“The Wayfaring Stranger” (also known as “Poor Wayfaring Stranger” or “I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger“), is a well-known American folk and gospel song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life. As with most folk songs, many variations of the lyrics exist. According to the book, […]
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, also known by her initials RBG, was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in September 2020. Ginsburg was born and grew up in Brooklyn. Her older sister died when she was a baby, and her mother […]
Madeline Kahn
Madeline Gail Kahn was born in Boston in 1942. In 1948, she was sent to the progressive Manumit School, a boarding school in Bristol, Pennsylvania. During that time, her mother pursued her acting dream. Kahn soon began acting herself, and performed in a number of school productions. In 1960, she graduated from Martin Van Buren […]
Imelda May
She was born in Dublin in 1974 in the Liberties in the south inner city. She is the youngest of five siblings, with sisters Edel Foy and Maria O’Reilly, and brothers Brendan Clabby and Fintan Clabby. In 1991, she attended Senior College Ballyfermot, where she studied Art, Graphics and Printmaking. Her career began at age […]
Carey Mulligan Sings!
This is the second of a series of posts about people unexpectedly being able to sing. Today we have Carey Mulligan, who I suppose being married to Marcus Mumford of the band Mumford and Sons might, at least, to have been expected to be musical. But it still came as a surprise that she has […]
The Bookshop Band
The Bookshop Band – the offspring of an artistic love-affair between a duo of English folk singer-songwriters and a multi-award winning independent bookshop in the UK, Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights. They writeand perform songs inspired by books, inspired by hundreds of authors from Shakespeare to Philip Pullman, Here they perform A Shop with Books in, at The […]
At Last – Which Is the Best Version?
“At Last” is a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the Sun Valley Serenade (1941) was performed in the film by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. Prior to release of Sun Valley Serenade, with vocals by Studio head Darryl Zanuck reportedly said, “There are too many big ones in this. Let’s save […]
H.U.M. Gospel Choir
THe HUM Gospel Choir came to attention when the were recommended to me by Alan Gibson, who organises evenings of music at the Barn in Meanwood. I had been in search of a gospel choir to perform at LIve @ Costa for over five years. The heart of the problem was that gospel choirs by […]
Emmelie De Forest
The watching of the Eurovision Song Contest became ‘de rigueur’ in our house during the incumbancy of Terry Wogan, when the winner was less important than wondering which country would take most offence at his ascerbic comments and predicting the arcane nature of the voting. Here is his assessment of the 2007 contest “Who knows […]
Dame Diana Rigg
One of the icons on my youth sadly died yesterday. For my generation Diana Rigg will always be remembered as Emma Peel from The Avengers. However her career was much more varied and impressive that one part. Perhaps this is an opportunity to reflect on breadth of her acting and to enjoy some favourite moments […]