tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62410205879878942792024-03-27T18:53:47.883-05:00Spock’s Record Round-UpMark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.comBlogger1171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-83553826618091085062024-03-25T00:43:00.000-05:002024-03-25T00:43:05.836-05:00A Penultimate Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiezUemPG1FIFhidkM8di8UQa8v16bt2UuEgli2JthK80W473mHDInM_YykUU3noxc9UFxx_0v34OeLvPkdgNk-_tsZyK7QDD5H-jz-OAZ1Jmx6FcEvfqqgLbsyKVwgKOXcTukzZ-ltxRqz9P-hp1iLePhtMVBuKuxouFnwQQvfrwr11MEKhV6dmF6OQ4la" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiezUemPG1FIFhidkM8di8UQa8v16bt2UuEgli2JthK80W473mHDInM_YykUU3noxc9UFxx_0v34OeLvPkdgNk-_tsZyK7QDD5H-jz-OAZ1Jmx6FcEvfqqgLbsyKVwgKOXcTukzZ-ltxRqz9P-hp1iLePhtMVBuKuxouFnwQQvfrwr11MEKhV6dmF6OQ4la=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div>This is the last of my albums of Mary O'Hara's beautiful singing and playing.<div><br /></div><div>It's a 1982 release.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfhxKc1_m4vIY5fW0ACSr-7oq0_ZsQZRnZIbL_dEUfUx6WJl5gULrxDLPfBSccPf2hkXLeDrePbQ3w-C2583e31beQxYUYyd2azp_UuHQlD6J57C4AtZMFH4Uc3NDwWPhwY6HLbUbo7rOei8irwFhW_mGZwFel7LvifkVEleR7aU9Nz7ujKAaExx5ANNcJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1779" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfhxKc1_m4vIY5fW0ACSr-7oq0_ZsQZRnZIbL_dEUfUx6WJl5gULrxDLPfBSccPf2hkXLeDrePbQ3w-C2583e31beQxYUYyd2azp_UuHQlD6J57C4AtZMFH4Uc3NDwWPhwY6HLbUbo7rOei8irwFhW_mGZwFel7LvifkVEleR7aU9Nz7ujKAaExx5ANNcJ=w400-h393" width="400" /></a></div>01. My Lagan Love (4:00)</div><div><div>02. Kitty of Coleraine (1:49)</div><div>03. A Soft Day (2:11)</div><div>04. Óró Mo Bháidin (Óró My Little Boat) (3:20)</div><div>05. Young Brigid O'Malley (2:39)</div><div>06. Danny Boy (3:13)</div><div>07. The Spanish Lady (2:19)</div><div>08. She Moved Through the Fair (3:15)</div><div>09. The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (3:26)</div><div>10. The Fairy Tree (2:11)</div><div>11. Ailiú Éanai (2:53)</div><div>12. Bring Me a Shawl from Galway (3:21)</div><div>13. Down by the Sally Gardens (2:54)</div><div>14. The Song of Glendun (4:08)</div><div>15. An Peata Circe (The Pet Hen) (1:26)</div><div>16. The Quiet Land of Erin (3:28)</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhttBiTrYiSC6szNe4AUZMyk5aJgQfHxGRTVkqnQ2fneyRWC0zdMK2WpJHIekaaHqEhEA-XT_mJiH0ldmUdwMtn03NWbc-gb27TKxkU1MoncfD_1N3OHdx9xJQYjQLOdXECLOCvfvZ4rbuIw7keUEqKjSZdS1UO8GtPVzBu8RAkJ9G1gLlWLmJZtB3YDvap" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2184" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhttBiTrYiSC6szNe4AUZMyk5aJgQfHxGRTVkqnQ2fneyRWC0zdMK2WpJHIekaaHqEhEA-XT_mJiH0ldmUdwMtn03NWbc-gb27TKxkU1MoncfD_1N3OHdx9xJQYjQLOdXECLOCvfvZ4rbuIw7keUEqKjSZdS1UO8GtPVzBu8RAkJ9G1gLlWLmJZtB3YDvap=w400-h384" width="400" /></a></div><br />A couple of tracks are repeats from earlier albums, but with different performances. Enchanting!</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ligatures: none; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/1akpqiymdymw/O_H-ASfI1982.rar" target="_blank">A Song for Ireland </a></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>See you on Thursday for the last of our Irish-tinged posts!</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-19367563055134259112024-03-21T00:18:00.002-05:002024-03-21T00:18:28.002-05:00Why Isn't That Piano Sinking?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwwl3qZXYBQI_PefkIOG3ESTFcHka2548K3P7IXMYdaTLSEZrLdMhHrwl2fj_I8ZjHQVX8Mtryn076jfrX2Y3FXr_E79--t5rguDDcyIHyFQgtjUvz2CaZeSTA9MA7tEZR3P5IiHPDUp5opO5vv689GEI9ySQhUzz38M81DzL2Vj7R96GFT5nyvAmiB0O8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwwl3qZXYBQI_PefkIOG3ESTFcHka2548K3P7IXMYdaTLSEZrLdMhHrwl2fj_I8ZjHQVX8Mtryn076jfrX2Y3FXr_E79--t5rguDDcyIHyFQgtjUvz2CaZeSTA9MA7tEZR3P5IiHPDUp5opO5vv689GEI9ySQhUzz38M81DzL2Vj7R96GFT5nyvAmiB0O8=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div>I mean, a grand piano sitting out on an Irish countryside, why aren't there any tracks from dragging the thing? Could this thing be staged? Perish the thought!<br /><br /><div>01. Danny Boy (3:58)</div><div>02. Spancil Hill (4:40)</div><div>03. The Bride's Return (4:38)</div><div>04. O'Neill's March (2:34)</div><div>05. Galway Bay (5:15)</div><div>06. From Clare to Here (4:34)</div><div>07. Only Our Rivers Run Free (5:46)</div><div>08. Tóg go bog é (Take It Easy) (3:35)</div><div>09. Dublin in the Rare 'Oul Times/ Molly Malone (4:26)</div><div>10. Star of the County Down (5:50)</div><div>11. Scenes of Antrim (4:16)</div><div>12. The Reel of Timothy O'Neill (2:24)</div><div>13. Carrickfergus (4:25)</div><div>14. The Town I Loved So Well (3:11)</div><div>15. The Meeting of the Waters (3:27)</div><div><br /></div><div>A 1996 release that’s by turns beguiling and ponderous. Mr O’Neill should not be singing (the overlong Track 7). </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/6i55zf015ys0/O%5C%27N-TMotWaters-1996.rar" target="_blank">The Meeting of the Waters</a></span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">See you Monday!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></div><p></p>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-53480542300386126102024-03-18T00:39:00.002-05:002024-03-18T00:39:24.481-05:00And a Mighty Fine One It Is!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgS_XPUulh-be2Ihy1A9vtKxMvmjvQcYq_imt77kjo4MBJMLrDDie3tyR-PGPu8T8_BNEXwdJQHEr1o5GtSNHgG2c4dk0PLDICQdcczBKYoCf22tS1vhyKfw18P73dSpHBrqSP-1uOZh-HDJ-bA9l2nUW1kk1prSxj9H6T6IzJLdPAkxgnc0IuYw3721r/s1425/Mary%20O'Hara%20-%20Mary%20O'Hara's%20Ireland%20CD%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgS_XPUulh-be2Ihy1A9vtKxMvmjvQcYq_imt77kjo4MBJMLrDDie3tyR-PGPu8T8_BNEXwdJQHEr1o5GtSNHgG2c4dk0PLDICQdcczBKYoCf22tS1vhyKfw18P73dSpHBrqSP-1uOZh-HDJ-bA9l2nUW1kk1prSxj9H6T6IzJLdPAkxgnc0IuYw3721r/w400-h400/Mary%20O'Hara%20-%20Mary%20O'Hara's%20Ireland%20CD%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, top o' the morning to ya. This here is a great collection of songs, played and sung by that wondrous lady.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>01. An Crann Ubhall (The Apple Tree) (1:29)</div><div>02. She Lived Beside the Anner (3:05)</div><div>03. Cucuin A Chuaichin (Cuckoo Little Cuckoo) (1:43)</div><div>04. Kitty of Coleraine (1:48)</div><div>05. Roisin Dubh (Dark Rosaleen) (2:58)</div><div>06. Down by the Sally Gardens (2:24)</div><div>07. Luibin O Luth (2:28)</div><div>08. I Will Walk with My Love (2:22)</div><div>09. Seothin Seo (3:09)</div><div>10. The Parting (2:11)</div><div>11. s Ar Eirinn Ni N-Eosfhainn Ce H-I (And for Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name) (3:35)</div><div>12. The Last Rose of Summer (3:55)</div><div>13. Sean 'Sa Bhriste Leathair (John and His Leather Breeches) (1:36)</div><div>14. Young Brigid O'Malley (2:34)</div><div>15. Deus Meus (My God) (2:22)</div><div>16. I Know My Love (2:58)</div><div>17. Sliabh Geal Gcua Ne Feile (Bright Mountain) (2:47)</div><div>18. Trotting to the Fair (1:48)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_h24R9ZtnGBuYWAPQ08b-_Ruc7vurmEwx3nJYrMBpK3iO0hYpkwcdGhk0yuxuB-b5n00_kv4JwW1ynJjbrjamuWFCuFnOM2FCGvV6zBLVzp27fsBC2D70kryiMuIzb1YctAGE791TTPsEI43FE1tWs_Pi6ZbC57Ujk5CxYOMOcPeve5OR0pIlhezSkYU/s1800/Mary%20O'Hara%20-%20Mary%20O'Hara's%20Ireland%20side%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_h24R9ZtnGBuYWAPQ08b-_Ruc7vurmEwx3nJYrMBpK3iO0hYpkwcdGhk0yuxuB-b5n00_kv4JwW1ynJjbrjamuWFCuFnOM2FCGvV6zBLVzp27fsBC2D70kryiMuIzb1YctAGE791TTPsEI43FE1tWs_Pi6ZbC57Ujk5CxYOMOcPeve5OR0pIlhezSkYU/w400-h400/Mary%20O'Hara%20-%20Mary%20O'Hara's%20Ireland%20side%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think you'll think so, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b7-s5Eipy6e0TaEsKT7oee2XoR7yCGcoP5vujDkaBoPRcK1iJMz2Wqbx5e0rcPD9-_g2yufZH4N4lkHzqa1FlGiRM5K59QLy54zbFclCmr1-7nIyG8sjRJsXYcmtODyfCDJW73kQ36DyOnO0T-D-RuOvU5_sBrAZpaBImWEGxKL2Dn2EFeSimjRHEU5A/s1800/Mary%20O'Hara%20-%20Mary%20O'Hara's%20Ireland%20side%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b7-s5Eipy6e0TaEsKT7oee2XoR7yCGcoP5vujDkaBoPRcK1iJMz2Wqbx5e0rcPD9-_g2yufZH4N4lkHzqa1FlGiRM5K59QLy54zbFclCmr1-7nIyG8sjRJsXYcmtODyfCDJW73kQ36DyOnO0T-D-RuOvU5_sBrAZpaBImWEGxKL2Dn2EFeSimjRHEU5A/w400-h400/Mary%20O'Hara%20-%20Mary%20O'Hara's%20Ireland%20side%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 119%;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/56nkazwhywzi/O_H-Mo%27HI1973.rar" target="_blank">Mary O'Hara's Ireland </a></span></i></b></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div>See you Thursday!