Saturday, 21 May 2016

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Saturday, 1 August 2009

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

rock andy

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Irish tunes

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/397

Saturday, 22 November 2008

Lemon Jelly

Rambling Man



Nice Weather For Ducks

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Songs with animations: Harry Belafonte; Jackie Wilson

Harry Belafonte. Jump in the Line


Aha! This animation is from the film "The Nightmare Before Christmas"


Jackie Wilson. Reet Petite

Tuesday, 4 November 2008

Technical Problems

When you view the clips do they keep stopping with a spinning circle or not playing smoothly?
It means your broadband speed isn't fast enough.


You can test your speed here (This is the BBC's iPlayer site)

If your speed is only about 1000 kilobytes per second (1 Megabyte) that isn't fast enough.

You're probably paying for a faster service, but you have to complain to get it.

Apparently most Internet Service Providers will increase your speed if you phone and complain

Incidently, the iPlayer site allows you to see certain BBC television programmes.

Sunday, 2 November 2008

Oirish - Songs of Emigration






Jimi Hendrix



This song, In 1983 a Merman I Shall Turn to Be (or something like that), is on Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album. It's over 13 minutes long and it's great.
This version seems almost acoustic.

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

In a Dark Wood Wandering

In a Dark Wood Wandering. music by Tchaikovsky




Igor Shpilenok
. Russian nature photographer

Monday, 27 October 2008

Saturday, 25 October 2008

Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby





Young brother, young brother hey? although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, protect the orphan child

Interpreting the Song:

This interpretation and lyrics come from one very old lady, living in Fataleka (one of the Solomon Islands), as translated by her grandchildren. The song is said to be very old and hence the new generation does not understand every word.

The song is about a young child crying because he does not see his father with the family. In response his elder sister sung this song to comfort as well as tell him the reality, with an appeal for their deceased father to protect this child in the land of the living (local ancient belief is that the dead care for loved ones they left behind).

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?



A couple of songs for the credit crunch.



Bessie Smith - Nobody wants you when you're down and out