Category Archives: Bach

Two traditional songs …

Posted on 10/10/2024 by dougaj4

… with very different renditions. First from 1967, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick join Julie Felix: Then a new version of Tam Lin from 2022, by Fiona Gillespie and Elliot Cole and performed by Makaris: For more om Makaris see … Continue reading →

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Three English Dances

Posted on 19/07/2024 by dougaj4

You Tube links to John Renbourn playing The English Dance posted here previously have been deleted, so here other two other performers’ versions: Cover of John Renbourn’s arrangement of a traditional medieval tune simply known as “English Dance”. Great guitarist … Continue reading →

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High definition Mandelbrot

Posted on 15/06/2024 by dougaj4

There have been several posts here about generating animations of the Mandelbrot set, most recently at Display Matplotlib animations in Excel, but using standard 64 bit floats you rapidly run out of precision. However, using arbitrary precision arithmetic, and with sufficient … Continue reading →

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Rory Phillips – The Truth

Posted on 13/05/2024 by dougaj4

“‘The Truth’ is a passionate call to action on climate change from 13 year old Rory Phillips. “I wanted to say something with this song. The lyrics are subtle, not in your face; but the message is clear. We need … Continue reading →

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More from Anne Briggs

Posted on 02/02/2024 by dougaj4

A (comparatively) recent YouTube of Anne Briggs from her brief return to public performances in 1990-91: Anne Briggs – The Jim Lloyd Sessions, 1990-91 Anne Briggs made two appearances on Jim Lloyd’s ‘Folk on Two’ during her brief 1990-91 return … Continue reading →

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