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Tag Archives: music
My Dear Acquaintances
Stairway to Heaven!
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Cracking Nuts!
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (photo completely unrelated to today’s post, but aren’t they adorable?)
Take It Off. Take It ALL Off.
Today’s offering is a wonderful song and a very positive message from Colbie Calliat. Continue reading
First Flight
Greg Smith
Boom! Bap! Pow!
The Simplest Gifts Mean the Most
Just came across this unspeakably lovely version of what I think of as the quintessential traditional Thanksgiving song, and I had to share it. Yo Yo Ma and Alison Krauss are my version of a dream team. Enjoy!
It’s Wednesday, and You Know What That Means . . .
It’s Not-Really-Wordless Wednesday! Continue reading
Stella Sisters Do It Again
I know that Wednesdays are reserved for music, but this is so beautiful, it couldn’t wait until next week. Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
Bailey Pelkman
Sssh! Continue reading
Hot, Hot, Hot! (The Return of Wordless Wednesdays)
Ssssh. No Talking! Continue reading
All About That (Upright) Bass
Kate Davis and Postmodern Jukebox
I’m sure you’ve noticed that like Gotye’s “Somebody I Used To Know” before it, “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor is turning out to be the cover du jour. Continue reading
Vocal Colors and Lush Musical Landscapes
Twin Cities composer Stephen Paulus passed away yesterday. Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Me!
Today, I turn An Age. Continue reading
Mostly Wordless Wednesday
If you happen to catch sight of me jitterbugging by, it’s because this is playing on a loop in my head! Continue reading
Cheap Flights! (An Irish Ballad)
Sssssh. No talking. It’s Wordless Wednesday. Just watch this, and try and keep the hooting down to a minimum! Continue reading
They Had Me at Hootenanny!
Unwitting Collaboration
Israeli composer Ophir “Kutiman” Kutiel creates original songs by editing together clips of amateur musicians he finds on YouTube. Continue reading
My OBT 