I love these, thank you. I hadn't heard any of them before, save Molly's soliloquy. The Pogues I love as much as I love Fairy Tale of New York, which I have been listening to for months now, being unwilling to let go of Christmas. also this version of the Huron Carol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsAVvkirjyk My neighbors also, all the wreaths, and lights, and decor, and glittery Walmart deer, all still up, though high winds have knocked the deer over. Although I do listen to the Irish Blessing compulsively, too, created before blow after blow has knocked us all about relentlessly, if not killing or disabling us---so full of confident hope, a lorica for us all.
The Irish Blessing - over 300 churches from our island sing a blessing over Ireland and beyond ...
Michael, I'm just trying to put you on if you don't already know, but you should check out Wilder Adkins. He is Poet Laureate of the South, and our native Sophiological troubador.
Excellent choices! I was fortunate to see Clannad about ten years ago, see them backstage and personally thank them for making my soul (no irony -- they did -- "Crann Ull" is my musical holy of holies). If I could offer one from that record:
I love these, thank you. I hadn't heard any of them before, save Molly's soliloquy. The Pogues I love as much as I love Fairy Tale of New York, which I have been listening to for months now, being unwilling to let go of Christmas. also this version of the Huron Carol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsAVvkirjyk My neighbors also, all the wreaths, and lights, and decor, and glittery Walmart deer, all still up, though high winds have knocked the deer over. Although I do listen to the Irish Blessing compulsively, too, created before blow after blow has knocked us all about relentlessly, if not killing or disabling us---so full of confident hope, a lorica for us all.
The Irish Blessing - over 300 churches from our island sing a blessing over Ireland and beyond ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TascsWZPj8U
Love this! We sing "Be Thou Vision"!
I don't know if you've seen this version of "Fairytale" from Shane McGowan's funeral, but it brings tears of joy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s8lvnSmISc
Oh, this is great!
Michael, I'm just trying to put you on if you don't already know, but you should check out Wilder Adkins. He is Poet Laureate of the South, and our native Sophiological troubador.
https://youtu.be/F6xWXB-xdFY?si=aEtHqfTCfO21wcfF
https://youtu.be/VkJVH4LTzpU?si=oDDQab7Cp3zk0D5H
His album Nightblooms is a masterpiece.
That's great stuff! A shame I've never heard him before.
Excellent choices! I was fortunate to see Clannad about ten years ago, see them backstage and personally thank them for making my soul (no irony -- they did -- "Crann Ull" is my musical holy of holies). If I could offer one from that record:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLVlv3t37tY
Michael, I so enjoy when you post a playlist. Love the backstories. Music transports me in time and space. Thanks.
thanks!