Lars Andersen – Archery done the right way
An evening pause: This short clip is fascinating in that it separates the myths about archery vs historical reality, then proves its point with actual demonstrations.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Hayley Westenra – Scarborough Fair
Itzhak Perlman & Janet Guggenheim – Two pieces
Madre Luna – Aelfheim
Michael Davis – Juggler
An evening pause: I saw Davis perform live in the Bahamas back in 1992. He was the warm-up act, and was far far better than the star attraction, which I don’t remember any longer. His style is so nice and silly and funny you just want to keep watching and watching forever. Part 2 of this performance can be found here.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
The Seekers – I’ll Never Find Another You
A plane is born
Isn’t it Romantic?
An evening pause: From the 1932 film Love Me Tonight, starring Maurice Chevalier. Stay with it, because it gets quite entertaining. And don’t you want to know what happens next?
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Nanci Griffith – Love at the Five and Dime
An evening pause; Hat tip Tom Biggar, who made me realize that I had never previously posted any Nanci Griffith on BtB. Shameful!
A Honda Rube Goldberg
An evening pause: It might only be a Honda commercial, but trust me, it’s worth watching.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Fourplay – Bali Run
Karine Polwart – Follow the Heron home
John Jorgenson – Red On Red
Joe Cocker – The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress
An evening pause: In honor of Joe Cocker’s passing last month. No visuals, but the performance from his 1974 album “I can stand a little rain” is sterling.
Fred Astaire & Barrie Chase – Miss Otis Regrets
Six cool science experiments you can do at home
Sting – Every breath you take
Ra Paulette – cave artist
Paul Kelly – Careless
Kevin Delaney Makes a Cloud
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen. As he wrote in an email to me, “Don’t let anyone tell you that science isn’t fun.”
Mary Black and Joan Baez – Ring Them Bells
Abbott and Costello – Loafing
The Chieftains & friends – Give the fiddler a dram
Rod Stewart – Auld Lang Syne
The Fendertones – Sloop John B
An evening pause: I like how they had recorded it over a period of months, and had an element of silliness in how they taped different sections. And the music is grand as well!
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
What happens when you wring a wet washcloth in space?
Charles Mokotoff – Bach: Sheep may safely graze
An evening pause: Performed live November 13, 2010 in Springfield, Virginia. The aria might be one of Bach’s most beautiful, but the playing here is astonishing. Watch his fingers.
I also like the deeper meaning of the title: It is what we all should strive for: allowing people to live their lives in peace and joy.