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euro, Also love that Irish brogue. The Caucus-The Wind was great; especially love that Irish whistle.

Another birthday man

David Clayton Thomas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpsCzY2BRzo&feature=related

Hi Miss Letty,
Mel Torme really has a velvet voice, I knew the name Mel Torme but wasn't sure why. Now I know, thank you for that.
A Happy Birthday to David, knew the song, not the man.

Imelda May - - - Sneaky Freak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VmSZLv41j8

Thanks, euro, for your observations and comments. You sent me searching again, Irish.

Imelda Mary Higham, professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter. Born and raised in The Liberties area of Dublin, May began her career in music at age sixteen—performing

Sneaky Freak was great and funny.

Another birthday man, yawl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55CciH40DEw

The most powerful short story that I ever read by him was Beware of the Dog.

Reading Roald Dahl a few times I found myself feeling jealousy that he thought of particular things and not me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHj0etrp4hY
Good morning

Ach a nuu MacEd, I do be loving them hooting tooting bagpipes. Is that haggis I smell....... nope it's the dog.

Coincidence... I'm reading Roald Dahl at the moment.

More pipes.
Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jdbFOidds

aother birthday today :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NcCgsAMxhs

what a great start for the day

another " velvet " voice : Dick Haymes ( it's his birthday )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKdDJhC8QQg

and here something different :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4c77EVWm-A

( difficult to translate , but here goes : on the dancefloor of starpub )

and here is FREDDY with a wellknown german sailors' song :

( the guitar and the ocean )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdf8SZLHkiQ&feature=related



interesting : even though born in austria - a land-locked country - most of his songs deal with sailors , their girlfriends and the ocean )

edgar, I once asked McTag why all bagpipes played Amazing Grace.

euro, As I told miz izz, I once had a radio show called Accent, and that one by Johnny was its theme song. More synchronicity, because a black and white version of Les Miserables was on TCM the other night.

hbg, Your Bill Monroe Bluegrass music was excellent as was Dick Haymes Let the Rest of the World Go By. Great guitar and Ocean song, too.

One of my favorites by Johnny and Henry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkQybG1Cglk&feature=fvwrel

here is RAY CHARLES with some appropriate music :
oh , what a beautiful morning ...

and indeed it is , 22 C , sunny , a light breeze - oh , why cant it stay this way ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnDU9bR2Xus

no doubt , soon it will be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKnMbrAcPsI

again !

Had no idea that Ray did that one from Oklahoma, nor that Etta did Stormy Weather.

Sounds as though your weather is like ours. One minute pouring rain; the next minute burning heat.

Here's a surprise to me, yawl. A baseball player who is a jazz musician.

Happy birthday Bernie Williams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzAKdJRxIsA

Yihah! yawl playing great music.

I didn't know that Miss Letty about Johnny singing your theme tune, coincidence.
Great music from Bernie.

Snow Patrol - - Chasing Cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaKr98ktoxU

Thanks for the comments, euro, and you sent me searching again.

Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish/Scottish alternative rock band formed at the University of Dundee in 1994. The group comprises Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Jonny Quinn (drums), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Tom Simpson (keyboards). Initially an indie rock band, their first three records, the EP Starfighter Pilot (1997), and the studio albums Songs for Polarbears (1998) and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001), were commercially unsuccessful and were released by the independent labels Electric Honey and Jeepster respectively. The band then signed on to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002.

Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars was so lovely that I listened twice.

Another lovely lady's birthday. So here is a tribute to her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_bEkhA-ztE

letty ,
i know you like russian music . so here are some russian sailors playing and dancing the "Russian Sailors' Dance " for you - and all others .

( beter crank up the speakers - the music is quite muted )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slfHClsFv3U

Good afternoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8gEd-Ou5g
Flower Lady

Speak of bagpipes playing Amazing Grace and ye shall be rewarded.







> > A Homeless Man's Funeral> > As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director> to play at a grave side service for a homeless man. He had no family or> friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Kentucky> back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and,> Being a typical male, I didn't stop for directions.> > I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone> and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew> left and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for> being late.> > I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was> already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The> workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my> heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've> never played before for this homeless man.> > And as I played 'Amazing Grace,' the workers began to weep.> > They wept, I wept, we all wept together.> > When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car.> > Though my head hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car,> I heard one of the workers say, "I never seen nothin' like that before and> I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."> > Apparently I'm still lost.> > It's a man thing.> > Gals! Can you relate to this story about guys not asking for directions?? >

hbg, that Russian sailor dance was great. I miss dancing and music.

hey, edgar. Loved the Flower Garden by Phil Ochs, and the lost bagpipe player touched my heart. I have lost all sense of direction, but I'm not surprised that some men refuse to ask directions.

hbg, I also like German music. This one is switched on, so you'll be able to hear it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJo5q-SbvT0

Ah, just found out that today is Claire Schumann's birthday. Wish that I could find a proper tribute to the lady who made her husband's music live on after his death.

letty : thanks for " switched on " Bach !
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today is Clara Schumann's birthday - if you have used Google , you'll have seen that they honoured her with with a Google-Doodle or is it a Doodle-Google ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2wCai1R_2M