I hope you are finding joy this Christmas. Joy to the World is one of my favorite Christmas songs. The song was written in 1719 by Isaac Watts, based on several verses from Psalm 98. It’s one of the most published Christmas carols in North America. It’s been recorded by dozens of choirs and music …
My doodles: Vivaldi Four Seasons Music Notes… Why should you listen to Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons? COVID19 and the Four Seasons of 2020 The Four Seasons are famous “because they are a delight to the ear”, explains Betsy Schwarm. “Even more notable is the fact that they have stories to tell. At the time of …
Just discovered this video of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – Winter – a virtuoso violin performance by Chloe Chua. This delightful music video has over 4 million views. As I mentioned recently in my Vivaldi Four Seasons Music Notes, Antonio Vivaldi published the music along with poems that explain the seasons. So that if someone reads …
The Last of the Mohicans theme song, entitled ‘Promentory’ or ‘The Gael’ (melody) is one of my favorite Gaelic tunes. I’m curating a list of the best music videos featuring the Last of the Mohicans theme song Last of the Mohicans Flute Solo ~ Performed by Alexandro Querevalú. Over 58 million views. Last of the …
This week I searched all over the internet for the best new Christmas music videos, and selected 12 of my favorites. In order to make it onto the list, the video had to be published in recent months. Although other music videos from 2014 (or earlier) are amazing – they did not fit the criteria. The list …
This guitar is a Taylor… and my older guitar is a Gibson. I learned to play on the Gibson guitar when I was 16 years old. The Gibson served me well for many years, but developed a hairline crack. Then a couple years ago I sold a car, and bought a new Taylor guitar.
I’ve been writing music for over 28 years, and I’m finally getting around to publishing a few of my songs. I played guitar and sang a few songs I wrote at my wedding, back in 1980. Once in a while I play my guitar at someone else’s wedding — although mostly my daughters play their …
I’ll be posting some of my music (songs I wrote and recorded), and some of my photography, as well as other creative items.