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Monday, June 22, 2015

To Apple, Love Taylor June 21, 2015 on Tumblr


Apple Changes Tune After Swift Speaks Out

Hours after the pop star criticised the tech company, Apple agrees to pay artists during a free trial of its streaming service.


Apple says it is bowing to concerns raised by Taylor Swift and will pay royalties to artists during a three-month free trial period for the service.

Swift had refused to put her hit album 1989 on Apple's new music streaming service - saying "it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing".

The pop star joined independent labels in criticising the US firm's plans not to pay royalties during the free trial period.

The 25-year-old said it would hurt young artists trying to break into the music industry, and called the decision "shocking" and "disappointing".

"We don't ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation," she wrote in a blog post entitled "To Apple, Love Taylor" on tumblr.
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To Apple, Love Taylor



I write this to explain why I’ll be holding back my album, 1989, from the new streaming service, Apple Music. I feel this deserves an explanation because Apple has been and will continue to be one of my best partners in selling music and creating ways for me to connect with my fans. I respect the company and the truly ingenious minds that have created a legacy based on innovation and pushing the right boundaries.

I’m sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering a free 3 month trial to anyone who signs up for the service. I’m not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months. I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company.



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Saturday, November 28, 2009

A reprint of “Dwight Dingle, Sgt. Pepper, and a Bathtub”


Which appeared in the Westminster Eagle – http://www.explorecarroll.com/ June 6th, 2007 by Kevin Dayhoff
Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/ra9by or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/260544005/heres-dwight-dingle-in-collage-i-did-of-him-for

Dwight Dingle will be greatly missed in the community.

He was a tireless community supporter and had a great sense of humor.

November 27, 2009 November 27, 2009 [20070606 Dwight Dingle and The Mamas and The Papas]

For more on Dwight Dingle go here People Dingle Dwight and here: Media Radio WTTR

Wayne Carter, writing for the Carroll County Times is reporting that “Longtime WTTR radio personality Dwight Dingle has died.” Read Mr. Carter’s article on the death of Mr. Dingle here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/11/28/news/local_news/3_dingle.txt http://tinyurl.com/yfrx9tb

“Dwight Dingle, Sgt. Pepper, and a Bathtub”

Westminster Eagle –
http://www.explorecarroll.com/ June 6th, 2007 by Kevin Dayhoff

It was 40 years ago, last Saturday, June 2, 1967; when the Beatles released their eighth album, “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

Although musical taste can be fiercely debated; many music critics and publications consider this album to be one of the most influential of all time. “Rolling Stone” magazine lists it as the number 1 album in their 2003 list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

To put music in 1967 in context, the top songs that year were: "Kind of a Drag" by The Buckinghams; "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones; "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" by The Supremes; "Penny Lane" by The Beatles and "Happy Together" by The Turtles.

In its rating deliberations, apparently Rolling Stone did not consult the Sam Greenholtz household. In a recent conversation with Mr. Greenholtz, a former Westminster City councilmember and now chair of the GWDC, he said that although “there were a couple of good songs, the album was for the most part - not appreciated.”

But his wife, Janice did not like the album at all. True to form, Mr. Greenholtz, a tireless downtown-Westminster cheerleader reminded me that in those days, Stu’s Music Shop on Main Street in Westminster carried all the Beatles’ albums and “forty-fives” and was “the center of our musical world.”

Vivian Laxton, Carroll County public information administrator, said she actually has a copy of the “Sgt. Pepper” album in her car’s CD player at the moment. But she promptly volunteered that she wasn’t even born when the album was released… Ms. Laxton, a French horn player, also called to my attention that the album begins with a French horn quartet.

Westminster councilwoman Suzanne Albert said she remembers the album well. She especially “appreciated the energy of the Beatles. Their music made people happy and brought a smile to their faces.”

Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding, who shares my love of heavy metal volunteered, “The Beatles were a little mild for my taste. I was more a Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix fan.”

As far as the “Sgt. Pepper” album, Chief Spaulding said, “he appreciated the change from the pop orientation…to a more eclectic style of music.” Currently in his iPod is music that “runs the gamut from Nirvana to Extreme to Elton John to U2.”

