Category Archives: Bach

She Moved Through the Fair

Posted on 27/01/2010 by dougaj4

“She Moved Through the Fair” (or “She Moves Through the Fair”) is a traditional Irish folk song. Here are three very different versions. The first, simple perfection, unaccompanied from Anne Briggs The second an orchestrated version from Harpist Loreena McKennitt, with … Continue reading →

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What to do about YouTube comments

Posted on 17/11/2009 by dougaj4

One of the less than wonderful things about YouTube is that the comments that accompany even the finest of videos are often of such an appalling standard that to call them puerile would be an affront to children. Here is … Continue reading →

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Crab Canon on a Mobius Strip

Posted on 16/11/2009 by dougaj4

Douglas Hofstadter’s Crab Canon featured in one of my first posts on this blog.  Now here is a really neat animated version of The JS Bach Crab Canon:  

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Fred Watson on the Big Bang

Posted on 21/09/2009 by dougaj4

The multi-talented Fred Watson paid for his studies by playing folk music alongside the likes of Billy Connolly, and now makes a living looking at stars. Here he is talking about Life, The Universe and Everything: Marcus Chown in Conversation … Continue reading →

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From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

Posted on 05/08/2009 by dougaj4

Our previous musical interlude featured a positively Pythonic Wizz Jones battling the Newquay Urban District Council, but now for something completely different. On Sunday the cellists Emma-Jane Murphy and Daniel Yeadon treated us to performances of Bach’s 1st and 5th Suites … Continue reading →

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