NEC Jazz Orchestra – Maharajah of Magador
An evening pause: Music by Vaughn Monroe.
Hat tip Danae.
Tag: entertainment
Aliaksei Zholner – Paper Piano
An evening pause: Humans can make anything out of anything. From the youtube website:
The model is completely made of paper and cardboard….Strings are made of paper strips, tension mechanism is like one in guitar, using worm-gear (worm is made of paper, gears – from cardboard). Soundboard is combined with stiffness frame and made of 2.5mm cardboard enforced with stiffening ribs. Hammers – from paper and cardboard, dampers – from rolled up paper napkin, keys – from paper. Body is made of cardboard and painted.
Hat tip Martin Kaselis.
Timothy Seaman & Ann Robinson – The Foggy Dew
An evening pause: Hat tip Danae.
1776 – Hatching an Egg
A mid-day pause: Posted by me on almost every Fourth of July since this site was founded, it is time to do it again. From the 1976 movie version of the 1972 musical, 1776. As I said in those earlier posts, “not only did the musical capture the essence of the men who made independency happen, it is also a rollicking and entertaining work of art.”
And as John Kennedy said of himself, ourselves, and these founding fathers. “We stand for freedom.”
Andy Griffith & Joanna Moore – Down in the Valley
An evening pause: More Americana for this Independence Day week. From 1960s television, The Andy Griffith Show.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Lacy J Dalton – The Boys of 16th Avenue
An evening pause: It’s Independence Week. Let’s keep that Americana sound going!
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Judy Garland & Deanna Durbin – Americana
An evening pause: From the short 1936 film, Every Sunday, made essentially as a screen test for the two young future stars.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Wiener Glasharmonika Duo – Musicbox
An evening pause: And in this case, the music is most appropriately written by Philip Glass.
Hat tip Danae.
Josh Ritter – Joy To You Baby
A evening pause: Hat tip Danae.
Malcolm Dalglish – Solo on the hammer dulcimer
An evening pause: Dalglish performed, wrote, and recorded some of the best hammered dulcimer music ever. I wish there had been some better camera angles on his fingerwork, but watch how he actually starts to play the dulcimer almost like a guitar.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
Adi Hayat & Inbal Paz – Old and Wise
A evening pause: A nice cover of the song by the Alan Parsons Project.
Hat tip Danae.
Trop Rock Junkies – Living The Life
An evening pause: This seems right for the first day of summer.
Hat tip Edward Thelen, who here demonstrates that good videos can be found on outlets other than youtube.
Hideaway Backstage – Trop Rock Junkies "Living The Life" from Pilot Moon Films on Vimeo.
Sandy Denny – Late November
Gentle Giant – Advent of Panurge
An evening pause: Art rock from the 1970s.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
Quey Percussion Duo – As One
An evening pause: The title I think refers to the obvious fact that the two players really do seem to play as one.
Hat tip Danae.
Camera Obscura – Eighties Fan
An evening pause: Performed live July 2007.
Hat tip Lee Stevenson.
Edward Elgar – Jerusalem
An evening pause: The words are by William Blake. Here it is, as traditionally performed, with big audience participation, at the last night of the annual Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, 2012. The video closes with God Save the Queen.
Hat tip John Vernoski.
Sofia Rei Trio – John Zorn Masada Book 3
An evening pause: Sofía Rei-vocals, JC Maillard-saz bass, and Tupac Mantilla-percussion.
Hat tip Diane Wilson.
Brandon Ridenour & Jeremy Jordan – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
An evening pause: Ridenour, on trumpet, arranged the song in the style of early jazz, which isn’t surprising because that’s exactly the stylistic roots of the song, as created by the Beatles.
Hat tip Danae.
Kate Tempest – Brand New Ancients
An evening pause: Something different, profound, and riveting. Listen. Listen close. It refers to you.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.