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:”
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:
Next weekend will include Christmas Day! Where did this year go?
Continuing with my holiday weekend tradition, here are some videos of my other favorite seasonal songs:
On this blog, I often spend weekends discussing themes (like comics or local events), but I thought this time I’d go video by sharing some pieces from my favorite musicians.
First up is the one who got me interested in piano music, Jim Brickman. This song is the first one of his I ever heard. It was playing regularly on a local radio station, but the announcers would never say what it was called or who was performing it. Finally, one Sunday morning as I was running errands, the DJ said it was “Angel Eyes” played by Jim Brickman. As soon as I heard that, I was off to the local music store, bought the CD, rushed home, listened to and fell in love with the beautiful music. (When I read the information that came with the CD, I discovered he had previously released another CD, which sent me running to downtown DC so I could buy that one, too! I was hooked!) This video reminds me of the time I saw him in concert a couple of years back–he performed this as an encore!
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.
