Curved Air are an English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including clasical, folk and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band was a mixture of prog rock, folk and classical elements. The group evolved out of the band Sisyphus, which was formed by Darryl Way (who studied […]
Rain Songs 2
It continues to precipitate outside, so I thought a sequel would be in order, especially as there are some spectacular rain songs that we have yet to include. So we begin with Bob Dylan’s ‘A Hard Rain Gonna Fall’. written in the summer of 1962 and recorded later that year for his second album, The […]
Rain Songs 1
Today is extremely soggy in North Yorkshire. It has been raining for several hours and the prospect is that it will continue to drizzle for the rest of today and possibly tomorrow. So i thought why not share some songs about rain, after all it speaks into the Brisitah obsession with the weather. However I […]
After School
After School (Hangui: 애프터스쿨), is a South Korean girl group with an admissions and graduation concept formed by Pledis Entertainment. In the beginning of 2009, a few days before After School’s debut, Pledis Entertainment announced that the group’s music concept was heavily influenced by the Pussycat Dolls. In January, the group released their debut single […]
Nightwish
We begin this week with Nightwish, the 3rd bestselling act from Finland. They are also the most successful Finnish band worldwide, selling more than 9 million records and receiving more than 60 gold and platinum awards, having released six Number 1 albums and thirteen Number 1 singles. In October 2018, Nightwish were inducted into the […]
Wayfaring Stranger
“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 […]