</div><div> </div></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-44918147646586487732024-03-14T00:36:00.003-05:002024-03-14T00:36:55.847-05:00Sing Along If You're Still Sober!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd07UIveVqq8Hi5OoEpgrQvdx4OS3pBSghburLIBitSSknlvpy_IZLjtQ15hj04sXgUpWXMZC8NQDjwvjP5ZjMIXzsU3RRtYo1YAgfbhcIhls7l9hsOxk8BDX0i1aM-Cj1iF4nOwr54qvU4xd8_PrtRTKEZGpr6SNu6ireJvHieEMiJGuFxWuJB4VxDLuY/s2850/Bill%20Shepherd%20Singers%20-%20Irish%20Sing-Along%201981%20CD%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="2850" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd07UIveVqq8Hi5OoEpgrQvdx4OS3pBSghburLIBitSSknlvpy_IZLjtQ15hj04sXgUpWXMZC8NQDjwvjP5ZjMIXzsU3RRtYo1YAgfbhcIhls7l9hsOxk8BDX0i1aM-Cj1iF4nOwr54qvU4xd8_PrtRTKEZGpr6SNu6ireJvHieEMiJGuFxWuJB4VxDLuY/w400-h400/Bill%20Shepherd%20Singers%20-%20Irish%20Sing-Along%201981%20CD%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Cheap shot, but playing to stereotypes with that one, I confess.<div><br /></div><div><div>01. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2:29)</div><div>02. Mother Machree (2:25)</div><div>03. Molly Malone (3:03)</div><div>04. A Little Bit of Heaven (3:48)</div><div>05. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (3:04)</div><div>06. Shenanigans (1:48)</div><div>07. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) (2:38)</div><div>08. The Rose of Tralee (3:21)</div><div>09. Kerry Dance (2:44)</div><div>10. Come Back to Erin (4:20)</div><div>11. The Girl I Left Behind Me (1:39)</div><div>12. Christmas in Killarney (2:20)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZxCE4nUIu_kZkM79TGLK9g6xkketB3ho1fd37wwTbV0m7l3QHrlipAHRZp0bF9aD-LOw2hihc4hf92IKlNfxJvugP2annRcIn9AmUESMRAfSWs6G7pFlgyldrvCo8Srpc299QUiA9o2QirK2GoHitElh3nfHzFF230hxiO3dCMShESboA3q_VvRxym8I/s2443/Bill%20Shepherd%20Singers%20-%20Irish%20Sing-Along%201981%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2443" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZxCE4nUIu_kZkM79TGLK9g6xkketB3ho1fd37wwTbV0m7l3QHrlipAHRZp0bF9aD-LOw2hihc4hf92IKlNfxJvugP2annRcIn9AmUESMRAfSWs6G7pFlgyldrvCo8Srpc299QUiA9o2QirK2GoHitElh3nfHzFF230hxiO3dCMShESboA3q_VvRxym8I/w400-h265/Bill%20Shepherd%20Singers%20-%20Irish%20Sing-Along%201981%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/411882-Bill-Shepherd" target="_blank">There really was a Bill Shepherd Singers</a> (I never heard of them). Painted in reverb, this offering seems super-sincere, and therefore nowadays it comes off as very cheesy. A men's-glee-club-type of jovial nightmare.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld7FB-OqKjW21AIaHOqlNbTwmuKfx-SitUMX3U4sEvh_awGuXI6LnbGUhDtwZAjzdEuLKkpB9qc5s1PFA5okgrXluKMEQwB_1l7ZRuAXLL7y74CJBK0n2r8daK5tsNfIvR4fntiUwK9FSmVWOpQ-jylv9aJoQNf5J4ZggnJaGSKoVbjniTEnMKW0AqrZi/s2457/Bill%20Shepherd%20Singers%20-%20Irish%20Sing-Along%201981%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="2457" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld7FB-OqKjW21AIaHOqlNbTwmuKfx-SitUMX3U4sEvh_awGuXI6LnbGUhDtwZAjzdEuLKkpB9qc5s1PFA5okgrXluKMEQwB_1l7ZRuAXLL7y74CJBK0n2r8daK5tsNfIvR4fntiUwK9FSmVWOpQ-jylv9aJoQNf5J4ZggnJaGSKoVbjniTEnMKW0AqrZi/w400-h261/Bill%20Shepherd%20Singers%20-%20Irish%20Sing-Along%201981%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/5xmisvopp5zg/BSS-IS-A81.rar" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Irish Sing-Along </a></div><div><br /></div><div>Keep singin' 'til Monday! See you then, with something a bit more heavenly.</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-35061944141254842152024-03-11T00:42:00.001-05:002024-03-11T00:42:14.543-05:00A Voice Bringing Magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlope9Wa88jYxHz8EPU_RB4M20uchcDjX6d1Mo1X3Ej2E5MLUVBLn9gapw-8nIzF7M3oQ7LZohyLQj8-a2YjGdzVuD1mxjduECsyqn7_Np4pO2lmz6pjQiWPRZv0A4Y_cgHTuw2feTl1d91xwvzzGGT6sKxW2BVBdGK2_TYNfIVkmVTvFeRoxWcT2QV9F/s1426/O'Hara%20-%20Songs%20of%20Ireland%201958%20CD%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlope9Wa88jYxHz8EPU_RB4M20uchcDjX6d1Mo1X3Ej2E5MLUVBLn9gapw-8nIzF7M3oQ7LZohyLQj8-a2YjGdzVuD1mxjduECsyqn7_Np4pO2lmz6pjQiWPRZv0A4Y_cgHTuw2feTl1d91xwvzzGGT6sKxW2BVBdGK2_TYNfIVkmVTvFeRoxWcT2QV9F/w400-h400/O'Hara%20-%20Songs%20of%20Ireland%201958%20CD%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I bought this LP at the OCU bookstore in 1974 and never repented for a second. I fell in love with Mary O'Hara's voice and playing. if you don't, then I scorn ye!<div><br /></div><div><div>01. Haigh Didil Dum (1:11)</div><div>02. Carraig Donn (3:29)</div><div>03. The Frog Song (2:12)</div><div>04. Oro Mo Bhaidin (3:29)</div><div>05. Jackets Green (1:25)</div><div>06. Seoladh Na Ngamhna (Driving the Calves) (2:52)</div><div>07. Wexford Mummer's Song (2:17)</div><div>08. Sliabh Na Mban (The Mountain of the Women) (2:45)</div><div>09. The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (3:37)</div><div>10. Down by the Glenside (2:21)</div><div>11. Maidrin Ruadh (The Little Fox) (2:05)</div><div>12. Silent O Moyle (The Song of Fionnuala) (3:00)</div><div>13. Dia Luain Dia Mairt (Monday, Tuesday) (2:22)</div><div>14. Farewell, But Whenever (4:16)</div><div>15. The Leprechaun (1:23)</div><div>16. Na Leanbhai I Mveithil (The Children in Bethlehem) (2:00)</div><div>17. The Famine Song (2:20)</div><div>18. She Didn't Dance (1:50)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E4WEBDznlhlQ8lmwIF8OZ7PIiAPq0Fx4PQydCKtqx9bhEo48oyyrj-UFAb28vs7N3uI00bazEnFaYmG4BUuT6PfVJaxEyDcPxvgQDo3O1PH9CUhsJ4CnLKpTXe-9VjmL3TBSeARUq0KOm_7TyCwEANoTf48aIpVoBe4KXvaKo-FdThoeJiO_1F5CLQ86/s1500/O'Hara%20-%20Songs%20of%20Ireland%201958%20side%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E4WEBDznlhlQ8lmwIF8OZ7PIiAPq0Fx4PQydCKtqx9bhEo48oyyrj-UFAb28vs7N3uI00bazEnFaYmG4BUuT6PfVJaxEyDcPxvgQDo3O1PH9CUhsJ4CnLKpTXe-9VjmL3TBSeARUq0KOm_7TyCwEANoTf48aIpVoBe4KXvaKo-FdThoeJiO_1F5CLQ86/w400-h400/O'Hara%20-%20Songs%20of%20Ireland%201958%20side%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqHxUUBDlQLn8BzJcvG9fAnAX1ETegEf_xkr9JQV4CMB9eOjaAabCPBnoFuEHFJPFS1RimAocQvSeimSvGEUleqStp4T1zHR2OjkKkg-Q1qPMK1mrIMiFUi2L-4a436VuBYUuTTN2iEgGmMpagnuvSqzh5UgNa9225mLTrOwy_8IjB7jYgHEyYetuQygN/s1500/O'Hara%20-%20Songs%20of%20Ireland%201958%20side%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqHxUUBDlQLn8BzJcvG9fAnAX1ETegEf_xkr9JQV4CMB9eOjaAabCPBnoFuEHFJPFS1RimAocQvSeimSvGEUleqStp4T1zHR2OjkKkg-Q1qPMK1mrIMiFUi2L-4a436VuBYUuTTN2iEgGmMpagnuvSqzh5UgNa9225mLTrOwy_8IjB7jYgHEyYetuQygN/w400-h400/O'Hara%20-%20Songs%20of%20Ireland%201958%20side%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 119%;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/6ox05em9mbns/O%5C%27H-SoI1958.rar" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Songs of Ireland </span></i></b></a></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><br /></div><div>The album that won my romantic heart to her firm yet vulnerable voice and stark playing. You'll be won over, too.</div><div><br /></div><div>See you Thursday!</div><div> </div></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-165175617027192132024-03-07T00:22:00.000-06:002024-03-07T00:22:06.920-06:00Unsatisfying Sampler<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPU5gzaqg7-svewd4zPxzaDrpfzk1AoC5UPj7j_NsXlIYXgsPJHO_KlD5OpXjobgEY9eOfzfNExBj7whGAQCWR8jKJTwmIRWYufIghbcL3fH3hp3u_eOZEVbcjfvPS5EEuqYi8JnnQX8WiAKyVqNYTlDbrUt5wtXxFEo5h0urfDmTbkWpgJxxVLaSyGfoI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="458" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPU5gzaqg7-svewd4zPxzaDrpfzk1AoC5UPj7j_NsXlIYXgsPJHO_KlD5OpXjobgEY9eOfzfNExBj7whGAQCWR8jKJTwmIRWYufIghbcL3fH3hp3u_eOZEVbcjfvPS5EEuqYi8JnnQX8WiAKyVqNYTlDbrUt5wtXxFEo5h0urfDmTbkWpgJxxVLaSyGfoI" width="241" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>This is the worst kind of collection, only a few snippets of each song before changing to another one. GRRRR! Who is this supposed to appeal to?</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Supposedly this accompanied a book with lyrics and guitar chords. But what good is only thirty seconds of a song before the track segues to a different one?