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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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 Posted - Jan 08 2005 : 6:28:06 PM
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I like the word comfort you use in regard to John Denver, and James Taylor does that for me, also. We have comfort food, why not comfort music? When I hear James Taylor's voice, I immediately feel calmer. I recently saw him on TV, and he still looks good, too, even without much hair. :)
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cmandle
True Blue Farmgirl
846 Posts
Catherine
Minneapolis
MN
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Posted - Jan 12 2005 : 11:15:00 AM
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My husband and I just bought the new George Winston CD from the Public Radio Music Source (http://www.prms.org). It's called "Montana - A Love Story" and is more of the amazing and original piano music that is George Winston. Since the two of us met on a train headed to Glacier National Park in Montana, we thought it fitting that we support our local public radio station by buying this appropriately named CD. And we highly recommend it! Perfect for quiet nights of knitting on the couch with a sleeping cat on your lap.
Enjoy!
Catherine
* knitter * gardener * proud wife of dan * owned by lucy the cat * |
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celticlady
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Dar
Davenport
WA
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Posted - Jan 12 2005 : 9:13:05 PM
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I went to a James Taylor concert in Aspen when I was a teenager. It was really great! I also went to see Paul McCartney and my favorite was Sting at Redrocks in Boulder. It was gorgeous!
I love Sarah Brightman and so does my 9 year old daughter. We listen to all kinds of music. There's an old cowboy singer,Don Edwards, that we love to dance and sing along with. I like the old country songs but not so much the new stuff.
There are bluegrass festivals all over the place out here and I've thought about going but never seemed to have the time. I think we'll plan on going this summer.
I've always wanted to learn to play the native american flute. I actually have a native american friend who carves his own. he has a few albums out of music he plays.
Have any of you ever been to a pow-wow? The music and dancing are great and so powerful. It always reaches a place deep inside my heart.
What a dull place the world would be without music!
P.S. Does anyone remember Victor Borge?
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2005 : 05:20:41 AM
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I remember Victor Borge. I even saw him once when he came to our artist series. He is the pianist who was also very funny, right? A very charming man.
jpbluesky
Love those big blue skies and wide open spaces. |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2005 : 06:56:34 AM
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Dar, HI and Welcome to this wonderful group! I do remember Victor Borge! My mother was a big fan of his and she went to Kansas City with my Dad and another couple in the mid 1960's to see him perform in a "concert under the stars". He could make my mother giggle with his humor. And he could play that concert grand so beautifully! I remember I had to stay home with my sister and a babysitter because his concert was "for adults and not children" my mom told me.  You are so fortunate to see JT in Aspen of all places! How glorious! I also love Paul and Sting and Sarah...have not heard of Don Edwards...is he the guy that sang American Pie in the 70's? Memory is fading some, yikes! Anyway ,whoever the guy is that sang American Pie and Vincent I have always loved. I love this thread I could go on and on! Jenny in Kansas
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2005 : 08:43:20 AM
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Jenny, That would be Don McLean... and yes, that's a terrific song too! Don Edwards is a western/cowboy singer... keeping the old trail songs alive. Baxter Black is a former vet, turned terrific cowboy poet. Love his stuff too! I'm not listening to country music much anymore either, too anal sometimes... but I LOVE the old cowboy songs. Michael Martin Murphy has switched to this genre and he's always good, along with someone you may not know... He's from our neck of the woods, Darla, named "Wylie and the Wild West Show"... Wylie lives on the Palouse on a ranch and sings wonderfully. He's the voice of YAHOO! at Yahoo.com.... and boy can he yodel! His music is at Amazon if anyone is curious!
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
"Begin to weave and God will give the thread." - German Proverb |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2005 : 1:51:53 PM
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Thanks Clare...got another question. Michael Martin Murphy...did he have a song out around 1975 called "Wildfire"? It was about an old Indian legend in Nebraska of a black stallion and the ghost of a young woman riding the plains in a blizzard. Very haunting and beautiful for its day.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2005 : 2:25:29 PM
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That's the one Jenny!
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
"Begin to weave and God will give the thread." - German Proverb |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2005 : 7:01:02 PM
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Has anyone ever listened to the music of Italian singer Andrea Bocelli? He is totally blind, but this man sings like an angel... Or a young man called Josh Groban? He sings alot of Spanish and Italian pieces and these men really "send me"...
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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endine
Farmgirl at Heart
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Elizabeth
Birkenfeld
Oregon
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Posted - Jan 17 2005 : 11:30:39 AM
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I love folk music too - John Denver; Peter, Paul and Mary; Joni Mitchell; James Taylor. I guess some of that could be termed folk-rock. I grew up in the 60's and never got into heavy metal or hard rock. I still have some of the old vinyl albums, but have gotten some CD's of the old folk groups.
I also love celtic music and classical (mainly baroque). I play the violin and so spend a lot of time with Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Those are probably the most soothing types of music for me.
