Category Archives: Bach

Two forks in the Celtic path

Posted on 14/01/2018 by dougaj4

Re-visiting the Steeleye Span version of Tam Lin lead me to two very different musical groups that I had not heard of before: Anaïs Mitchell is an American singer-songwriter and musician, here performing another version of Tam Lin with Jefferson Hamer: … Continue reading →

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A Hard Rain

Posted on 21/10/2017 by dougaj4

I happened to be looking at an old post here; Various routes to and from Nottamun Town, featuring Bob Dylan’s performance of A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall, which led me to Patti Smith’s performance of the same song at last year’s … Continue reading →

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Hofstadter, Pahud, Bach

Posted on 08/10/2017 by dougaj4

The latest ACO concert series features the Swiss flautist Emmanuel Pahud (interview here). The performance included J.S. Bach’s 6 Part Ricercar, from The Musical Offering, which was the inspiration for the final dialogue in Douglas Hofstadter’s Godel, Esher, Bach: Achilles … Continue reading →

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Jansch and Renbourn live

Posted on 28/08/2017 by dougaj4

Three recently uploaded You Tube recordings of live performances by guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn.  As further evidence that the quality of a You Tube video is inversely proportional to the number of views, none of the three have … Continue reading →

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Scottish Fiddlers

Posted on 27/08/2017 by dougaj4

Yesterday I saw “Scotland the Brave” at the Sydney Opera House, featuring the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and Choir, and fiddler extraordinaire Marcus Holden: whose playing of Scottish fiddle music reminded me of Robin Williamson and the Incredible String Band: and lead … Continue reading →

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