</div></div><div><br /></div><div>After minutes of pains-taking research, I have come up with the titles of all the snippets included herein:</div><div><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">01 - Galway Shawl / Slievenamon / I Never Will Marry / Spancil Hill / Tied Up with a Black Velvet Band / Snowy Breasted Pearl / The Wild Colonial Boy / Love Is Pleasing</div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">02 - Nora / Avondale / Danny Boy / The Winter It Is Past / The Dying Rebel / Bunch of Thyme</div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">03 - The Minstrel Boy / Kelly of Killane / The Holy Ground / I'll Tell Me Ma / Risin’ of the Moon / Henry My Son / Dicey Reilly </div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">04 - Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore / An Old Man Came Courting Me / Shores of Americae / The Dear Little Shamrock / The Cliffs of Dooneen / The Connemara Cradle Song / Spinning Wheel / Zoological Gardens / The Wild Rover</div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">05 - Whiskey in a Jar / Waxie's Dargle / Rare Old Mountain Dew / The Spanish Lady / The Star of the County Down / Old Maid in the Garret / </div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">06 - Sweet Carnlough Bay / Easy and Slow / James Connolly / The West's Asleep / The Maid from Buncloudy / Father Murphy / Believe Me, If All These Endearing Young Charms / The Rose of Tralee</div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">07 - Galway Races / Old Woman from Wexford / Golden Jubilee / Home Boys Home</div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">08 - Down by the Salley Gardens / Slieve Gallon Braes / The Butcher Boy / Banna Strand / The Rose of Mooncoin / The Mountains of Mourne / Tis the Last Rose of Summer</div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;">09 - Molly Malone / Down by the Glenside / Carrickfergus / Skibbereen / Twenty-One Years / The Boston Burglar / Three Lovely Lassies from Kimmage / Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down</div></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;">10 - Will You Come to the Bower / Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry / The Boys of Wexford / The Foggy Dew / The Merry Ploughboy / The Irish Rover / A Nation Once Again</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><div>Don’t hold this one against poor old Ireland!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/16jukfyj01h0/E-ACoIBV193.rar" target="_blank">An over-crowded collection</a></div><div><br /></div><div>As you can tell by the printing on the cassette, this is the companion to a book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaONHUmKBp73uTOSaXxvs6b0ZmSAiqeRgcjiRxwYmlVcgXZx1qSUlPJSrdznfW2CifrznDsLY4yCedMGXCoW77MZKw9ofEd-OzznNu_fmJgucT_WehDxedahsIEYzeGwfmrQAgMonAcjZug7B7DlaetfmPyhakTGeDaK4bu6rtK1Wcw1NRILce9p9uTOWL/w290-h400/Ellison%20-%20A%20Collection%20of%20Irish%20Ballads%20V1%20rear%20cover.jpg" width="290" /></a></div>Good Luck! See you Monday for something divine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-19324974754001436242024-03-04T00:44:00.000-06:002024-03-04T00:44:25.927-06:00Welcome to a Taste of the Aulde Sod!Well, I ain't really <i>that</i> sentimental about me dear ol' (partial) native home of Ireland, but I came across enough material to fill up this month. So grin and bear it, fellow shamrock-sniffers!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1EoLOowJo7341fm5Mb8LZKtfizUwcaITvHSyiOqMNzdnKKFYC03I6HRxaDwZSUr1FIQb8E-L8ZMCbHEwpEEen_y1RhLnPOXsZYidcB97HBH9XygEp_B8ps4Nlt-5c48whYLLnWTAywDN5GaiNx3BR3fbbqz6qZmMmDy9ewcOEnjLHEV_ZnfJCuaD5U9v/s1425/McCaffrey%20-%20Rare%20Songs%20of%20Old%20Ireland%20CD%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1EoLOowJo7341fm5Mb8LZKtfizUwcaITvHSyiOqMNzdnKKFYC03I6HRxaDwZSUr1FIQb8E-L8ZMCbHEwpEEen_y1RhLnPOXsZYidcB97HBH9XygEp_B8ps4Nlt-5c48whYLLnWTAywDN5GaiNx3BR3fbbqz6qZmMmDy9ewcOEnjLHEV_ZnfJCuaD5U9v/w400-h400/McCaffrey%20-%20Rare%20Songs%20of%20Old%20Ireland%20CD%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This here's a 1963 LP ripped and coddled by meself.<div><br /></div><div><div>01. Birthday of St Patrick (1:57)</div><div>02. Slattery’s Mounted Fut (3:01)</div><div>03. Rose of Arranmore (2:24)</div><div>04. Irish Jaunting Car (2:01)</div><div>05. Shamus O’Brien (2:16)</div><div>06. I’ll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers (3:22)</div><div>07. Killeater Fair (2:44)</div><div>08. The Wild Colonial Boy (3:10)</div><div>09. Typical Irishman (2:58)</div><div>10. Spinning Wheel (3:04)</div><div>11. Sweet Marie (2:27)</div><div>12. Cottage by the Lea (3:37)</div><div>13. Norah Dailey (2:03)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U6tuGYEpTNzBg5u57Yq0HEOQvYUTGoA24UBU-FZiVUmt6JYCt8ms95-MqEMKEMDbBs2vJIkJNl8HC9IWQD1whIoIr0rKR3nyP9KYZhjZaeZs_f4rZFFLyIBkacBnQmpSAVil345FiasazXjrVqPLNtFrVKug46DyUMIhFiKw077mk1m-l7HBQG-lPiL6/s3003/McCaffrey%20-%20Rare%20Songs%20of%20Old%20Ireland%20%20LP%20rear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="2884" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U6tuGYEpTNzBg5u57Yq0HEOQvYUTGoA24UBU-FZiVUmt6JYCt8ms95-MqEMKEMDbBs2vJIkJNl8HC9IWQD1whIoIr0rKR3nyP9KYZhjZaeZs_f4rZFFLyIBkacBnQmpSAVil345FiasazXjrVqPLNtFrVKug46DyUMIhFiKw077mk1m-l7HBQG-lPiL6/w384-h400/McCaffrey%20-%20Rare%20Songs%20of%20Old%20Ireland%20%20LP%20rear.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/4qpl667jo64e/M-RSoOI1963.rar" target="_blank">Rare Songs of Old Ireland </a></span></b></i></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>Faith and begorrah, it’s a tear-evoking, over-emotional trip to memories you may never have had, either!</div><div><br /></div><div>See ye Thursday!</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-30510649485080587712024-02-29T00:14:00.000-06:002024-02-29T00:14:12.760-06:00Swing It!<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPiIHt8W1iyMBPxdzFKMIVas_6WwwbVgWgK-tIgbrZHGwuso-8l4wKtl8vZVhRamWyyxNgXUmUqSRqjdsIVR8n1PwRhe1c3bGhdwB1dgvwWmDJXvz1tj898lT-w8MMLzciYJwWlD9_dQYiUg5eWis-35hlZcJNGVOZnvtuhepeM_alHqRQmIpXAkjeJ6jI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPiIHt8W1iyMBPxdzFKMIVas_6WwwbVgWgK-tIgbrZHGwuso-8l4wKtl8vZVhRamWyyxNgXUmUqSRqjdsIVR8n1PwRhe1c3bGhdwB1dgvwWmDJXvz1tj898lT-w8MMLzciYJwWlD9_dQYiUg5eWis-35hlZcJNGVOZnvtuhepeM_alHqRQmIpXAkjeJ6jI=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a fine 1991 compilation from a foundational Gospel group.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">01. Swing Down, Chariot (3:30)</div><div style="text-align: left;">02. The Sun Didn't Shine (2:09)</div><div style="text-align: left;">03. Hush (3:12)</div><div style="text-align: left;">04. Jezebel (2:48)</div><div style="text-align: left;">05. Moses Smote the Water (2:32)</div><div style="text-align: left;">06. Shadrack (2:36)</div><div style="text-align: left;">07. Atom and Evil (3:19)</div><div style="text-align: left;">08. High, Low and Wide (2:36)</div><div style="text-align: left;">09. Daniel Saw the Stone (2:43)</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. Hold the Wind (2:44)</div><div style="text-align: left;">11. Pray for the Lights to Go Out (3:01)</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. God Told Nicodemus (2:33)</div><div style="text-align: left;">13. No Restricted Signs (Up in Heaven) (2:59)</div><div style="text-align: left;">14. Anyhow (2:39)</div><div style="text-align: left;">15. Didn't It Rain (2:25)</div><div style="text-align: left;">16. God's Gonna Cut 'Em Down (2:33)</div><div style="text-align: left;">17. My Time Done Come (2:43)</div><div style="text-align: left;">18. Listen to the Lambs (2:54)</div><div style="text-align: left;">19. Wade in the Water (2:45)</div><div style="text-align: left;">20. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (2:39)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My first acquaintance with the Golden Gate Quartet was "Atom and Evil," the opening track of the soundtrack album of The Atomic Cafe. The version on this collection is a different recording.