Børge Rosenbaum, known professionally as Victor Borge, was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the US and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames “The Clown Prince of Denmark”, “The Unmelancholy Dane”, and “The Great Dane”. Borge played his first major concert […]
Missa Papae Marcelli
Missa Papae Marcelli, or Pope Marcellus Mass, by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. The mass was composed in honour of Pope Macellus II, who reigned for three weeks in 1555. Recent scholarship suggests the most likely date of composition is 1562, when it was copied into a manuscript at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in […]
Chic
Chic is an American band that was organized in 1972 by guitarist NIle Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. Inspired after attending a concert by glam rock band Roxy Music, Rodgers began developing the idea for a group whose music and image would form a seamless and immersive whole, taking additional influence from the anonymous, make-up […]
MonaLisa Twins
MonaLisa Twins are a pop rock band, fronted by twin-sister singer-songwriters Mona Wagner (vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, harmonica, flute) and Lisa Wagner (vocals, lead guitar, ukulele, cello). They are originally from Austria and are currently based in the Liverpool area, in the United Kingdom. Known for their YouTube video covers of songs by The Beatles […]
Jain
Jeanne Louise Galice, better known by her stage name Jain, is a French singer-songwriter and musician. The Occitan singer travelled the world to follow the professional requirements of her father: She left France at age 9 for Dubai, where she spent three years; then lived for four years in Congo-Brazzaville, which she credits for her […]
Otis Redding
Otis Ray Redding Jr. was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Redding’s style of singing gained inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre. His singing style influenced many […]
The Willows
The Willows are a folk band from Cambridge, UK. Formed by Jade Rhiannon, Ben Savage and Cliff Ward, the band shot to prominence when their debut album Beneath Our Humble Soil was championed by legendary BBC DJs Mike Harding and Bob Harris, who subsequently invited them in for a BBC Radio 2 live session. Considerable […]
Tim Curry
Tim Curry is an English actor and singer. He is known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television, most often portraying villainous characters. Curry’s first full-time role was as part of the original London cast of the musical Hair in 1968, where he met Richard O’Brien who went on to write […]
Be Thou My Vision
“Be Thou My Vision” is a traditional hymn of Irish origin. The original Old Irish text, “Rop tú mo Baile”, is often attributed to Saint Dallan Forgaill in the 6th century. However, scholars believe it was written later than that. Some date it to the 8th century] others putting it as late as the 10th […]
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, England, in 1967. The band is led by vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson, and has featured a revolving door of lineups through the years which include significant members such as longtime guitarist Martin Barre. At first, the new band had trouble getting repeat bookings and they took […]