Québec anniversary musical tribute
A copy of the CD Québec arrived at the office last week. I normally pass music samples onto the young reporters, but this looked like something I might enjoy listening to.
That turned out to be the case. Released by Putumayo World Music, Québec is a 400th anniversary celebration in honor of the French-speaking Canadian city.
Drawn from a variety of influences such as French and Celtic folk traditions and European pop, Québécois music includes a broad range of sounds and styles. Yet despite its potential broad international appeal, the music of Québec is not very well known to people outside of the province. Through this enchanting selection of songs, Putumayo seeks to introduce listeners to the compelling music of this unique province.
Jim sings Puff the Magic Dragon
I’m thinking a lot about the twins tonight because it’s their fourth birthday tomorrow. Jim likes singing. His favorite songs at the moment are Jingle Bells and Puff the Magic Dragon. Here he is singing Puff:
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Jesus Christ Superstar
I’ve been listening to ABC Radio this evening since the cricket finished. The time difference in Western Australia is an advantage to that extent.
There’s a new performance of Jesus Christ Superstar touring the country. There was mention made in the radio interview that religious groups protested when the show first launched in 1972.
I was five years old then and can’t recall it, obviously. But my Catholic high school, St Paul’s in Traralgon, performed the show in the early 1980s. I wasn’t personally involved, but remember it well. The year before we did Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
I like the lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar.
VFL & AFL club songs
This You Tube video gives a snapshot of the 16 AFL club songs. When it was a 12-team Victorian competition I used to know all the words. It’s interesting for me to note the new additions and changes.
The worst songs, in my opinion, are Fremantle and the Western Bulldogs.
I rate a tie for best between Brisbane, Geelong, Richmond and Sydney. Collingwood and Melbourne aren’t bad either.
Dorothy the Dinosaur
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I took the twins to see Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Dance Party today at the Kalgoorlie Town Hall. They didn’t actually get into it as much as I’d expected. The organisers wisely limit the show to about one hour, which is about the attention limit for the target audience of three-year-olds and parents. I tried taking some photos of the theatrical extravaganza, but the flash didn’t kick in as far as the stage. Perhaps I should have asked Jim for some tips. When I went to download the pictures I discovered there were 98 of them on the memory disk, of which I could only account for a dozen. I caught Jim (3) playing with the camera last week. It seems he actually figured out how to take photos, including this nice one of Maggie to the right, complete with incriminating evidence that Maggie was playing with my mobile phone! |
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Talented Canadian musician
I came across a talented Canadian musician online tonight. He is very versatile, capable of playing maritime (Celtic influence), folk, jazz, rock and blues.
He will be releasing a CD soon and I look forward to obtaining a copy.
The musician is Michael Gorey.
The Day we went to Bangor
I started high school at St Paul’s College, Traralgon, in 1979. For music, students had a choice of learning the recorder or guitar. I chose the recorder, with a view to later learning the clarinet, which I began in form two (year 8).
I made good progress with the recorder and can still play tunes today. Our teacher introduced us to a range of music from classical to jazz and popular.
The point of this post is to remark that two of the “popular” songs we learnt in 1980 were Paul McCartney’s Mull of Kintyre and The Day we went to Bangor by Fiddlers Dram.
The former will be familiar to many readers, albeit nostalgically. The latter was a brief foray into the mainstream charts by an otherwise obscure British folk group.
Funnily enough, the tune has stuck in my head for nearly three decades and I frequently visit YouTube for a fix. Unfortunately the film clip version has been removed from YouTube. The audio is here.
It’s like getting a song stuck in your head that just won’t go away, except this one recurs.
Blondie
Every teenage boy has a crush and mine was for Blondie. She just made me melt, especially when she sung in French with Denis and Sunday Girl.
What can I say? She still turns me on.
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