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Another fine song is Track 13. I'm not the only one who liked it. SF author Philip José Farmer references "No Restricted Signs" in <i style="font-weight: bold;">River of Eternity</i>, the novel which was the first version of his Riverworld concept. <a href="https://markssuperblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/farmers-river-of-eternity-and-riverworld.html" target="_blank">Info about THAT confluence here, on the Super Blog.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/7ay55sh5oaam/TGGQ-SDC.rar" target="_blank">Swing Down, Chariot</a></span></i></b>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you on Monday for a month of music tied to St Patrick's Day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div></div></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-30328939228539405492024-02-26T01:31:00.000-06:002024-02-26T01:31:33.659-06:00Not Too Private, I Hope<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLpuPI1LR6G_0CjCxvM5F3AxE38dAeM7Qi-JsCfsyIB0_Q-LMapznJE2oGzk8ztZ904yqKBkgad6JCdhDPmEr3P6PRB_eSPg-vovW9paF_V0bG75lgdLB5iVhNDPgkMYOJZbHzHueckynHX6sHAD6rHf2Cbu6nD5ErtoipwG-fHJAYcZtleZTTG32gGxVu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLpuPI1LR6G_0CjCxvM5F3AxE38dAeM7Qi-JsCfsyIB0_Q-LMapznJE2oGzk8ztZ904yqKBkgad6JCdhDPmEr3P6PRB_eSPg-vovW9paF_V0bG75lgdLB5iVhNDPgkMYOJZbHzHueckynHX6sHAD6rHf2Cbu6nD5ErtoipwG-fHJAYcZtleZTTG32gGxVu=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a thrift-store find, as bare-bones as it looks. Cassette was not labeled, only the insert has any info.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>01. Eagle Dance (0:22)</div><div>02. Shawl Dance (2:12)</div><div>03. Fancy Dance (1:17)</div><div>04. Two Worlds, One Heartbeat (1:24)</div><div>05. Nighthawk and Butterfly (4:25)</div><div>06. A Love Scene (4:24)</div><div>07. A Meeting of Hearts (4:21)</div><div>08. A Lover Dies (3:31)</div><div>09. Imaginary Love (3:37)</div><div>10. Bliss Waltz (5:16)</div><div>11. It's Only Love (5:11)</div><div>12. Freefall (5:16)</div><div>13. Circles and Spheres (6:31)</div><div>14. Curves and Zigzags (8:40)</div><div>15. Triangles (7:43)</div><div>16. Parallels and Cylinders (7:44)</div><div>17. Finale (9:16)</div><div>18. Firewalking (3:45)</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 119%;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/1j4963ut1y7y/M-PC1.rar" target="_blank">Private Collections #1 </a></span></i></b></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br /></div><div>Steve McLinn, aka Ojas, has produced some fine music over the years. Listen to this sampler and then seek out some to buy for yourself!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ojasmusic.com/">http://www.ojasmusic.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>See you Thursday.</div><div> </div></div></div></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-79004370073680619592024-02-22T00:17:00.000-06:002024-02-22T00:17:12.056-06:00Where's Your Sunglasses Boy?<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEtHr-FVbVn1RHqyqTlVNU_bLlyMxmUjbn3__diV4n9jh6oWhDO3LhlBk9_OtGcvUAYyHudQXgAWx63o--a6Mcy8nbsJeH_9Kp6dq5MmVCy4_Co5tlKUumVQq7PBIDwy1fiizrmusKwzU3uFjLcad_fp-1xYRlVFp2uzrxzeatAWG0GEKQyocJitIAAxUX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEtHr-FVbVn1RHqyqTlVNU_bLlyMxmUjbn3__diV4n9jh6oWhDO3LhlBk9_OtGcvUAYyHudQXgAWx63o--a6Mcy8nbsJeH_9Kp6dq5MmVCy4_Co5tlKUumVQq7PBIDwy1fiizrmusKwzU3uFjLcad_fp-1xYRlVFp2uzrxzeatAWG0GEKQyocJitIAAxUX=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div></div>A 1983 album of typical New Age folderal from a master. You might have heard some of this on <b><i>Music from the Hearts of Space</i></b>. I recognized Tracks Three and Six that way.<br /><br />01. Sun Singer Theme (0:45)<br />02. Hymn To The Sun (4:23)<br />03. Dolphin Morning (4:26)<br />04. Reflections in a Summer Pond (2:26)<br />05. Dancing Particles (5:27)<br />06. Winter's Dream (5:32)<br />07. Heaven Within (4:09)<br />08. Big Ben's Bolero (5:12)<br />09. Sun Singer (3:59)<br /><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/3y5xrn9bb84y/W-SS83.rar " target="_blank">Sun Singer</a></span></b></i><div><br />The problem with nature worship, of course, is that nature is as fickle and transient as any other tangible thing. Nature can represent or inspire us to search for the divine. But, like carnal love or like art or food, it is a manifestation of goodness, not the source of the good. <br /><br /> Enjoy these emanations! See you Monday.<br /></div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-87128221156770082112024-02-19T00:35:00.000-06:002024-02-19T00:35:10.037-06:00Obligatory "Tell a Man" Joke<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyXIgKPuSH44tqIvdZ-FQE3yasGpIlq7idZd7FRbua3q_gGnZ8SS5rcyTKUXPj9IzlkkGMuNPwd0CcumLFoDyGfIiC5k0FsmDlDJ5nDf9x4YfRUPkuBAeucazHL0cNALGWMQNQK-XCb5Gx_OogLffVOtgzxJQ0vxMUm6sIPirHuh_jx6LlUY-VLSH0HVsx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="713" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyXIgKPuSH44tqIvdZ-FQE3yasGpIlq7idZd7FRbua3q_gGnZ8SS5rcyTKUXPj9IzlkkGMuNPwd0CcumLFoDyGfIiC5k0FsmDlDJ5nDf9x4YfRUPkuBAeucazHL0cNALGWMQNQK-XCb5Gx_OogLffVOtgzxJQ0vxMUm6sIPirHuh_jx6LlUY-VLSH0HVsx=w400-h393" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can instruct a woman, but you can't Telemann? Sorry, that's the best (or worst) pun I could create in this case.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>I leave it to you to read every word of the CD-text info!</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>01 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 1. Overture - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>02 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 2. Passacaglia - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>03 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 3. Air - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>04 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 4. Les Postillons - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>05 - Telemann- Suite In D, TV 55-D 19 - 5. Fanfare - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>06 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 1. Overture - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>07 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 2. Sarabande - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>08 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 3. Menuetto - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>09 - Telemann- Suite In F, TWV 55 - 4. La Badinerie - Helmut Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>10 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 1. Adagio - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990</div><div>11 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 2. Allegro - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990</div><div>12 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 3. Grave - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990</div><div>13 - Telemann- Horn Concerto In D, TWV 51 - 4. Allegro - Ludwig Güttler; Max Pommer- New Bach Collegium Musicum - 1990</div><div>14 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 1. Overture - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>15 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 2. Air - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>16 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 3. Plainte - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>17 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 4. Furies - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>18 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 5. Trezza - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>19 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 6. Menuet - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>20 - Telemann- Suite In D For Trumpet, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 51 - 7. Rigaudon - Wolfgang Basch; Helmuth Winschermann- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>21 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 1. Overture - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>22 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 2. Menuet - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>23 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 3. Harlequinde - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>24 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 4. Loure - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>25 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 5. Rejouissance - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div>26 - Telemann- Suite In D For 3 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, TWV 55 - 6. Gigue - Albert Oesterle, Wolfgang Basch; Helmut Winscherman- German Bach Soloists - 1990</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or, just listen. <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/6pfp82g5u5k0/BTV4-T.rar" target="_blank"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Baroque Treasures Vol
