Most people associate Mannheim Steamroller and Chip Davis with the holiday/Christmas season. But I like their other music as well. Check out a few of their videos below:
This is called ‘The Children’s Waltz:”
Category: Music
It’s time to pay our respects to the honored dead who have preserved our liberty. We call that holiday Memorial Day with good reason–we need to remember their sacrifices.
In their honor, I want to play some patriotic selections for the weekend.
First up is Lee Greenwood singing “America The Beautiful:”
Did everyone survive Friday the 13th? Good, because it’s time for another weekend of music.
Because I’m in the mood for Enya, I thought I’d show some more of her videos. The songs do help me relax, and the weekend is a good time for that!
First up is an interesting remix of her hit, “Only Time:”
My favorite vocalist has been for decades (and remains) Karen Carpenter. I can listen to her voice anytime, anywhere.
Since she passed a long time ago, anytime I come across new music that has her voice in it, I’m immediately interested.
I recently found some unreleased songs with her singing in them, and I thought I’d share them this Mother’s Day weekend. Hope you like them!
Since the warmer weather has arrived, how about some songs dealing with Spring?
First up is Chris Geith with “Eternal Spring” from the “Island Of A Thousand Dreams” CD:
One of the great things about Joe Bongiorno is that he often highlights other artists who provide the kind of thoughtful, earnest music he does. For instance, he just released a collection of music called “Whisperings Solo Piano Volume 1.” You can buy the CD here.
While listening to that collection, I heard for the first time a piece called “Awaken The Dawn” by Stanton Lanier, a pianist I’d also never heard of before. Well, I’m now a big fan of his music.
You haven’t heard this song yet? Check out the video below:
Here’s the description of the CD from the website: “‘Whisperings Solo Piano Volume 1′ was recorded on a Kawai RX7 grand piano at Piano Haven Studio in Seattle, Washington. No equalization or additional sound ‘coloring’ was added to the recording (only soft limiting and minimal ambience).” You’ll get to see that piano later in this blog entry.
Ready for some more music?
This time, I thought I’d highlight a Christian music group I’ve followed for decades, and that’s the Maranatha! musicians. I’m not sure it’s them performing in each video, but I heard the song with that group first.
First up is their song, “Thy Word” with words:
I was recently chastised for calling women “ladies,” which I thought was a term of respect, by the hosts of the Women In Sci-Fi podcast, so women it is! (Check out their podcast via iTunes!)
First up is Enya singing “Caribbean Blue,” one of my favorites she performs:
Since I’ll be at the Farpoint convention this weekend, I thought I’d get an early start on the music, so check out some of my favorite songs below. This time, we’ll give the guys the spotlight. The ladies will come on another weekend.
First up is Lionel Ritchie singing “Say You, Say Me” live:
Time for more great piano music this weekend! This time, we’ll explore pianists I didn’t mention last week!
First up is Jim Chappell, a great composer and performer.