Anonymous’ Greatest Hits (well, on Spotify)
Whoever the official titleholder is, Spotify’s most prolific artist must surely be the dauntingly productive Various Artists, who emerges with a slew of new compilations and soundtracks and such every…
Tag: music
Great moments in stage names: from Angus Murdo McKenzie to Karl Denver
If ever a name sounded like a Hollywood Scotsman, it was Angus Murdo McKenzie. And if ever a name sounded like a Scottish fantasy of a Wild West cowboy, it…
#MarianMay – “Ave Generosa” , composed Margaret Rizza, performed by The Sixteen
One of the interesting things about this occasional #MarianMay series has been how many living, contemporary composers continue to create works setting classic texts of Marian piety. From Arvo Pärt to Stefano…
#MarianMay , “Monstra Te Esse Matrem”, Henri Dallier, performed on the organ of La Madeleine, Paris
Henri Dallier succeeded Gabriel Faure as organist of La Madeleine in Paris. This composition is performed by the current organist, Francois-Henri Houbart, who has been in post since 1979 – one of the…
#MarianMay “A Mhuire Mhathair”
Interestingly, “A Mhuire Mhathair” is not a traditional Irish hymn, but the result in the 1970s of setting an Irish text to the Maori tune Pokarekare Ana :
#AprilCountry , April 30th, “Spiritual”, Johnny Cash / Spain
From “Unchained”, this is a cover of a song written by Josh Haden of the band Spain:
Séamus Sweeney 