Carroll County commissioners’ chief of staff, Steve Powell said “I listened to the Beatles growing up. And still have a moderately extensive collection of the Beatles on vinyl.” Currently in his CD player is “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi and The Silver Bullet Band but he “listens to all kinds of music, from country music, to “Meatloaf” to John Cougar Mellencamp.”

I reached Dwight Dingle, a radio personality with WTTR since 1974, on the phone last weekend, while he was in Ocean City with other station staff members, where WTTR was receiving five Associated Press awards.

He said that he was a “The Mamas & the Papas” fan. He was a student at Towson State College when the “Sgt. Pepper” album came out. However, he remembers well that his roommate, “Buck” Jones, the former principle of East Middle School and now the principle of Carroll Lutheran School, was a big Beatles Fan…

Mr. Dingle thought the album cover for “Sgt. Pepper” was fascinating but “it doesn’t compare with “The Mamas & the Papas” album cover with the all the members of the band in a bathtub…”

Hmmm. Perhaps someone may want to call Dwight up at WTTR and ask him “on-air” to explain his affection for that “The Mamas & the Papas” album cover…?

The album, “If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears” debuted in March 1966 and it has one of my all-time favorite songs on it – “California Dreamin’.” The first of ultimately three covers for the album, (now a valuable collector’s item) was banned in the United States “as indecent,” (for the silliest reasons – by today’s standards; and not because it contained errors in grammar.)

Have Dwight tell you the story…

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.



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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

This time of year, we can't get enough Christmas music, or eggnog



The Christmas season means different things to different folks.

I have many great childhood Christmas memories of growing up in Westminster.

I'm biased of course, but I can't imagine a better place in the world for the pageantry, art, decorations and music of Christmas in Carroll County.

Everyone has his or her favorite Christmas music. A few at the top of my list include: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Johnny Marks.

Of course, my list also includes "The Chipmunk Song" sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1958 and "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas," written by John Rox and recorded in 1953 by Gayla Peevey -- who was just 10 years old at the time.

Other classics that come to mind are a little more offbeat and mischievous, such as "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Tommie Connor. Tommie was only 13 years old when it was recorded in 1952. The song was initially banned by the Catholic Church in several cities including Boston.

An account by entertainment journalist Robert Fontenot notes that the "cute novelty (song) about a kid who can't understand why mommy is cheating on daddy with Santa" was not cleared by the "Council of Churches" until a special conference took place.

Alas, before we throw snowballs at someone else, let's remember that Carroll County was also the scene of Christmas mischief as far back as the 1800s.

According to research for the Historical Society of Carroll County by Jay Graybeal, one of the earlier references in local newspapers about caroling can be found in the now-defunct Democratic Advocate on Jan. 3, 1873. The article indicates that not everyone on the community was well behaved on Christmas:

"Christmas masqueraders were out in full force on Wednesday (Dec. 24) and Thursday (Dec. 25) nights. If they would behave with more propriety when entering the residences of our citizens, they would be treated better, but as it is they seem to take the occasion for showing how rudely they can misbehave."

Ahhhhh, that holiday glow.

Read the entire column here
: This time of year, we can't get enough Christmas music, or eggnog

http://explorecarroll.com/community/1814/this-time-year-we-cant-get-enough-christmas-music-or-eggnog/

20081214 This time of year, we can't get enough Christmas music, or eggnog

By
Kevin Dayhoff Posted on Explore Carroll 12/14/08 EAGLE ARCHIVE

Monday, March 01, 2010


Carly Simon - You're So Vain http://tinyurl.com/ydsoush http://twitpic.com/15zhpy http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/299459.html

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/carly-simon-youre-so-vain.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js8YE7uZFUY



See also: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/26/is-carly-simons-youre-so-vain-about-david-geffen/

Lyrics by: Carly Simon Music by: Carly Simon http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Lyrics/You%27re_So_Vain.html

You walked into the party
Like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror
As you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed
That they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and....