4 – Telemann</span></a></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The soloists might be named after Bach, but they are pretty versatile to handle this stuff too! See you Thursday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-52867005254275078112024-02-15T10:20:00.001-06:002024-02-15T10:20:37.196-06:00The Spies I Semi-Loved<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlT5FdwF0EgtafA1BnWNoIr0J5fkYmgw0s9OSJuwmF8C9RNuhVtPYnUzUtkcRWFkwpBADU7R3h_9whWS5DvFaIr_2aV4oEPmNnr4OnZIMA6_-cpFU9kBJTtkDAVJ6lXw-6QFqB_pMUNHYZ7-ie8M4xMIeoU0bc5QkjzRY0oD9LfsgSKBWwwh6mpNdpHO0/s786/sso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="786" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlT5FdwF0EgtafA1BnWNoIr0J5fkYmgw0s9OSJuwmF8C9RNuhVtPYnUzUtkcRWFkwpBADU7R3h_9whWS5DvFaIr_2aV4oEPmNnr4OnZIMA6_-cpFU9kBJTtkDAVJ6lXw-6QFqB_pMUNHYZ7-ie8M4xMIeoU0bc5QkjzRY0oD9LfsgSKBWwwh6mpNdpHO0/w400-h243/sso.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It's a 1983 cassette.<div><br /></div><div><div>01. James Bond Theme (2:43)</div><div>02. You Only Live Twice (2:25)</div><div>03. Live and Let Die (2:47)</div><div>04. The Spy Who Loved Me (3:02)</div><div>05. Thunderball (2:37)</div><div>06. Casino Royale (2:42)</div><div>07. Diamonds Are Forever (2:52)</div><div>08. Moonraker (2:27)</div><div>09. Goldfinger (2:47)</div><div>10. For Your Eyes Only (2:59)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/221392-Sound-Stage-Orchestra" target="_blank">Going by their Discogs listing</a>, I hypothesize that "Sound Stage Orchestra" is a catchall name for a studio group.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 119%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/3clmkbvwtxs/SSO-DHfJB83.rar" target="_blank">Dynamic Hits from James Bond 007 </a></span></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>It's competent enough, but not thrilling enough. No, that wasn't me who totted up the running times of each side on the cassette insert. Although I DID do that kind of thing all the time in my callow youth!</div><div><br /></div><div>See you on Monday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> This<br /><br /></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-57086626501494718202024-02-12T00:36:00.001-06:002024-02-12T00:36:21.673-06:00An Inspiration Better Than Some<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZUnGni5Od2fx-Zu84LbxxyuL3EjF-QmbSVxbLMe1J5Qh6MM2sGKWYI3GStEFV_iObaHz5DWrLbLR-yNc7wPS1JI2-iCXzsHrPZbjZ1pP0vZ2n-5OVpiPeRkvqI79Ey52Oqy8HwuKAzppJOUYgWKR0xQUGRg4B2UT3dZt2nOt3yIUVak-z0O9mDs0QlUYS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZUnGni5Od2fx-Zu84LbxxyuL3EjF-QmbSVxbLMe1J5Qh6MM2sGKWYI3GStEFV_iObaHz5DWrLbLR-yNc7wPS1JI2-iCXzsHrPZbjZ1pP0vZ2n-5OVpiPeRkvqI79Ey52Oqy8HwuKAzppJOUYgWKR0xQUGRg4B2UT3dZt2nOt3yIUVak-z0O9mDs0QlUYS=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This 1996 release, unlike many I've encountered of the category "Christian" music, isn't soporific.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>01. On Eagle's Wings / Wind Beneath My Wings (5:08)</div><div>02. Morning Has Broken (2:42)</div><div>03. Simple Gifts (4:19)</div><div>04. I Believe (2:58)</div><div>05. It Is Well With My Soul (3:12)</div><div>06. Shall We Gather at the River / Deep River (4:03)</div><div>07. All Things Bright and Beautiful / For the Beauty of the Earth (3:09)</div><div>08. Holy, Holy, Holy / Fairest Lord Jesus / What a Friend We Have in Jesus (4:46)</div><div>09. Be Thou My Vision / Brother James Aire (2:09)</div><div>10. Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (3:33)</div><div>11. Climb Every Mountain (2:48)</div><div>12. Pie Jesu (3:18)</div><div>13. O God, Our Help in Ages Past / A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (2:55)</div><div>14. We Are One in the Spirit / El Shaddai (3:45)</div><div>15. You'll Never Walk Alone (3:39)</div><div>16. Bless Be the Tie That Binds / Pass It On (2:14)</div><div>17. Let There Be Peace on Earth (2:13)</div><div>18. Amazing Grace (3:18)</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/d68b9mp3672/H-OEW.rar" target="_blank">Soaring Inspirational Music</a></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></div>Overall, it’s a fine representation of the instrumental-worship music genre. For me, the best thing is, it’s NOT TOO DRAGGY! <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Drag yourselves back over on Thursday, fellow skylarkers!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-70970575130541474762024-02-08T00:40:00.003-06:002024-02-08T00:40:41.949-06:00Another Regerous Experience<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IBnRmLKjR1xMnfCo1iGWE9DXFA610gv7hQOh2tti-A1HFaFBa4ZjZx_5vvrN52757F9zsL7pXiiIZb1obXdP4V_lGpYLVUZoHB7TJyYDZP2iRJtiXvt5OmWZH3e32BXj_ptvSmazqiDewigSK4CLHEV2m8i-4259a-EFI5kYrhaSCs76dMlCPty4hrfc/s1036/reg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1036" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IBnRmLKjR1xMnfCo1iGWE9DXFA610gv7hQOh2tti-A1HFaFBa4ZjZx_5vvrN52757F9zsL7pXiiIZb1obXdP4V_lGpYLVUZoHB7TJyYDZP2iRJtiXvt5OmWZH3e32BXj_ptvSmazqiDewigSK4CLHEV2m8i-4259a-EFI5kYrhaSCs76dMlCPty4hrfc/s320/reg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As in MAX Reger, of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a 1993 release. The disc says “Op 65,” but it’s really, truly Op 63. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">01. Prelude C Minor (6:17)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">02. Fugue C Major (7:15)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">03. Canzona G Minor (5:57)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">04. Capriccio A Minor (5:11)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">05. Introduction F Minor (3:51)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">06. Passacaglia F Minor (10:57)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">07. Andante Sostenuto A Major (5:22)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">08. Fantasia C Major (5:32)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">09. Toccata E Minor (4:23)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10. Fugue E Minor (7:07)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11. Canon D Minor (6:14)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12. Scherzo D Minor (5:22)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/45sqndoonyeo/R-12M93.rar " target="_blank">12 Monologues </a></span></i></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don’t know why Reger’s music is fascinating. It’s sometimes hard to follow, yet always seems self-assured. “Follow me into this moebius strip,” it entices. “If you follow me, you’ll be safe.” Of course, you might also be tied in knots!</div></div></div><div><br /></div>See you Monday.<div> <br /></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-11758130957507549152024-02-05T00:38:00.001-06:002024-02-05T00:38:04.268-06:00Hazám! As Gomer Pyle Didn't Say<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR4QcPRfuWLP5wlsqGMt5IBp3evFATMok2P7tfBu1HcvNBivOfrdpa6W_LTBw-Kqoc1rZ-wuWg2i2hUkuJBhb7OP4HTXbBBmhKADELAWzXUZ4b1X5u2c-vnngWq1xzSeH4I4796XGtB1sBkP9c4KjZTZB6y_Zs_gYhPW7kMiwuUC82cKbjX6KmaLViYq_M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR4QcPRfuWLP5wlsqGMt5IBp3evFATMok2P7tfBu1HcvNBivOfrdpa6W_LTBw-Kqoc1rZ-wuWg2i2hUkuJBhb7OP4HTXbBBmhKADELAWzXUZ4b1X5u2c-vnngWq1xzSeH4I4796XGtB1sBkP9c4KjZTZB6y_Zs_gYhPW7kMiwuUC82cKbjX6KmaLViYq_M=w398-h400" width="398" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">A 2000 release. The track listings
are courtesy of online matching to the CD info.
