Soon....
Friday, May 10, 2013
You'll love this...
I just discovered a band called Fitz and the Tantrums and thought I'd share. Hopefully there will be a whole slew of new articles this summer. My subject was Women in Rock and I intend to glut the internet with them on this blog.
Soon....
Soon....
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Jack O'Hearts
During and after WWI and II, in the U.S., there was a bit of a counter culture on the streets of New York which were well illuminated by Damon Runyan in his stories which he wrote in the east coast vernacular. The play and movie Guys and Dolls was extracted from many of these stories and I highly recommend any book you can find which is filled with all these stories he wrote about the times. These lyrics were a part of one of his stories, titled, The Lily of St. Pierre. Check out the link and then sing along....
There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding
Nights are growing very lonely,
Days are very long;
I'm a-growing weary only
Listening for your song.
Old remembrances are thronging
Thro' my memory.
'Til it seems the world is full of dreams
Just to call you back to me.
Days are very long;
I'm a-growing weary only
Listening for your song.
Old remembrances are thronging
Thro' my memory.
'Til it seems the world is full of dreams
Just to call you back to me.
Chorus:
There's a long, long trail a-winding
Into the land of my dreams,
Where the nightingales are singing
And a white moon beams:
There's a long, long night of waiting
Until my dreams all come true;
'Til the day when I'll be going down
That long, long trail with you.
There's a long, long trail a-winding
Into the land of my dreams,
Where the nightingales are singing
And a white moon beams:
There's a long, long night of waiting
Until my dreams all come true;
'Til the day when I'll be going down
That long, long trail with you.
All night long I hear you calling,
Calling sweet and low;
Seem to hear your footsteps falling,
Every where I go.
Though' the road between us stretches
Many a weary mile.
I forget that you're not with me yet,
When I think I see you smile.
Calling sweet and low;
Seem to hear your footsteps falling,
Every where I go.
Though' the road between us stretches
Many a weary mile.
I forget that you're not with me yet,
When I think I see you smile.
Chorus:
There's a long, long trail a-winding
Into the land of my dreams,
Where the nightingales are singing
And a white moon beams:
There's a long, long night of waiting
Until my dreams all come true;
Till the day when I'll be going down
That long, long trail with you
There's a long, long trail a-winding
Into the land of my dreams,
Where the nightingales are singing
And a white moon beams:
There's a long, long night of waiting
Until my dreams all come true;
Till the day when I'll be going down
That long, long trail with you
With twenty-five bobs worth a kisses,
The Castle Lady
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Angels singing...
I just had to post this because it was too appropriate to my current situation. Sometimes you just have to let things be for awhile. If you want to stay sane, that is...
love is the last thing to go
Love is the reason
we happened at all
And it paid for
all the damage we done
And it bought us
the freedom to fall into grace
On our way to our place in the sun.
- Kris Kristofferson
Love is the reason
we happened at all
And it paid for
all the damage we done
And it bought us
the freedom to fall into grace
On our way to our place in the sun.
- Kris Kristofferson
With love from
The Castle Lady
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Keep Singing a Song
Without a song the day will never end...
Without a song the road will never bend...
without a song
So I keep singing a song...
The Castle Lady
still sings...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Happy 78th Birthday to the King, Baby !
Elvis still reigns...
Long live the King of Rock and Roll !
The Castle Lady
Saturday, November 24, 2012
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
A new boy band called One Direction has come out with something so refreshing I just had to put this up. Enjoy the tune and make sure you check them out on iTunes !
The Castle Lady
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
It's my birthday....
Just a slight diversion for the day and year....
and a blast from the past with this:
( Wave aka Vou Te Contar by Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Thanks to KUVO for helping me find the info for these links !
You guys are the greatest!
With celebratory sounds and bounds,
The Castle Lady
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A Magical Night
Talk about burning in the afterglow of a concert ! I attended the ten p.m. second show of Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra at Soiled Dove last Saturday and that euphoric sense still pervades my hours like the feeling you get after drinking an aperitif for the first time. When I bought my ticket, the first show at 7 was sold out but I'm glad I decided to go ahead and do the late hours. Ottmar's music is played occasionally on a radio station I listen to regularly but I had never heard about him coming to Denver before so I'm assuming, right or wrong, that this was his first Denver gig. Actually, this was two firsts for me that night. The Soiled Dove is a venue I have meant to try for many years but one way or another I have not been able to attend this venue until last Saturday. It is equally fantastic for its small, intimate size and enigmatic atmosphere and certainly a great place to absorb Jazz, I can tell you that. When I entered the venue reception I found the room's walls were covered with Jazz greats including a photo taken there of B.B. King some years ago ! ! Everyone that worked at the venue was talkative and friendly, as well, so it was exciting and exhilarating just to attend a concert there.
Now, I have found that Ottmar's music cannot really be classified although I imagine he most likely is tagged as New Age quite often. Denver station KUVO is basically a Jazz station but they are owned by NPR which spins quite a variety of music on regular schedules and often blur outside of the Jazz genre into more eclectic fare such as Ottmar's music which shouldn't be classified at all in my estimation. As is often the case with artists like him he was born in Cologne, Germany to multi-cultural parents with only his father being of partial German descent. His genes show in his music because I heard quite a bit of Asian influence along with the almost hypnotic rhythmic patterns you would expect from a Hungarian which comes from his mother. He began playing the guitar at the very early age of eleven. Ottmar has traveled all over the world starting with a Rock and Roll career and urging him on an itinerate musical life eventually picking up a new sound when he left the Eastern United States for the East Coast and then Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1989 he started his new band- Luna Negra and apparently has never quite looked back from a Flamenco style of playing which permeates his sound and whatever influence pervades otherwise. He released an album sometime later and a local Indian artist by the name of Frank Howell, who owned an art gallery, began selling copies of his self-produced album titled Marita: Shadows and Storms.
At a time when instrumental artists have been on the wane, Ottmar's success has gained momentum since 1995 with quite a few recordings. Some titles you might want to look for are Euphoria (1995), In the Arms of Love (2002), Winter Rose (2005), The Scent of Light (2008) and Leaning into the Night (1997) and you can check him out on You Tube with the links I have provided below. His music speaks for itself so certainly check it out and go to his concerts if he comes to your town. It is worth any price to experience this man's interpretation of the Brazilian phenomenon of Flamenco and I believe you'll never forget any concert of his you may attend. Enjoy !
With passionate euphemisms,
The Castle Lady
Monday, July 16, 2012
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