Tag Archives: Martin Carthy

BOOKS, CDS, DVDS: A PERSONAL HIGHLY RECOMMEDED LIST – .PART 2 CDS

Posted on December 23, 2019 by strecker

. 1.Visions and Dreams inspired by Rembrandt and Dali with composer pianist Barend Schipper and flutist Jans Prins in the Netherlands is available at www.barendschipper.com. It has for me, after many car rides with the CD, so much to offer … Continue reading →

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A WEEK OF REST IN LONDON (HA!) WITH SUPERB FRENCH VEGAN CUISINE AT CAFÉ FORTY ONE, PLUS INFINITE RICHES OF ART AND MUSIC AND THEATRE – AND WITH ONLY ONE DAY OF RAIN

Posted on October 23, 2018 by strecker

FRIDAY: Inauspicious beginning to a much-needed sanity break and rest. One hour to Pearson International with half the world on the highway going home on the Friday night of a holiday weekend and half the world going somewhere else. Night … Continue reading →

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RISING OUT OF THE ASHES WITH MUSIC AND WORDS: CDS THAT GOT ME THROUGH TRAUMA AFTER THE HOUSE FIRE

Posted on April 15, 2018 by strecker

It was about a year ago, five months after the fire that kept us out of our home for eight months, that this happened: I was driving down King Street in Hamilton and playing, back to back, the Hungarian String … Continue reading →

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RECONNECTING WITH MUSIC AFTER A FIRE – PART 1

Posted on April 24, 2017 by strecker

After the fire of December 1, I didn’t listen to music, or do much of anything for that matter really, until just recently, almost five months later. I had lost a huge collection of recorded music on CD, LP, 45 … Continue reading →

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