Some have vocals.</span></div><br /></div><div>01. Liszt Ferenc - Rákóczi induló (1938) (2:29)</div><div>02. Dezséri Bachó István - Magyar Hosök induló (1908) (3:02)</div><div>03. Magyar népdal - Kossuth Lajos Azt üzente (1938) (2:44)</div><div>04. Egressy Béni - Klapka induló (1938) (2:12)</div><div>05. Lányi Erno - Ne sírj, ne sírj Kossuth Lajos (1938) (2:36)</div><div>06. Various Artists - Díszorségváltás a Királyi Várban (1932) (2:47)</div><div>07. Papp Váry Elemérné - Szabados Béla - Magyar hiszekegy (1938) (1:14)</div><div>08. Huszka Jeno - Petofi Sándor - Talpra magyar (1939) (2:38)</div><div>09. vitéz Náray Antal - vitéz Somogyváry Gyula - Lovassági induló (1940) (2:45)</div><div>10. Egressy Béni - Szózat (1938) (1:49)</div><div>11. vitéz Major István - Szent László Himnusz (1938) (2:52)</div><div>12. Dr. Kiss-Angyal Erno - Ott, ahol zúg az a négy folyó (1939) (2:59)</div><div>13. Huszár Imre - Erdélyország azt üzente (Székely menetinduló) (1939) (2:51)</div><div>14. Mihalik Kálmán - Dr. Csanády György - Székely Himnusz (1939) (2:29)</div><div>15. Erdélyi Mihály - Hazádnak (Ma kéz kezet fog emberek) (1940) (2:42)</div><div>16. Huszka Jeno - Szilágyi László - Vértol pirosló osi kard (1941) (2:06)</div><div>17. Barna Izsó - Árpád Apánk induló (1936) (3:12)</div><div>18. Petofi Sándor - Cserebogár (2000) (2:35)</div><div>19. Kacsóh Pongrác - Rákóczi megtérése (2000) (3:31)</div><div>20. Dr. Sándor Jeno - Magyarok szép hazája (1996) (2:42)</div><div>21. Kodály Zoltán - Háry János - Toborzó (4:34)</div><div>22. Vincze Zsigmond Kulinyi Erno - Szép vagy, gyönyöru vagy Magyarország (1996) (4:38)</div><div>23. Erkel Ferenc - Bánk Bán - Hazám, Hazám (1996) (2:44)</div><div>24. Erkel Ferenc - Himnusz (1937) (2:27)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/dsb8eiwpnxm/VA-H%21.rar" target="_blank">Hazám! </a></span></i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">According to an
online translator, the title </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">is Hungarian for
“National Music Festivals.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">If these are
live performances, perhaps in outside venues, this explains why these sound
like very old recordings, or recorded poorly by our spoiled Western standards.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you can decipher
the autograph and words on the CD front, let me and the world know! See you Thursday.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-17921083770847514112024-02-01T00:40:00.002-06:002024-02-01T00:40:27.269-06:00Hoe Latte Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6-_HqionP3DrGSzkxi5auiOuf-ONyQ1mPjTYOPBdU7Rbhyphenhyphenoq5u4TrEtV9BICnF6RBf1jJUxyUAq1BQlJR422IyR6xeBR5_rH7Mg11W4JlY3YWEr8yeOtrQ8EGuS0333X1jU4KIzZgSsz-YOYLjMMSdxfg3IY0WZZGCh_UJYf4q1K7rld7G3R4_15ETS-/s1429/MA-186%20-%20Defiled%20Desires%20CD%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1429" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6-_HqionP3DrGSzkxi5auiOuf-ONyQ1mPjTYOPBdU7Rbhyphenhyphenoq5u4TrEtV9BICnF6RBf1jJUxyUAq1BQlJR422IyR6xeBR5_rH7Mg11W4JlY3YWEr8yeOtrQ8EGuS0333X1jU4KIzZgSsz-YOYLjMMSdxfg3IY0WZZGCh_UJYf4q1K7rld7G3R4_15ETS-/w400-h400/MA-186%20-%20Defiled%20Desires%20CD%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Let's start this supposed Month of Love with a new music compilation with a couple of dozen ... umm, ... <i>different </i>takes on the subject.<div><br /></div><div><div>01 - Tropical Fish - The Elevators - 1980 (3:09)</div><div>02 - Love Potion No 9 - The Clovers - 1959 (1:54)</div><div>03 - Indigestion - The Prams - 1979 (2:08)</div><div>04 - I Broke Her Heart, She Broke My Arm - Stark Naked and the Fleshtones - 1981 (3:05)</div><div>05 - Humpin' Up a Dead Girl - Hatman Williams (Phil LaMarr) - 2000 (1:37)</div><div>06 - Computer Love - Lord Manuel and the Neighbor Hoods - 1978 (1:22)</div><div>07 - I'll Never Make Fun of Her Mustache Again - The Dellwoods - 1963 (2:14)</div><div>08 - Little Ghost - White Stripes - 2005 (2:31)</div><div>09 - Answering Machine - The Moderns - 1981 (3:29)</div><div>10 - I'm Losing My Lunch Over You - Luchs Brothers - 1978 (1:32)</div><div>11 - Undertakin' Daddy - Wayne Raney - 1952 (2:20)</div><div>12 - Living China Doll - Moving Parts - 1980 (3:12)</div><div>13 - Girl in a Magazine - The Brains - 1980 (3:07)</div><div>14 - She Loves Herself - Nuclear Boyz - 1981 (1:45)</div><div>15 - Tombstone Number 9 - Murray Scaff and His Aristocrats - 1956 (2:48)</div><div>16 - Glendora - Downliners Sect - 1966 (2:43)</div><div>17 - Anorexia - God and the State - 1985 (3:44)</div><div>18 - Graveyard Tree - Koffin Kats - 2003 (2:52)</div><div>19 - Cancel My Order for Love - Rodd Keith - 1972 (2:02)</div><div>20 - Schizophrenic Baby - Sheldon Allman - 1960 (1:45)</div><div>21 - Ballad of the Caveman - Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo - 1976 (1:30)</div><div>22 - The Stalker - Laurie Powell - 2000 (3:18)</div><div>23 - Zombie Girl - Dino-Mike - 2013 (3:11)</div><div>24 - The Beast with Five Hands - The Groovie Ghoulies - 2006 (2:02)</div><div>25 - Karen Ann Quinlan - Vomit Pigs - 1979 (3:00)</div><div>26 - She's in Love (with the Rolling Stones) - The Telefones - 1980 (2:56)</div><div>27 - Time Warp - John Dowie - 1977 (2:00)</div><div>28 - Two Ton Tessie - The Banana Splits - 1968 (2:22)</div><div>29 - I Don't Want to Be Your Amputee - John Dowie - 1977 (1:43)</div><div>30 - The Moon and Me (from The Addams Family) - Kevin Chamberlin - 2010 (3:02)</div><div>31 - (I'm into) Shoes - Wild Horses - 1982 (3:11)</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I ain't gonna tell you what to do, but please listen to these songs for entertainment purposes ONLY!</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/1tabp1ckmdsa/MA-186.rar" target="_blank">MA-186 - Defiled Desires</a></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>See you on Monday. Until then, try and find somebody to love!</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-7790336279990236182024-01-29T00:10:00.004-06:002024-01-29T00:18:52.511-06:00Don't Wipe Out, Hep Cats and Kittens!<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSnJenQMhHj2z4ZSYz3YqB3MvG0QZbfMlC5ecm9CLgWFsNb2MNORmm9xX3k7O_b6XmyCH29CDVD_yl3DvfgxNxI-TWVeMj8QrAwkF9ZaYlkCsiSQJSqCw6t1-SQMCWMebIJNYK7cam2W5MHEkjGFOmAWr5tw8OTyBhbAljw6ZbLmhO6KmYXQ7MQ0kb2d4M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSnJenQMhHj2z4ZSYz3YqB3MvG0QZbfMlC5ecm9CLgWFsNb2MNORmm9xX3k7O_b6XmyCH29CDVD_yl3DvfgxNxI-TWVeMj8QrAwkF9ZaYlkCsiSQJSqCw6t1-SQMCWMebIJNYK7cam2W5MHEkjGFOmAWr5tw8OTyBhbAljw6ZbLmhO6KmYXQ7MQ0kb2d4M=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's a 1989 compilation CD of some of the ginchiest music around, daddy-io!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>01. Let's Go Trippin' (2:11)</div><div>02. Shake 'n' Stomp (2:12)</div><div>03. Misirlou (2:16)</div><div>04. Mr Peppermint Man (vocal) (2:25)</div><div>05. Surf Beat (3:01)</div><div>06. Take It Off (2:12)</div><div>07. King of the Surf Guitar (vocal) (2:09)</div><div>08. Hava Nagila (2:08)</div><div>09. Riders in the Sky (2:15)</div><div>10. The Wedge (2:02)</div><div>11. Night Rider (1:49)</div><div>12. Mr Eliminator (2:02)</div><div>13. The Victor (3:15)</div><div>14. Taco Wagon (2:11)</div><div>15. Tidal Wave (2:05)</div><div>16. Banzai Washout (2:20)</div><div>17. One Double One Oh! (instrumental version) (2:46)</div><div>18. Pipeline (3:00)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/1lbb5f9x7d06/D-BoDD_HDT89.rar" target="_blank">King of the Surf Guitar</a></span></i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>You find, as did I, that more than a few tracks at a time can overload your sense of fun.</div></div></div><br /><div>See you on Thursday, if you don't eat the sand first, with a new music comp in honor of Valentine's season!</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-55231923667365294642024-01-25T00:10:00.000-06:002024-01-25T00:10:14.292-06:00Not Scanty or Scandalous<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivyVPdNqwLPqGeuWNxeew_Wb1xsQwSsB0WLlODL7ZcTLKxrtP6zrNnuNCOXdQZt94Lx4w0_Hm4-9THA-Agn1Z0JDx5K34542KwzBNzNYPxWhlHzDiUbRcWx6duKfMe2srxVHAgpEh_p4Gz7Q1AwleL3igneXni8b1udyRLsidfOV9b2hHg10PRNj76rFPj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="708" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivyVPdNqwLPqGeuWNxeew_Wb1xsQwSsB0WLlODL7ZcTLKxrtP6zrNnuNCOXdQZt94Lx4w0_Hm4-9THA-Agn1Z0JDx5K34542KwzBNzNYPxWhlHzDiUbRcWx6duKfMe2srxVHAgpEh_p4Gz7Q1AwleL3igneXni8b1udyRLsidfOV9b2hHg10PRNj76rFPj=w400-h395" width="400" /></a></div></div>But Scandanavian!