the most notable being several corporate designs for the Wychwood Brewery including 'Hobgoblin', 'Black Wych' and 'Fiddler's Elbow'.Ed has a strong following and many collectors across the UK and abroad.Obsidian has been showing Ed's work since we first opened in 2002, and we now showcase his work in an annual solo show.
It is the last day of the year and that is a good time to cut out of your life what does not serve you any longer. In her latest song "Do You Feel Like A Sinner Yet?" L.A. singer/songwriter Halo Kitsch describes how she tried to escape her own downward spiral. The song packs much drama and energy in
Yiddish music icons, Merna and Claire Barry, entertained generations of Jewish Americans with their jazzy versions of Yiddish songs. For over 40 years the Bagelman Sisters, later known as the Barry Sisters, were the darlings of Jewish entertainment. Their recordings could be found in almost every Jewish household in the 1950s and 60s. The younger […]
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Mitchell and Cohen were a potent pair.
This gorgeous classic by The Righteous Brothers was sung by the talented and beautiful eleven-year-old Cassandra Star. She lovingly dedicated it to her Papa and Nana, her grandparents. Her delicate voice and the wonderful arrangement of the song made it all the more touching and special. This young singer sang…
The songs of Steven Foster gave us some of the most powerful iconography of the South.
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Moon Song
As we’re all missing live performance, two Bocellis give us a special moment of music.
"Desolation's Flower" by Ragana on limited edition bone coloured vinyl. Track listing: 1. Desolation's Flower 2. Woe 3. Ruins 4. DTA 5. Winter's Light Pt. 2 6. Pain 7. In the Light of the Burning World Notes from the Haus: Veering between brutal and beautiful, heavy and harmonious, we’ve been fans of Ragana since their first screamo doom offerings many moons ago. The two-piece forged from the DIY punk scene of Olympia, WA now find a home at dark experimental record label The Flenser for their latest LP, 'Desolation’s Flower', a record containing seven incantations of loss, rage, pain and hope. From the flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest and its enduring relationship to black metal, they join the lineage of bands paying tribute and humility to nature’s power. This combined with a raw fury against the systems that continue to oppress, they present hymns of gratitude for the queer ancestors that forged the paths before, known and unknown, hope bleeding into songs ‘cascading from rage and survival into catharsis and compassion.’ “We live in the light of the burning world”
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Tunes and their videos to get your feet tapping. Whatever you’re toasting these are the songs to listen to.
Hauser wasted no time in re-entering the dating pool and forming a relationship with the Italian singer. Stjepan Hauser, a member of 2CELLOS from Croatia, is madly in love with his beautiful girlfriend, Benedetta Caretta.
