Wanted to give a shout out to Orphan No More and the Bath Community of artists. Enjoyed a wonderful evening with them last week – here’s a track from their stable. A song by Susie Mills, produced by Joe Cazzulini.
This is the beautiful Sameba Trinity Church choir in Tbilisi, Georgia. Basiani. They are having their Christmas meal and in a spontaneous moment sing a Christmas Carol – Alilo of The dawn ( Tsiskris Alilo) by Vakhtang Kakhidze. Worth a listen.
Very exciting to see the release of Anna Raines new CD – We Face The Wind. We have been working on this for the last couple of years and it captures something of the sound of Northumberland. Some of the songs are Anna’s compositions and some are traditional songs that we have put our own little twist. Here’s a track to whet your appetite.
Thanks Keith for pointing out this song that captures something of the sound of New Zealand – ‘God is in the land ‘ .
San Basilio de Palenque is a town an hour outside Cartagena, Colombia – its inhabitants were originally African slaves who escaped Spanish rulers 400 years ago. Music has played a part in keeping their story alive.
The amazing story of Caleb Byerly and how a dream kick started an adventure of making an unusual instrument that had been lost by a tribe in the Philippines.
A wonderful documentary on the life of Pete Seeger – a troubadour who revitalised folk music in America, gave voice to the Vietnam war, used song to clean up the Hudson river and whose overriding passion was to bring people together to sing.
Martin’s musical mystery tour – The highlands, lochs and glens of Scotland have been a fertile ground for many musicians. Every time I step into this land I am aware of the incredible legacy and the unique sound that comes from this nation. The musical story of any people is always evolving and I am very thankful to Hazel Hewitt for pointing me in the direction for this blog of some inspiring new tunes.
An incredible story about music created by inmates and their guards in Zomba prison, Malawi. Writing music that helps tell their story, bringing hope, inside a place that has been called the “waiting room of hell”.
Sad to hear the news of a great Canadian poet / songwriter passing on today – here’s one of his most well known songs sung by Klezmer artist Daniel Kahn in Yiddish.
Martin’s musical mystery tour – It’s been almost a year since my last music blog – WOW! Time does fly. So here are three very different pieces of music from the Czech Republic, inspired by various people I met and a concert I recently attended whilst in the country.