<div><br /></div><div><div>01. Rustle of Spring - Sinding (2:50)</div><div>02. Norwegian Dances - #1 Allegro marcato - Grieg (6:04)</div><div>03. Norwegian Dances - #2 Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso - Grieg (2:19)</div><div>04. Norwegian Dances - #3 Allegro moderato alla marcia - Grieg (3:16)</div><div>05. Norwegian Dances - #4 Allegro molto - Grieg (5:48)</div><div>06. Karelia Overture - Sibelius (9:31)</div><div>07. Swedish Rhapsody #1 Midsummer Vigil - Alfvén (13:31)</div><div>08. Lyric Suite - #1 Shepherd's Boy - Grieg (4:57)</div><div>09. Lyric Suite - #2 Norwegian Rustic March - Grieg (4:00)</div><div>10. Lyric Suite - #3 Notturno - Grieg (4:30)</div><div>11. Lyric Suite - #4 March of the Dwarfs - Grieg (3:14)</div><div>12. Norwegian Artists' Carnival - Svendsen (6:25)</div><div>13. Symphonic Dances 3 - Allegro giocoso - Grieg (6:16)</div><div><br /></div><div>It's OK, but not as stirring as I had hoped.</div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b><i><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/6o5a1zvxk8wm/E-CSSR-SF.rar" target="_blank">Scandinavian Festival</a></i></b></span><br /><br />Stay festive until Monday!</div><div> <br /></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-77144777275426170132024-01-22T14:43:00.001-06:002024-01-22T14:43:39.058-06:00Me Russia! This Music!<p> It's a 1990 cassette.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9JLazBk5WxSqi2hQ1_6q1s2ybCZLS5d_XHoctTSl5Q5fMtOyEUtroP-QBu5ke2HESFSf1Nv-aTsutV4S_XkUhm3PyVMNu08lv6FTcJCpfxg3AYbolVDljW6O08UpAEa8RO5e_qe_rW6n04B9iqEvuzA65YA41yeIdM7fG6jFmyB0u9pRnNBzXcgtKBjK/s5352/VA%20-%20Music%20from%20Russia%20cassette%20insert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="5352" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9JLazBk5WxSqi2hQ1_6q1s2ybCZLS5d_XHoctTSl5Q5fMtOyEUtroP-QBu5ke2HESFSf1Nv-aTsutV4S_XkUhm3PyVMNu08lv6FTcJCpfxg3AYbolVDljW6O08UpAEa8RO5e_qe_rW6n04B9iqEvuzA65YA41yeIdM7fG6jFmyB0u9pRnNBzXcgtKBjK/w400-h176/VA%20-%20Music%20from%20Russia%20cassette%20insert.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I saw the LaserLight logo on the cassette, and figured something on here would be interesting. There’s nothing more rousing than a big, clashing Russian overture, nor as sorrowful as a melancholy Russian dirge -- am I right? <br /><br /></p><p>01 - St Petersburg - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>02 - Why Should I Be Sad - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow</p><p>03 - Dark Night - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>04 - Dorogoj Daineau (The Long Way) - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow</p><p>05 - Wolga - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>06 - So Many Days - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow</p><p>07 - Nastassja - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>08 - Dwe Gitary (Two Guitars) - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow</p><p>09 - Fields - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>10 - Hai-Da Trojka - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow</p><p>11 - Bandura - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>12 - Tschubtschik - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow</p><p>13 - Troika - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>14 - The Cossack - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p>15 - Our Little Village - Orchestra Vladimir Avramow</p><p>16 - Stenka Rasin - Russian Radio Chorus + Orchestra</p><p><br /> What a surprise -- I wasn’t expecting vocals. Inside the flap we’re informed, “Traditional Russian music performed by well known Russian singers and orchestras.”<br /><br /> The voice of the female warbler, Alia Bajanova, reminds me of Ilona Massey’s in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Or maybe a young Marlene Dietrich!</p><p><span style="white-space: normal; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/exl37q4uqu8/VA-MfR1990.rar" target="_blank">VA -- Music from Russia</a></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>What do you think?</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-80306976980958712122024-01-18T15:17:00.000-06:002024-01-18T15:17:14.405-06:00All Aboard!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe2yvAhFWUcVvagl-B1uoTNQ_LR4-uss1y7hB800uPQekNKEkGPsmRntewqPluAdmuWKGYEQ0Kzd-_Mtyrlyz8UBDSTQUvhLQ4ByqbDF8-_E3VKW9JglbYysWQXOSu9-53SfG5NSm_GeerA1DNW_JuQDo1FwbqtDcu1WtG1dTFzUd5rmoeI-cg3qeFtmpS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="2814" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe2yvAhFWUcVvagl-B1uoTNQ_LR4-uss1y7hB800uPQekNKEkGPsmRntewqPluAdmuWKGYEQ0Kzd-_Mtyrlyz8UBDSTQUvhLQ4ByqbDF8-_E3VKW9JglbYysWQXOSu9-53SfG5NSm_GeerA1DNW_JuQDo1FwbqtDcu1WtG1dTFzUd5rmoeI-cg3qeFtmpS=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div>This 1996 release is a smorgasbord of New Age fun and games.<div><br /></div><div><div>01 - Morphing Space (Ambient mix) - Christopher Franke</div><div>02 - Coba - Patrick O’Hearn</div><div>03 - Ixlandia - Jonn Serrie</div><div>04 - Chatter - Gabrielle Roth</div><div>05 - Sunrise - Dean Evenson</div><div>06 - Left Where It Fell - Brian Eno and Jah Wobble</div><div>07 - Rites of Passage - Constance Demby</div><div>08 - Higher Ground - Steven Halpern</div><div>09 - Love Magick - Robert Rich and Steve Roach</div><div>10 - Twin Flame - Michael Stearns</div><div>11 - Lumiere - Suzanne Ciani</div><div><br /></div> These guys and gals are indeed SOME OF the legends of “space / ambient” music, but these tracks aren’t necessarily the best they’ve ever done.<br /><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/2ndhcrsj57tu/VA_-%20CJ.rar" target="_blank">Celestial Journey</a></span></b></i><br /><br />But it's a fun sampler. See you Monday!</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-84048106872563368732024-01-15T01:06:00.002-06:002024-01-15T01:06:30.297-06:00Maybe You're in the Tribe?<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUHKdNYW-ZZE2LB15iscP8Dj0Dte-IGIYGIaaMFfKFloz5KcPnKaYLwSKPXbnNR8hl1eQKoxBWcdjdofQUFJtmFMt3f7CCdqE3GmOnXw7WQef1jU4izYQWIjrhX-fRpXb9ZN-7VoZJ_cVzBnur9QhbGt_q0DiBGlCK3wtCnDWGTvm803NDiKVgKJIpJ2Ik" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUHKdNYW-ZZE2LB15iscP8Dj0Dte-IGIYGIaaMFfKFloz5KcPnKaYLwSKPXbnNR8hl1eQKoxBWcdjdofQUFJtmFMt3f7CCdqE3GmOnXw7WQef1jU4izYQWIjrhX-fRpXb9ZN-7VoZJ_cVzBnur9QhbGt_q0DiBGlCK3wtCnDWGTvm803NDiKVgKJIpJ2Ik=w397-h400" width="397" /></a></div></div>I found this 2000 release at my local thrift store.<br /><br />01. All Creatures of Our God and King (1:32) <br />02. Come Now - Now Is the Time to Worship (4:13) <br />03. Freedom (6:24) <br />04. Dua (0:56) <br />05. Only You (4:54) <br />06. Salvation (4:35) <br />07. Salvation Belongs to Our God (4:14) <br />08. Intercession Introduction (5:01) <br />09. Intercession (1:04) <br />10. One Day (7:15) <br />11. One Thing (6:50) <br />12. Slave (4:39) <br />13. Song of the Worker (1:36) <br />14. Draw Me Nearer (2:12) <br />15. Exhortation (2:08) <br />16. Fuel (3:58) <br />17. O Worship the King (1:15) <br />18. Fuel - Reprise (2:28) <br /><br /> It’s a Live Worship Experience (my description), from "Face to Face Worship Resources." IMO thirty seconds of this goes a long way. As with many “live” recordings, it was more meaningful to those attending, than it can possibly be to us, after the fact.<br /><br /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 119%;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/2sftju92c9ne/FtFWR-ET2000.rar" target="_blank">Every Tribe</a></span></i></b></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><br /></div><div>See if you're moved. See ya Thursdasy!</div><div> <br /></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-14054018770244501632024-01-11T00:34:00.001-06:002024-01-11T00:34:33.553-06:00Dozing Off in the Desert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu8oGmF4WiX_uREqxwFoTvZcAqorMouL78ffkOS_VJLd1lpxNL1fIMrhDK2xCZNW20fh1e-YJSuuvmwf-OVg0q4LLv3sDIqOFeRiqn_yxTNlr38s5cWDPWxdfenzt9tKoL4s6xQUgX8GRSyDtPzltqMDcC-GGmVEBI74xfr0qYYrTDxe50kM6kmWZRGLK/s1425/ebevn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu8oGmF4WiX_uREqxwFoTvZcAqorMouL78ffkOS_VJLd1lpxNL1fIMrhDK2xCZNW20fh1e-YJSuuvmwf-OVg0q4LLv3sDIqOFeRiqn_yxTNlr38s5cWDPWxdfenzt9tKoL4s6xQUgX8GRSyDtPzltqMDcC-GGmVEBI74xfr0qYYrTDxe50kM6kmWZRGLK/w400-h400/ebevn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This 1991 cassette is by a guy who's done stuff I like more. But maybe howling at the moon in Arizona is just your cup o' tea!<div><br /></div><div><div>01. Desert Moon (8:22)</div><div>02. Deep Night (9:03)</div><div>03. Desert Dawn (5:55)</div><div>04. Daybreak (3:49)</div><div>05. Sunstream (2:18)</div><div>06. Grandfather Rain (4:54)</div><div>07. Prayer (1:33)</div><div>08. After the Rain (4:17)</div><div>09. Saguaro (2:04)</div><div>10. Sunset Colors (5:29)</div><div>11. Evensong (6:22)</div><div>12. Mating Call (4:50)</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Check out the advice in the notes to not listen while driving. I couldn’t detect any “Earth Resonance Frequencies,” but you might pass out from boredom. This is the most meandering and least interesting release of Evenson I’ve heard. I like his <a href="http://spocksrecordround-up.blogspot.com/2021/11/do-oceans-dream-should-they.html" target="_blank">1989 <b><i>Ocean Dreams</i></b></a> quite a bit. But this is ho-hum.