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naïve
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave

But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams
They were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee and....

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

Well I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun

Well, you're where you should be all of the time
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy
Or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and....

You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?

© 1972 Quackenbush Music Ltd.

Queens of the Stone Age - You're So Vague

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eBCwuCTCFQ



Clear-eyed girl
In a crooked way
All the crooked walkin
To avoid and evade
Hair like maple, skin like cream
Bet they say I love you
When you strip them thin

Chorus:
Baby, you're so vague
That you probably think this song ain't about you

Green eyed boys
Lick the razor blade
Girl I think I love you
And the mess you made
Setting you up
It don't get you down
When you flash your fangs
You own this town

Chorus:
Baby, you're so vague
That you probably think this song ain't about you

19721202 YT Carly Simon Youre So Vain 20100228 Music, Music Simon-Carly Simon

Carly Simon - You're So Vain KED 20100228

19721202 Carly Simon Youre So Vain Music, Music Simon-Carly Simon


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Tuesday, July 05, 2011

The Beatles in the Philippines - Live in Manila Concert (1966)



The Morton report: This Day in Music, July 4 1966: The Beatles Need Help!

In the 30 days of June, the four members of The Beatles had spent nine days at Abbey Road studios recording new songs, played five concerts, attended a nightclub opening, recorded radio interviews, rehearsed new songs at George Harrison’s house, released a new single “Paperback Writer”, made their last ever ‘live’ TV appearance, and spent a few days at 32,000 feet flying between the UK, Germany, and Japan.

June of 1966 had been like any other month for the most famous group in the world - busy...


However, the following day, the news of The Beatles’ alleged ‘no show’ was broadcast on Philippine television and radio presented by the Marcos-dominated media as a deliberate snub. When Brian Epstein tried to make a televised statement his comments were disrupted by static.

Their police protection having suddenly disappeared, the group and their small entourage had to make their way to the Manila airport on their own....

The Morton report: This Day in Music, July 4, 1966: The Beatles Need Help!



Wednesday, May 24, 2006

20060524 KDDC June 4 Masterworks Chorale Concert.



June 4 Masterworks Chorale Concert

Both Dr. Margie Boudreaux and Westminster Advocate Editorial Assistant Jamie Chapman have reminded me of the upcoming Masterworks Chorale Concert featuring “Carmina Burana.”

The spring concert will be performed at Winters Mill High School at 7 PM on Sunday, June 4th, 2006.

For additional information, go to the Masterworks website at www.masterworksofcc.org.

For a program note on the featured music, please go to:

http://www.kevindayhoff.com/2006/05/20060524-kddc-1937-carl-orff-carmina.html

or: www.masterworksofcc.org.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Here are the basics that Margie e-mailed me just today. And below, Lois Szymanski, with the Westminster Advocate has the story:

Carl Orff's spectacular choral work, Carmina Burana, will be performed by
the Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County, conducted by Dr. Margaret
Boudreaux, on Sunday, June 4, at 7pm in the Auditorium of Winters Mill HS.


The Westminster Ballet Theater, the Children's Chorus of Carroll County,
and the Westminster HS Percussion Ensemble are collaborating with Masterworks in this performance. The dual pianos will be played by Patti
Jimenez and Melanie Many.

Tickets are $10 if purchased in advance, and $12 at the door.

Depending on ticket availability the night of the performance children and students with ID are admitted free.

Due to limited seating advance purchase of tickets is strongly encouraged. Tickets can be purchased at Coffees Music and Stu's Music, both in Westminster, or from choir members (and from Margie Boudreaux).

For more information contact Margie Boudreaux at 410-857-2558, mboudrea@mcdaniel.edu, or go to the Masterworks website at www.masterworksofcc.org.

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Westminster Advocate

Masterworks Chorale planning collaborative show for June 4
Lois Szymanski 24.MAY.06

“This show is going to be very different from the others we have had in the past,” Joanne Lott said of the Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County’s upcoming show.

Lott knows what she is talking about. She is not only the publicity director for Masterworks; she also sings with them.

