Now an introduction to Mary Spender!
Mary Spender is an excellent guitarist, editor, narrator of any topic, and a gifted songwriter. Young as she is, she has a ripening curious mind. I am slowly falling in love with Mary due, in no small part, to her wonderful, slightly Posh, British accent and her perfect elocution with the English language.
Walk it back to all the REM we love
On a recent long car trip to visit family in the northeast, I let my Itunes go and ran across this brilliant song by REM. The only track I recorded from Collapse… Sometimes Michael Stipe, says it better than anyone can
Flow through the copper line with James now!
James Taylor’s song “Copperline” is a deeply personal reflection on his childhood and connection to the natural world around Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he grew up on Taylor Creek. The song was co-written with Reynolds Price, a renowned professor of English at Duke University, author, playwright, and lyricist.
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South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album
February 24, 20254:16 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
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Olivia Hampton, Michel Martin
Sirocco: Ka Bohaleng | Abel Selaocoe with Manchester Collective & Chesaba
Genre-defying cellist Abel Selaocoe is joined by his band Chesaba and the Manchester Collective string players in this electrifying take on a traditional South African song. Its title, ‘Ka Bohaleng’ (On The Sharp Side) references a common saying that “a woman holds a knife on the sharp end”. The song is a dedication to all mothers, and the women who take care of us through times of hardship. Filmed as part of the Sirocco tour at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester in October 2019. Manchester Collective feat. Chesaba Cello – Abel Selaocoe Percussion – Sidiki Dembele Violin – Rakhi Singh Violin – Simmy Singh Viola – Ruth Gibson Electric Bass – Alan Keary
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