</div><div><br /><b><i><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/5mu8uxq80mki/E-DMS.rar" target="_blank">Desert Moon Song</a></i></b><br /><br />See you Monday, my friends!</div><div> <br /></div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-78394494225815488082024-01-08T00:44:00.000-06:002024-01-08T00:44:22.726-06:00Swanky New Year<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiovRdNqYFk8HEJ5qO4gLJ6XXLhFKo4ZO_F-CgKTO0PHTnLN4tUBgAyZ76vkNrRWwIpsBU3nLCjDLiDUk_BGbFLgDdwUaNGg0xLK6Y1O_ABRbZOcnXsGUYI4PkbrvxWcPdidifFuU5PObBSL34s3EerQMbkzacim009ku4nRA5c8HlIUTYm_l-7zhG79Cw4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="463" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiovRdNqYFk8HEJ5qO4gLJ6XXLhFKo4ZO_F-CgKTO0PHTnLN4tUBgAyZ76vkNrRWwIpsBU3nLCjDLiDUk_BGbFLgDdwUaNGg0xLK6Y1O_ABRbZOcnXsGUYI4PkbrvxWcPdidifFuU5PObBSL34s3EerQMbkzacim009ku4nRA5c8HlIUTYm_l-7zhG79Cw4=w400-h393" width="400" /></a></div></div>This was part of the retro revival which came around in the 1990s as callow youths craved for music their moms were supposedly seduced to.<br /><br />Like all collections of music of the times, this 1995 one is hit-and-miss.<div><br /></div><div><div>01. Terry Snyder - Once in a While (2:54)</div><div>02. Arthur Lyman - Love for Sale (3:01)</div><div>03. Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra - You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) (2:43)</div><div>04. David Rose and His Concert Orchestra - Sunset Strip (2:21)</div><div>05. Morris Stoloff and The Columbia Pictures Studio Orchestra - Moonglow and Love Theme From 'Picnic' (3:49)</div><div>06. The George Shearing Quintet - Medley: As Long as I Live / Let's Live Again (3:57)</div><div>07. Linda Lawson - Like Young (3:24)</div><div>08. Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra - Theme From 'Route 66' (2:10)</div><div>09. The John Buzon Trio - Ill Wind (2:17)</div><div>10. Martin Denny - Quiet Village (long version) (3:41)</div><div>11. Arthur Lyman - Yellow Bird (2:46)</div><div>12. The Dick Hyman Trio - Moritat (A Theme From the Threepenny Opera) (2:17)</div><div>13. Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare (2:38)</div><div>14. Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra - Theme From 'The Honeymooners' (Melancholy Serenade) (3:16)</div><div>15. Victor Young - Around the World (From 'Around the World in 80 Days') (3:04)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/2fwjwrq7vq4g/V_-MfaBD.rar" target="_blank">Den, Volume 1 </a></span></i></b></span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>See if your ears are suitably swooned. See you Thursday!</div><div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-73652334397579026562024-01-04T00:29:00.004-06:002024-01-04T00:29:56.685-06:00Hide Your Face, Open Your Ears<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh1ovYZC5XcOlwWAhpKAPn5n7GppgzOVVfNJd8icIfzETpSK3rhQAq2kI3XGg8c4OCJOAHTwLiO-8SlMPOHHjmnjm9aiA4lYm6Eh76F0vI6p_J3lLbDQ4TdOHY2ASBdkzH3bAA6O-9kaPewVz3vG3cpHtewN0qbCVdUVm91riV-Hhc9qq8jUW_ipXQYapG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="708" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh1ovYZC5XcOlwWAhpKAPn5n7GppgzOVVfNJd8icIfzETpSK3rhQAq2kI3XGg8c4OCJOAHTwLiO-8SlMPOHHjmnjm9aiA4lYm6Eh76F0vI6p_J3lLbDQ4TdOHY2ASBdkzH3bAA6O-9kaPewVz3vG3cpHtewN0qbCVdUVm91riV-Hhc9qq8jUW_ipXQYapG=w400-h395" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's an interesting 2001 release.</div></div><br /><div>01. Purcell: Music for a While (3:22)</div><div>02. Purcell: I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly (1:46)</div><div>03. Purcell: Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love (2:52)</div><div>04. Purcell: Lord, What Is Man (5:37)</div><div>05. Purcell: Hark! How All Things (1:56)</div><div>06. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (2:06)</div><div>07. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Aria (8:20)</div><div>08. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (1:00)</div><div>09. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Aria (7:28)</div><div>10. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (0:15)</div><div>11. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Corale (1:42)</div><div>12. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Recitativo (0:47)</div><div>13. Bach: Cantata, BWV 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" - Aria (2:22)</div><div>14. Purcell: If Music Be the Food of Love (3:48)</div><div>15. Purcell: The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation (7:38)</div><div>16. Purcell: An Evening Hymn On A Ground (4:06)</div><div><br /></div><div>I appreciated the musical craftsmanship, but wasn't stirred as I might have wished. It’s sad that such lovely music and fine performances are somehow not affective at all. This doesn’t move me emotionally. Dang it, it should!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/1oxe5vak69ky/U-AHTF.rar" target="_blank">Angels Hide TheirFaces</a></span></i></b></span></div><br />Let me know if you're happier than I am. See you Monday!<div> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241020587987894279.post-13038565940372717562024-01-01T00:38:00.005-06:002024-01-01T00:38:56.532-06:00Creepy New Year!<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH1-rY2B9q-PPEzH64Zv1xBnOuz_uT-7rSVXmzRdv2Or9bKV3lUxBkl9zWA8xwB5XfM8XVVINXzg0Uuq7P3UCpAdaVYZmw_lz2g_Q27mpOTXQia3lV5ehlbh9jHky7BMXjkuSuYxwS-AJujpjTxwFjMJFjpsh7S_Nae388zSzYD26MOdx55EvfyPH-MmG/s598/Manze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH1-rY2B9q-PPEzH64Zv1xBnOuz_uT-7rSVXmzRdv2Or9bKV3lUxBkl9zWA8xwB5XfM8XVVINXzg0Uuq7P3UCpAdaVYZmw_lz2g_Q27mpOTXQia3lV5ehlbh9jHky7BMXjkuSuYxwS-AJujpjTxwFjMJFjpsh7S_Nae388zSzYD26MOdx55EvfyPH-MmG/w393-h400/Manze.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thought I'd start off the New Year with a bit of a thrill.</div></div><div><br /></div>Whether or not "The Devil's Trill" actually arose from a dream of the Devil, that was the story Tartini stuck to. You may not find it devilish in hearing, but I bet it's pretty hard to pull off competently.<div><br /></div><div>Manze does pretty good, in this 1997 release.</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">The Devil's Sonata in G minor</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 1. Largo 6:40<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 2. Allegro
6:09<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 3.
Andante-Allegro-Adagio 6:24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">from "L'arte del arco"</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 4. Theme and variation I 1:00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 5. Variations 2 and 4 1:08<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 6. Variations 9, 15 and 12 1:28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 7. Variations 10 and 20 1:51<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 8. Variation 29 0:46<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 9. Variation 30 0:37<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 10. Variation 33 2:04<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 11. Variation 34 1:11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 12. Variation 23 0:53<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 13. Variation 38 1:14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Sonata in A minor</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 14.
Cantabile 1:56<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 15. Allegro
1:56<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 16.
[Andante] 4:53<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 17. Giga
2:35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 18. Aria
[with variations] 1:40<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 19.
Variation I 1:18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 20.
Variation II 3:51<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 21.
Variation III 1:32<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 22.
Variation IV 2:42<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 23.
Variation V 1:24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">"Pastorale" for violin in scordatura</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 24. Grave
5:02<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 25. Allegro
3:30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> 26.
Largo-Presto-Andante 4:59 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.filefactory.com/file/44cx34ib84em/T-DTS.rar" target="_blank">The Devil's Sonata</a></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>See you Thursday. Happy 2024 to all!<br /> </div>Mark Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03854980981829838818noreply@blogger.com0