On June 4, the group will hold its spring concert, featuring “Carmina Burana,” at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Winters Mill High School.

The show is conducted by Margaret Boudreaux. The big difference this year is the special guests planned for the show.

The Children’s Chorus of Carroll County, directed by Diane Jones, will be a part of the show, as will the Westminster Percussion Ensemble, led by Mark Lortz.

Perhaps the most intriguing change is the addition of dancers from the Westminster Ballet Theater, adding a whole new dimension to the performance, making it even more of a show. The dancers will be directed by Jeannette Sullivan.

“It’s an incredibly powerful and dramatic work, unmatched by anything else I know of from the 20th century,” Boudreaux said. “It basically is a commentary of the wild fluctuations we all experience in life, from the very highest to the very lowest moments.”

Boudreaux described what has evolved.

Boudreaux said the dancers will enact a love sought, lost and found again while the percussionists will make the performance powerful and add to the story.

Since it also is the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s birthday, they’ll also have a brief section before “Carmina Burana.”

“That will feature some of Mozart’s rounds that match the mood of Carmina and warm everyone up for the main event,” Boudreaux said. “That section will include two rounds for audience participation, a whole other level of ‘collaborative performance,’ which I really enjoy.”

Lortz, who has worked with Masterworks Chorale for about 10 years, enjoys the collaborative atmosphere of this performance.

“The best part about the production is the collaboration of many different elements in the community,” he said. “It truly is a team effort of amazing talent.”

There will also be two baby grand pianos, played by Melanie Many and Patricia Jimenez.

The musicians have never performed this piece and are excited to learn it all together, Lortz said.

“We’re thrilled to be a part of this monstrous undertaking,” he said.

Boudreaux echoed his excitement.

“Working with the Children’s Chorus of Carroll County, the dancers from the Westminster Ballet and the percussionists from Westminster High School makes this an incredibly rich community event,” she said.

Admission is $10 in advance or $12 at the door for adults. Students with a school ID and children will be admitted free after 6:45 p.m., if space allows.

Advance tickets are on sale at Coffey Music and Stu’s Music and from members of Masterworks Chorale.

If you go

What: “Carmina Burana,” Masterworks Chorale’s spring concert, featuring Children’s Chorus of Carroll County, Westminster Percussion Ensemble and Westminster Ballet Theater

When: June 4 at 7 p.m.

Where: Winters Mill High School auditorium, Gorsuch Road and North Center Street, Westminster

Tickets: $10/advance, available at Coffey Music and Stu’s Music and from Masterworks members or $12/door. Students with ID and children will be admitted free after 6:45 p.m. if space allows.

More information: Call 410-871-3371 or visit http://masterworksofcc.org.

- Special to the Advocate

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

This time of year, we can't get enough Christmas music, or eggnog



The Christmas season means different things to different folks.

I have many great childhood Christmas memories of growing up in Westminster.

I'm biased of course, but I can't imagine a better place in the world for the pageantry, art, decorations and music of Christmas in Carroll County.

Everyone has his or her favorite Christmas music. A few at the top of my list include: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Johnny Marks.

Of course, my list also includes "The Chipmunk Song" sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1958 and "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas," written by John Rox and recorded in 1953 by Gayla Peevey -- who was just 10 years old at the time.

Other classics that come to mind are a little more offbeat and mischievous, such as "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Tommie Connor. Tommie was only 13 years old when it was recorded in 1952. The song was initially banned by the Catholic Church in several cities including Boston.

An account by entertainment journalist Robert Fontenot notes that the "cute novelty (song) about a kid who can't understand why mommy is cheating on daddy with Santa" was not cleared by the "Council of Churches" until a special conference took place.

Alas, before we throw snowballs at someone else, let's remember that Carroll County was also the scene of Christmas mischief as far back as the 1800s.

