One of the things I enjoy doing most is making my own “mixes” of music, and I usually do that by a theme. For instance, I have ten playlists of holiday/Christmas music, nine of pop songs I like, favorites of performers I particularly enjoy, Halloween and patriotic music.
It’s Raining Again is in my “Stormy/Rainy Weather” list. And as I write this, it is raining outside.
Currently, my favorite artists include Enya, Jim Brickman, Jim Chappell, Jon Schmidt, Mannheim Steamroller, David Lanz and Bryce Miller. I have always enjoyed what is now called “New Age,” so I listen to a lot of piano and vocal songs these days. I used to enjoy pop, but I don’t see many new songs I like by artists I prefer coming out these days. So I depend on the web and Facebook to keep me up to date on my guys and gals.
I’ve only seen Jim Brickman in concert, and then only once. I hope to see all of them perform live at some point. He’s going to appear locally, but now isn’t the time for me to attend. Maybe this holiday season?
One of the things I’m grateful for is my iPod, which helps me when I am commuting. Oh, and I’m also happy I have my HD radio because it came with the ability to play songs from my iPod. I run my playlists a lot on the way to and from work because I don’t find much all that appealing on radio these days … although I have been known to listen to the odd and wonderful HD stations at times!
I devote a lot of time to getting my playlists right, and it sometimes concerns me that I’m the only one who gets to hear them. Lorenzo and Marc have often talked about making their own TV stations populated by the DVDs they have. Maybe I’ll make my own internet music station! Until then, I listen to holiday music on the web when I don’t have something else I want to hear!
Here’s one of my favorite Jim Brickman songs. The video isn’t very exciting, but he never released any performance videos of it.