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Had run into their version of Smooth Criminal before, but they appear to have hit it biggish in the USA. Their version of Caifornication was posted in Terri Windling's blog and is very good. Ditto for Hurt. Looks like an album has come out this year...

In the random cool links department:
Hallelujah
Bohemian Rhapsody
All done by Jake Shimabukuro.

I was going to post a summary of the weekend (the more detailed version along with notes for next camping event etc), but it took so long to go through friends pages that ran out of time...

On the way though I encountered:

Pachelbel’s canon done by Pagagnini" via Smart Bitches Fri videos, which lead to more of the same groups stuff here and here. ( Read more... )

After for some reason deciding to search for the lyrics to "Leave us our glens" (lyrics here and for those with wide broadband, ~11:45 in here - those who have appreciated tours of Scotland at Festival will appreciate it), discovered that youtube has a large array of Karen Matheson (of Capercaillie fame) stuff.

Such as:
Puirt a Beul
To the moon ( Read more... )

Ran across the review of the Simon and Garfunkel concert in Auckland. Sounds as though is would have been very good to go to.

And they link to video links. Bridge over Troubled Waters was ok, but The Boxer and especially The Sound of Silence were great (love the start of Sound of Silence ( Read more... )

Well, after a nice late night of cocktails and conversation, this morning we set out in search of bricks and clay for an oven. But alas, it wasn't to be. Demolitions place was shut, so no bricks ( Read more... )

Back when I was looking at picking a name and persona for the SCA, I was in the middle of a Uni course in The cultural impact of the 12th Century renaissance, so aimed for thereish. Haven't gone back there for ages - keep getting distracted by new shiney stuff, but have always had a fondness for that time ( Read more... )

No one else at home ( Read more... )

They would put the gorgeous music on just as the stellar group meeting is about to start. A Kate Bush version of "Lagan Love" and now a very nice guitar version of "The Skye Boat Song"... Much nicer than absolute stellar flux discussions.

But I got the bastard to converge...:)

Just caught Fantasia on Greensleeves on the Radio and now it is a lineup of 4 Playford pieces, starting with Greensleeves:) Must be later Playford, since Over the Hills is not that early (mid 1700s? 1st version). Nice instrumental version - wonder what the dance (if there is one) is like ( Read more... )