According to research for the Historical Society of Carroll County by Jay Graybeal, one of the earlier references in local newspapers about caroling can be found in the now-defunct Democratic Advocate on Jan. 3, 1873. The article indicates that not everyone on the community was well behaved on Christmas:

"Christmas masqueraders were out in full force on Wednesday (Dec. 24) and Thursday (Dec. 25) nights. If they would behave with more propriety when entering the residences of our citizens, they would be treated better, but as it is they seem to take the occasion for showing how rudely they can misbehave."

Ahhhhh, that holiday glow.

Read the entire column here
: This time of year, we can't get enough Christmas music, or eggnog

http://explorecarroll.com/community/1814/this-time-year-we-cant-get-enough-christmas-music-or-eggnog/

By
Kevin Dayhoff Posted on Explore Carroll 12/14/08 EAGLE ARCHIVE

Kevin Dayhoff Art http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/

Thursday, November 05, 2009

With One Voice concert Nov 17 2009

On November 21, 2009 Family and Children’s Services of Central Maryland and Human Services Programs will sponsor the annual “With One Voice”

View of the annual “With One Voice” - an evening of fine music concert at St. John Catholic Church, 43 Monroe Street, in Westminster, MD November 17, 2007. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff [20071117 With One Voice 2]

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/oc4ca

20071117 With One Voice 2 caption

County sings With One Voice to raise money to fight Domestic Violence pic1 http://tinyurl.com/yfwhfnd http://twitpic.com/oc4ca

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/11/county-sings-with-one-voice-to-raise.html http://tinyurl.com/yfwhfnd

County sings With One Voice to raise money to fight Domestic Violence

By Kevin Dayhoff November 1, 2009

On November 21, Family and Children’s Services of Central Maryland and Human Services Programs will sponsor the annual “With One Voice” - an evening of fine music concert at St. John Catholic Church, 43 Monroe Street, in Westminster.

The annual event always attracts a full house at St. John Catholic Church to raise money for the Carroll County Domestic Violence Safe House and raise awareness about domestic violence.

Among the performers for this year’s concert are: Ted Dix, organist; Children’s Chorus of Carroll County; McDaniel College Madrigal Singers; Old Line Statesmen Barber Shop Chorus; Masterworks Chorale; Carroll Singers; Westminster Trombone Choir; Genesis One; Coram Deo; and Carroll’s Idol 2009, Floyd Jones.

Tickets for the concert are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 16 and under. They are available at the Carroll Arts Council, Coffey Music, Optics Limited, Stu’s Music, Hess Music, Family and Children's Services Office, and the Human Services Programs office.

Tickets are also available at the door. For more information: 410-876-1233 - 410-857-2999 ext. 3060 

20091101 sdosmked County sings With One Voice to raise money


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Friday, January 26, 2024

Ambient Chillwave, Synthwave, Retrowave Music | VANGELIS Inspired Relaxing Music


#amwriting

https://youtu.be/2U8U8vuvMFE?si=pDTApXvss9PMcQUS

If you like Ambient Chillwave, Synthwave, Retrowave Music, and love BLADE RUNNER, then this music may be something for you. It is inspired by the master of Ambient Synth music, Vangelis. This Vangelis Inspired Relaxing Music is a 1 hour long loop. (Channeling Joe Vigliotti)

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Explore Carroll: Stu's Music in Westminster collecting musical instruments for troops overseas

Explore Carroll: Stu's Music in Westminster collecting musical instruments for troops overseas

Stu's Music in Westminster collecting musical instruments for troops overseas

Sending a few notes of support to Afghanistan

By Katie V. Jones Posted 5/08/11 http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5405/sending-few-notes-support-afghanistan/

As Charlie Phillips pulled the main slide of the trombone before him, a low scraping metal sound emitted from the instrument.

After examining the trombone carefully, Phillips carefully put it back in its case, satisfied.

"A trombone shouldn't sound like that," admitted Phillips, who repairs brass instruments for Stu's Music Shop, in Westminster.

"The major problem here is cleaning it," he said. "There are not many dents. If they're all like this, I'm in luck."
Since the end of April, Phillips and Jim Bankard, who repairs woodwind instruments, have been fixing and fine-tuning instruments that have been donated at Stu's Music, to be sent to Navy Seabees in Afghanistan.