Has anyone heard of Michael Hoppe and Tim Wheater? They perform some really interesting alternative music with a cello and alto flute. Very relaxing and haunting.
endine
birkenfeld, or |
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KJAMES
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
KAREN
SC
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2005 : 2:27:29 PM
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I REALLY LIKE OTTMAR LEIBERT. DISCOVERED HIM ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO FROM MY SISTER IN LAW IN WEST VIRGINIA. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF JAMES TAYLOR. ALSO IF YOU HAVEN'T LISTENED TO THE SOUNDTRACK FROM "DANCES WITH WOLVES" (ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIES)GIVE IT A TRY. SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSIC I HAVE EVER HEARD.
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2005 : 5:04:34 PM
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Love, love, love "Dances With Wolves"! The music, the visual of the film and the story. I do not have the CD but I think I will order it if you give it good reviews. It is on my list of top five best movies ever. Talk about wide spaces, open skies and infinite beauty.
jpbluesky
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Susan
New Port Richey
FL
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Posted - Mar 31 2005 : 03:53:22 AM
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Apr 01 2005 : 3:59:35 PM
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Hello from your friendly librarian/farmgirl. Hundreds of new titles are being released in April for summer reading interest. If you are looking for anything in particular, please let me know.
Connie
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2005 : 5:52:28 PM
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Originally posted by celticlady
There are bluegrass festivals all over the place out here and I've thought about going but never seemed to have the time. I think we'll plan on going this summer.
I love bluegrass music, and I love Alison Krauss, her voice is so heavenly.
I love Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Kate Price (she does lots of hammered dulcimer). My favorite artist by far is Lisa Gerrard, right now she does a lot of soundtracks for movies (Gladiator, The Insider, Ali, etc.) so some of you may have heard her angelic voice through those. She was part of the duo Dead Can Dance through the 80's and most of the 90's, and does solo and compilation work now. Check her out, if you have never heard of her, http://www.lisagerrard.com !!!
I have a hammered dulcimer, but haven't learned to play it yet (one of the strings broke the day after I got it and I haven't gotten it fixed yet...lol) That is my favorite instrument!
Molly
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." --Henry David Thoreau
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - May 27 2005 : 6:30:55 PM
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Jun 02 2005 : 04:55:33 AM
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I heard the soundtrack for Lavender Ladies (Judi Dench, Maggie Smith) this past weekend and thought it was quite nice. If you like sweeping, hauntingly beautiful violin arrangements(by Joshua Bell) then this might be for you. I would also like to see the movie, you rarely go wrong if those women are in a movie!
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Jun 02 2005 : 07:27:55 AM
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OOOps! The movie ( and soundtrack) is called 'Ladies in Lavender'.
I can't log in or edit for some weird reason!
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
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Posted - Jun 02 2005 : 08:33:15 AM
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Oh, a new movie with Judi Dench! Must go find it.
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
497 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2005 : 10:40:39 AM
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I also am a "fan" of Enya and Alison Krause (such a wide range there) - there's very little I won't listen to (mostly hard rock, rap and that sort of "noise" which I refuse to call music). A movie with Judi Dench - great! Is this a new movie or something old on tape or dvd?
Cecelia
ce's farm
"Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery" Victor Hugo |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Jun 06 2005 : 7:17:53 PM
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Cecelia-- The soundtrack has a 2004 date and I don't recall having seen this released yet but I could be wrong. Will let you know when I find out!
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2005 : 10:07:59 PM
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I looked online at Amazon and found the soundtrack only. It was a U.K. release in 2004, so maybe it takes more time to be released in the U.S. I'll look forward to seeing it! If you do a google search for Ladies in Lavendar, you'll see some reviews published in the U.K. It sounds like my kind of movie... (they kind of label it an "older persons" movie... heck, just sounds like good entertainment to me!)
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
"Begin to weave and God will give the thread." - German Proverb |
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JanaM
Farmgirl in Training
21 Posts
Jana
Miller Bay/Indianola
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2005 : 2:27:18 PM
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It's interesting how close we are in our musical tastes! I haven't seen anything yet that made me say "Eew!"
I'd like to recommend Sarah Harmer - she's a folksy Canadian singer/songwriter and is fantastic. She has three albums out, my favorite being her first "You Were Here" which I can listen to over and over again and not grow tired of it. She also does a great folksy album that she recorded at her farmhouse outside of Toronto, called "Songs for Clem". It's great to sing along to.
I also like 70's music, John Denver, George Harrison, Earth Wind and Fire, Dave Matthews, Sarah McLachlan...
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KJAMES
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
KAREN
SC
USA
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Posted - Jun 09 2005 : 06:46:34 AM
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OTTMAR LIEBERT. SPANISH GUITAR, WONDERFUL LISTENING MUSIC
Trust in the Lord with all your heart |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jun 09 2005 : 07:06:29 AM
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Jana- My station (WXPN) plays Sarah Harmer and if I'm not mistaken she might be coming to the Singer/Songwriter weekend they sponser. It's always huge and alot of fun, I'll look forward to seeing her live. (They are calling it this year "It's all about the Music" and I can't wait!
Hey! Anyone out there like John Gorka or Jeb Loy Nichols? Amazingly unique voices all their own and none too shabby in the songwriting departments either! Give them a listen!
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