Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Saturday, April 23, 2022

AMAZING GRACE by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 1972

I have never heard this rendition of Amazing Grace and it is wonderful. I love bagpipes and military band music as well. This recording topped the charts 50 years ago this month. Listen and enjoy.
Read the history behind this recording here. xo

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme with Music


Another scanned page from an old book. I think it would have made music lessons more enjoyable for children. My mother was forced to take piano lessons and she disliked them immensely, so much so she couldn't play a note later in life. 🎹 
I was never able to read music and I've heard that part of the brain is also where learning a foreign language is located. I was never good with those either. I woke up to a nice cool morning in the low 60s and it felt wonderful. xo

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Help is On The Way

Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba. is donating 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and one million protective face masks to the United States. The Chinese billionaire already has pledged 2 million protective masks to European countries.

Read the article in the link below.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/14/21179624/alibaba-co-founder-jack-ma-coronavirus-test-kits-masks-us

The Washington Post has a daily free newsletter on coronavirus. I signed up for it and it's very good. I cannot find a link devoted to the newsletter alone but it appears on today's Washington Post article. Look closely and sign up. It's got all the information most of us need.

Look for a black box with the words Sign Up and a circle with a red envelope indicating email and the wording below:
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Receive the most important developments in your inbox every day. All stories linked in the newsletter are free to access.
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I put my outerwear out in the sun to disinfect after I went food shopping yesterday. I put my phone outside too. It's raining today and will be again tomorrow; I'm so glad I went out when I did. There were lots of empty shelves but I got everything on my list. There was no bread and absolutely no canned goods and not much cereal. I keep trying to sign up for InstaCart for home food delivery but I can't make it do what I want so far. The things I want don't seem to come up on the list. Will keep trying and keep you informed.
I am a homebody at heart and I love being at home anyway so my life seems much the same. Friends are checking in with me and that's comforting in case I need them. Be well and hang in there. xo

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming operas FREE during coronavirus closure. Read more here.

Free Digital Concerts - Berlin Symphony. Read more here.

I just found a really darling video of an Australian shepherd giving advice on how to protect yourself from this virus. Follow @my_aussie_gal showing you how. You will have to click on the arrow to start the video. She is the smartest dog ever.

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes Set to Music: Old Book





I found an old book at an estate sale that is full of pages like this, each one with an engraving. I cannot read music so I don't know if I would recognize the tune. I always liked the Crooked Man rhyme as a child. I don't remember the chair part of the Pussy Cat rhyme. The cat did a great service and the Queen never knew!

Enjoy your Sunday. xo

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Video: Stars and Stripes Forever

Be prepared for foot tapping. I adore this family affair. These siblings are having such fun! If you cannot see the video below, here's the link.

Friday, December 22, 2017

Ode to Joy To The World video


If this doesn't get you in the mood for Christmas, nothing will. Smile. It is a very beautiful and joyful presentation, isn't it? 

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Adele, Her Authentic Self

vogue:

“I feel so comfortable in my own skin. I really like how I look, I like who I am, I like everyone that I surround myself with.”

Read the Adele ~ Vogue cover story here.

She's in a very good place, isn't she? Maybe that's why we love her so much.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Mozart Locket Sold at Sothebys

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
LOCK OF THE COMPOSER'S FAIR HAIR, CONTAINED IN A 19th CENTURY GILT LOCKET, WITH A 19th CENTURY MANUSCRIPT NOTE OF PROVENANCE. SOLD. 35,000 GBP 
See auction post here, scroll down for description.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

BBC Music Video - God Only Knows

Old song by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys to launch BBC Music.
Click here if you can't see the video below.

This is so wonderful. This song has been stuck in my head all day. It was featured on the ABC evening news last night. View it full screen on your computer for the full effect. Enjoy!


This shows how the video was made. Click here if you can't see video above.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

French Choir Boys


Dreaming of Home. I found this wonderful video on Donna Baker's Blog called Gather. She posted the lyrics and the history of this beautiful song too. Choir boys always make me cry. This old Scottish hymn is from the movie JOYEUX NOEL and it's not on my must see list. Thanks, Donna.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Wonderful Original Video

This is guaranteed to make you smile. It's not scary at all. It's a very colorful spider dancing to YMCA by The Village People. You'll love it.

Click here if you can't see the video above. Original Video by Jurgen Otto
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