"We've got a pretty nice selection," said Don Myers, co-owner of Stu's, of the instruments. "We get a couple per day. They should be able to make a band."
Last month, Myers was contacted by Chaplain Nathan Boon, for Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 26, deployed at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, who was seeking instruments for his ministry "Holy Notes," which Boon described an e-mail as "a time to learn, play and make a joyful noise." ... http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5405/sending-few-notes-support-afghanistan/


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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thanksgiving in Color-Graphemic gustatory Synesthesia


“Color-Graphemic gustatory Synesthesia” by Kevin Dayhoff November 24, 2009

The Thanksgiving holiday is always a mixed-up mashed-up confusion of words, colors, music, and taste. It’s an arrhythmic cacophony chromaticism of atonal colors…

The holiday started several days early as I devoured each word in Hindi at an Indian restaurant. I savored each morsel until they exploded into an arrhythmic cacophony chromaticism of atonal colors.

Vivid colors follow me everywhere – especially at Thanksgiving. I often try to photograph them. They are relatively easy to find.

At times, I feel stalked by them with a hurtling relentlessness. A regular paparazzi, if you will. But the sonorities of colors are my friends. Often they will phase-shift back into words that splash forth into music.

However, loud noises reduce everything into jarring spikes of stark gray tones, white noise and irrational cymbals - and I become worried. “I want the friendly colors back,” I plead.

Then again, on any given day, I rather enjoy reading the cross-eyed cartoons of Pablo Picasso and listening to the random dribbles of Jackson Pollock that drift in and out of my daily consciousness.

It is always fun to see and explore the relationship between abstract art, the daily colors, and music.

Old notes reveal that “Wassily Kandinsky once attended a performance of the grandfather of abstract music, composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951,) in 1911.

Monsieur Kandinsky later wrote to Monsieur Schoenberg and said:

“Please excuse me for simply writing to you without having the pleasure of knowing you personally. I have just heard your concert here and it has given me real pleasure. You do not know me, of course - that is, my works - since I do not exhibit much in general, and have exhibited in Vienna only briefly once and that was years ago.

“However, what we are striving for and our whole manner of thought and feeling have so much in common that I feel completely justified in expressing my empathy. In your works, you have realized what I, albeit in uncertain form, have so greatly longed for in music.”

We’ll explore more on that at another time.

Meanwhile, several days later I found myself traveling in the country to attend a family Thanksgiving dinner; an event which is always told in a southern gothic manner; full of fascinating family stories that often involve aspects of unexplained historical events, enigmatic dialogue, and inexplicable characters.


On the way I find myself at Paper Mill Road, MD Route 145, bridge crossing over the Gunpowder Falls at Loch Raven Reservoir. (Click here for a larger image of the bridges at Paper Mill Road: http://twitpic.com/r74zx or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/259790373/paper-mill-rd-bridges-span-gunpowder-falls-loch http://tinyurl.com/yhhkb3n)

The new – December 2000 – steel arch bridge juxtaposed side-by-side with the historic old 1922 rare arch truss bridge is the perfect metaphor for the occasion, especially since a tragic family accident with a bridge in the mid-1940s, is part of the family folklore.

One published account relates that the 1922 bridge is “one of a limited number of examples of steel bridges modeled after the Hell’s Gate Arch in New York City…”

It always reminds me of forty years ago in the late summer of 1967 when we first learned from “Mama” that the nice young preacher, Brother Taylor “said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge. And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge.”

I first heard the song, “Ode to Billy Joe” by Bobbie Gentry on WCAO on the AM dial of the car radio. It was in this time period that I became firmly hooked on the existential - “Southern Gothic” genre of storytelling. To refresh your memory, the song can be found on the web at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crc.

Of course you remember “Ode to Billy Joe.” Who can forget: It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day… And mama hollered at the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet." And then she said she got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge. Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.”

Yes, the Paper Mill Bridge is located in Baltimore County, MD. Ms. Gentry’s tale took place in “Carroll County.”

