Howard Darvill
@purple-mandolin.bsky.social
Confused early years teacher and musician.
Verdigris Deep, by Frances Hardinge. If coins thrown into a well are actually offerings to the spirit living there, who is duty bound to grant wishes in return, what happens to that contract if someone steals those coins? And what lies behind your choice of wish?
January 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Verdigris Deep, by Frances Hardinge. If coins thrown into a well are actually offerings to the spirit living there, who is duty bound to grant wishes in return, what happens to that contract if someone steals those coins? And what lies behind your choice of wish?
I think this might be my new favourite Christmas song!
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December 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM
I think this might be my new favourite Christmas song!
An obvious choice for Christmas.
Handel: Messiah, For unto us a child is born (Sir Colin Davis, Tenebrae, LSO)
YouTube video by London Symphony Orchestra
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December 25, 2024 at 8:27 AM
An obvious choice for Christmas.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 24: Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Welcome To The Pleasuredome.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Montreux) (1985) (Remastered)
YouTube video by Maxis Maximal
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December 24, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 24: Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Welcome To The Pleasuredome.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 23: Public Service Broadcasting, Gagarin.
Public Service Broadcasting 'Gagarin' at O2 Academy Brixton
YouTube video by O2 Music
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December 23, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 23: Public Service Broadcasting, Gagarin.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 22: Kila, Electric Landlady.
Kíla - Electric Landlady
YouTube video by Lýdía “Lily” Namaste
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December 22, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 22: Kila, Electric Landlady.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 21: John Tavener, The Lamb.
King's College Cambridge 2014 #13 The Lamb John Tavener
YouTube video by spiritdei
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December 21, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 21: John Tavener, The Lamb.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 20: Herbie Hancock's cover of Summertime by George Gershwin.
Summertime
YouTube video by Herbie Hancock - Topic
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December 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 20: Herbie Hancock's cover of Summertime by George Gershwin.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 19: Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major, 2nd movement.
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
YouTube video by Krystian Zimerman - Topic
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December 19, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 19: Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major, 2nd movement.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 18: Faithless, Insomnia.
Faithless - Insomnia (Live At Alexandra Palace 2005)
YouTube video by FaithlessVEVO
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December 18, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 18: Faithless, Insomnia.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 17: Björk, Isobel.
björk : isobel (HD)
YouTube video by björk
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December 17, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 17: Björk, Isobel.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 16: Megson, Lambkin.
Lambkin
YouTube video by Megson - Topic
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December 16, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 16: Megson, Lambkin.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 15: Jean Langlais, Sanctus from Missa Solennelle.
Langlais: Messe solennelle: III. Sanctus
YouTube video by David Hill - Topic
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December 15, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 15: Jean Langlais, Sanctus from Missa Solennelle.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 14: Allegri, Miserere.
The Sixteen Miserere Mei Deus
YouTube video by EtudeFidem
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December 14, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 14: Allegri, Miserere.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 13: Focus, Hocus Pocus. Yodeling, whistling, rock flute and a range of nervous twitches? Hell yeah - it all adds up to wild live performance.
Focus - Hocus Pocus Live '73
YouTube video by Elvis Amadeus Jackson
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December 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 13: Focus, Hocus Pocus. Yodeling, whistling, rock flute and a range of nervous twitches? Hell yeah - it all adds up to wild live performance.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 12: Paul Simon, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. Possibly the greatest snare part in musical history.
50 ways to leave your lover Paul Simon 2000
YouTube video by David Wonder
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December 12, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 12: Paul Simon, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. Possibly the greatest snare part in musical history.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 11: Koko Taylor, I'd Rather Go Blind.
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koko taylor I'd rather go blind
YouTube video by vikki dio
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December 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 11: Koko Taylor, I'd Rather Go Blind.
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Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 10: Stevie Wonder, Superstition. Possibly the greatest thing to ever happen on children's TV.
Stevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame Street
YouTube video by Ryan's Smashing Life
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December 10, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 10: Stevie Wonder, Superstition. Possibly the greatest thing to ever happen on children's TV.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 9: Martyn Joseph, Albert's Place.
Martyn Joseph – Albert’s Place (Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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December 9, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 9: Martyn Joseph, Albert's Place.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 8: Buddy Guy, Fever. Another cover, and proof that you don't need volume to grab an audience's attention.
Buddy Guy: Fever
YouTube video by József Ignácz
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December 8, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 8: Buddy Guy, Fever. Another cover, and proof that you don't need volume to grab an audience's attention.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 7: The Sundays, Wild Horses. A great example of a cover that is better than the original.
The Sundays - Wild Horses (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by BebotExpress
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December 7, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 7: The Sundays, Wild Horses. A great example of a cover that is better than the original.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 6: Albinoni, Adagio in G minor. I once performed this, sitting on the floor at the organist's feet, reaching up and playing the melody while he played the accompaniment, with the orchestra all around us.
T. Albinoni / Adagio in G minor for Organ and Strings
YouTube video by Olenka Matselyukh
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December 6, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 6: Albinoni, Adagio in G minor. I once performed this, sitting on the floor at the organist's feet, reaching up and playing the melody while he played the accompaniment, with the orchestra all around us.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 5: Santana, incident at Neshabur.
SANTANA - Incident At Neshabur (1970)
YouTube video by 30KWPA
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December 5, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 5: Santana, incident at Neshabur.
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day four: Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion (featuring, I'm fairly sure, Rowlf from The Muppets on keyboards).
11 Show Some Emotion
YouTube video by Paolo Mongiorgi
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December 4, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day four: Joan Armatrading, Show Some Emotion (featuring, I'm fairly sure, Rowlf from The Muppets on keyboards).
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 3. Bach double violin concerto, 2nd movement (largo).
Bach - Largo ma non tanto from Concerto for two violins BWV 1043 | Netherlands Bach Society
YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society
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December 3, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Advent calendar of music that makes me hit repeat. Day 3. Bach double violin concerto, 2nd movement (largo).