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musicyardsale and I'm really quite excited about it! All of you who aren't members already should go join. *nods* It's a very lovely friendly community with excitingly varied music recommendations -- and, you know, there will be me.
On the subject of music, the assign-a-letter meme was flittering around the f-list a while ago, and I was tagged and never got round to posting mine. (Part of this is because Mediafire and this laptop do not like each other. I can only upload files if I don't plan to use the computer for the duration, because Mediafire's upload process will freeze everything up. As soon as the upload is finished, everything's fine -- and I haven't had any trouble on any other computers. Sigh.)
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burningstarsxeassigned me the letter K. So here you are -- five songs which begin with K. (I seem to have very few. And all of the good ones are by female singer-songwriters. Huh.)
Today it rained a lot and I did not get a photo ID as I had planned to because apparently I have to go to another town to do that. (Grr. Argh. HISS.) So I went to Rosie's Book Shoppe instead -- our local used bookstore. (Look, it used to be right next to the insurance office. And now it is directly behind the building. And I'd never been to the new location. And... used books, you guys.)
musicyardsale and I'm really quite excited about it! All of you who aren't members already should go join. *nods* It's a very lovely friendly community with excitingly varied music recommendations -- and, you know, there will be me. On the subject of music, the assign-a-letter meme was flittering around the f-list a while ago, and I was tagged and never got round to posting mine. (Part of this is because Mediafire and this laptop do not like each other. I can only upload files if I don't plan to use the computer for the duration, because Mediafire's upload process will freeze everything up. As soon as the upload is finished, everything's fine -- and I haven't had any trouble on any other computers. Sigh.)
burningstarsxeassigned me the letter K. So here you are -- five songs which begin with K. (I seem to have very few. And all of the good ones are by female singer-songwriters. Huh.)i. kansas - vienna teng.
Of the songs on the gorgeous landscape that is Vienna Teng's latest, Inland Territory, this was not one that immediately caught my interest: but the more I've played the album, the more this quiet, layered, yearning song has grown on me.
ii. keep it all - lisa hannigan.
Sometimes I can't stop playing this song. Lisa Hannigan's husky voice winds ribbons around whimsical, strange lyrics in a song that seems to be made up of a haunting patchwork of memories and dreamlife.
iii. the kiss - kelli ali.
Somewhere in an alternate universe, there is a film, and this is the main theme -- gentle violins over guitar, a flute, a woman's voice, piano. It slipped into my Evangeline mix, because it sounds a little Victorian, and very tender, and maybe bittersweet. I find myself humming it sometimes. It's been a long, weary night, and winter's so cold, and maybe he doesn't exactly mean to, but he kisses her. (And then vampires show up and ruin it all. Stupid vampires.)
iv. kite song - patty griffin.
Patty Griffin sings songs that get into your bones, and this is one of the strongest ones. Quiet, weary, fiercely hopeful. In the middle of the night, we keep sending little kites until a little light gets through.
v. kangding qingge/old-timey dance party - abigail washburn & the sparrow quartet.
It is quite possible that this is one of my favourite songs in the entire world. Certainly I think it's an excellent example of what the Sparrow Quartet does and why they are awesome. A traditional Chinese folk song combined with a melody Bela Fleck was playing around with make for an exciting, delightfully textured, high-energy tune which I find very difficult not to dance to.
Of the songs on the gorgeous landscape that is Vienna Teng's latest, Inland Territory, this was not one that immediately caught my interest: but the more I've played the album, the more this quiet, layered, yearning song has grown on me.
ii. keep it all - lisa hannigan.
Sometimes I can't stop playing this song. Lisa Hannigan's husky voice winds ribbons around whimsical, strange lyrics in a song that seems to be made up of a haunting patchwork of memories and dreamlife.
iii. the kiss - kelli ali.
Somewhere in an alternate universe, there is a film, and this is the main theme -- gentle violins over guitar, a flute, a woman's voice, piano. It slipped into my Evangeline mix, because it sounds a little Victorian, and very tender, and maybe bittersweet. I find myself humming it sometimes. It's been a long, weary night, and winter's so cold, and maybe he doesn't exactly mean to, but he kisses her. (And then vampires show up and ruin it all. Stupid vampires.)
iv. kite song - patty griffin.
Patty Griffin sings songs that get into your bones, and this is one of the strongest ones. Quiet, weary, fiercely hopeful. In the middle of the night, we keep sending little kites until a little light gets through.
v. kangding qingge/old-timey dance party - abigail washburn & the sparrow quartet.
It is quite possible that this is one of my favourite songs in the entire world. Certainly I think it's an excellent example of what the Sparrow Quartet does and why they are awesome. A traditional Chinese folk song combined with a melody Bela Fleck was playing around with make for an exciting, delightfully textured, high-energy tune which I find very difficult not to dance to.
Today it rained a lot and I did not get a photo ID as I had planned to because apparently I have to go to another town to do that. (Grr. Argh. HISS.) So I went to Rosie's Book Shoppe instead -- our local used bookstore. (Look, it used to be right next to the insurance office. And now it is directly behind the building. And I'd never been to the new location. And... used books, you guys.)