Ms. Gentry has to this day remained circumspect about the haunting and mysterious tale of Mr. MacAllister, but one thing we have learned is that the “Carroll County” she is referring to in the song is “Carroll County Mississippi.” Come to find out, there are approximately 13 places in the United States called “Carroll County.”

Thanksgiving always make me think of southern gothic storytelling – and Jimi Hendrix, who was born on November 27, 1942.

Other examples of authors of the Southern gothic genre of writing include William Faulkner, Carson McCullers, Eudora Welty, Truman Capote, and Harper Lee. Tennessee Williams is said to have described the genre as stories that reflect “an intuition of an underlying dreadfulness in modern experience.”

As for Thanksgiving itself; instead of reading a Thanksgiving story, you eat it and enjoy the colors.

Fortunately much of Thanksgiving is written by the American composer Aaron Copland (Nov. 14, 1900 – Dec. 2, 1990 and painted by Norman Rockwell (Feb. 3, 1894 —Nov. 8, 1978.)

It was Mr. Copeland who actually won a Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for Appalachian Spring. Nothing says Thanksgiving dinner better than Mr. Copeland’s ballets Billy the Kid (1938), Rodeo (1942) and Appalachian Spring (1944, Fanfare for the Common Man (1943) and the music for the films Our Town (1940.)

Over the years, I have become much more enamored with Southern gothic storytelling, which is frequently more creative – and often more disturbing in the manner it which it peels away the layers of a community or society; yet does not tell a reader what to think, but causes them to think.

More often than not, the tale is told by way of dialogue as with “Ode to Billy Joe” where the story in the song creates many more questions than answers and this invites a ‘participation’ on the part of listener. Moreover, often you never get a firm grasp on the primary narrator.

Just as with Thanksgiving stories, the song’s plot makes known several themes. The first of which is obvious in that just like many popular Thanksgiving holiday stories, it reveals a snapshot of life in a particular period in history.

But it is the other prominent theme that is particularly disturbing as it peels away the layers of indifference that contemporary society shows towards our fellow human beings – or in the case of “Ode to Billy Joe,” the loss of life.

It is at this point that the narrator of this story from “Ode to Billy Joe” says: “Child, what's happened to your appetite? I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite,” and changes your channel back to the reality of the Thanksgiving dinner table.

You smile knowingly without giving away any of the plot and in the words of Jamie Kelly, “spare a thought for the millions of sweet potatoes, cut down in their prime.”

Over the years Thanksgiving has become synonymous with color-graphemic gustatory synesthesia. This piece is best read with the colors orange and beige and accompanied by the music of pumpkin pie with a whipped cream topping.


Thursday, September 05, 2013

FW: It's a Bluegrass Extravaganza!

Common Ground on the Hill
   
Common Ground on the Hill
presents


Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass/ 

Bluestone with Jon Glik 



Special SUNDAY afternoon concert
September 8 at 2 PM  ONLY in Westminster  

Click HERE to purchase tickets 


Common Ground on the Hill begins its 2013-14 Concert Season with a special bluegrass extravaganza featuring the hard-driving traditional bluegrass sounds of multiple IBMA Award nominee Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass and bluegrass veterans Bluestone featuring Baltimore's own fiddle virtuoso Jon Glik.
   
Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass   

Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass are a national and international touring band, playing powerful, unadorned and intense traditional bluegrass. Theirs is not hybrid or genre-bending music. The combination of instrumentation and vocals convey the energy and emotion of classic bluegrass and country music. Paisley's lead vocals captivate the senses, leading many prominent musicians, including Alison Krauss, to regard Danny as one of their favorite singers. He combines powerful range and soulful blues producing an unmistakable and unique bluegrass voice. Son of bluegrass icon and founder of The Southern Grass Bob Paisley, Danny has made his own niche in the bluegrass world. "Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away" won the 2009 IBMA Award for Song of the Year and Danny has garnered several IBMA nominations for Emerging Artist of The Year, Male Vocalist of the Year as well as Album of the Year. Southern Grass continues the family tradition adding Danny's son Ryan on mandolin and includes banjoist Mark Delaney, formerly of the Country Gentlemen, as well as fiddling sensation Doug Meek and Eric Troutman on bass.


Danny Paisley - Your Swingin Bridge (Live @Pickathon 2012)
Danny Paisley - Your Swingin Bridge (Live @Pickathon 2012)
Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass -
Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass - "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again"


Bluestone 



Bluestone derives its name from the blues in bluegrass music and the stone in the former Keystone band name. Bluestone formed two decades ago when Dick Laird (mandolin) and Carroll Swam (guitar & vocals), members of the southern York county band Keystone, joined forces with Dick's two sons, Heath Laird (bass) and Jeff Laird (guitar) and veterans banjoist Tom Neal and Dobro player Russ Hooper. Violinist Jon Glik, known as "Baltimore Jonny," will be with Bluestone for this afternoon of powerful bluegrass. This hard-driving veteran bluegrass band brings together musicians who have played with some of the best including Del McCoury, Jimmy Martin, Cliff Waldron and Bill Harrell. Firmly grounded in traditional bluegrass, Bluestone's music incorporates gospel, country, blues, swing, and folk influences.
Tickets: $19; $17 Student/Senior 65+
Tickets available at the door or online HERE.
Sunday, September 8
The Carroll Arts Center
91 W Main Street
Westminster, MD  21157



About Common Ground on the Hill

Common Ground on the Hill is a roots-based, traditional arts non-profit housed on the campus of McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. Founded in 1994, we foster and facilitate dialogue among different cultures to discover that our artistic common ground unites us. Our program includes 2 monthly concert series (in Baltimore and Westminster), 2 weeks of classes and concerts at Traditions Weeks, a Roots Music & Arts Festival, Common Ground on Seminary Ridge, the Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention, the Ira & Mary Zepp Center for Nonviolence and Peace Education, and introducing in 2014: Common Ground on the Shore in Chincoteague, VA, in January, and Common Ground on the Border in Sahuarita, Arizona, in March!

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Friday, September 01, 2017

Mexican Folk Dance Group to perform at the Carroll Arts Center Sept. 16, 2017

Mexican Folk Dance Group to perform at the Carroll Arts
Center Sept. 16, 2017

The Carroll County Arts Council is pleased to host Bailes de
Mi Tierra (Dances of My Land) on Saturday, September 16 at 7 pm. Celebrate
Mexican Independence Day with a live performance by this talented dance troupe
who are ambassadors of the Latino Community. Their colorful costumes and lively
music provide a rich representation of Mexican heritage and traditions.

Bailes de Mi Tierra’s mission is to preserve, promote, and
present Mexican traditions through music, dance, and folklore. Accompanied with
lively sounds of Mexican music, their repertoire includes vibrant dances from 6
regions of Mexico; Sinaloa, Jalisco, Veracruz, Norte (which includes dances
from Chihuahua, and Tamaulipas), Chiapas, and tropical dances such as
Cha-Cha-Cha & Cumbia.

Now in its 9th year, the group has performed in various
venues throughout Baltimore and surrounding communities of Ellicott City,
Columbia, and Washington, D.C. Bailes de Mi Tierra not only serves as
ambassadors of the Mexican community but the entire Latino community of
Baltimore by showcasing and demonstrating the beauty and richness that Latinos
bring to Baltimore and beyond.

Sponsored by Becki & Joe Maurio.

Tickets for the performance are $10 Adults / $8 ages 25
& under, and ages 60 & Up. CCAC Members receive additional 10% off.
Tickets can be purchased on line at www.CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org or by
calling 410/848-7272.

The Carroll Arts Center is located in a restored art deco
movie theatre in downtown Westminster at 91 West Main Street.

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“Bailes de Mi Tierra – Mexican Folk Dance Group.” Sat.
September 16 at 7 pm. Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with a performance by
this talented dance troupe who are ambassadors of the Latino Community. Their
colorful costumes and lively music provide a rich representation of Mexican
heritage and traditions. $8-10. Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St.,
Westminster, MD 21157. 410-848-7272. Online tickets and more info at www.CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org

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