A Bourrée for a Sunday night. Here’s 17 Hippies with a fabulous performance. 17 Hippies is a band from Berlin. I don’t know too much about them, but I understand they bring together an assortment of folk music traditions.
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Monthly archives of “September 2012”
Crazy for Taking the Bus
I was looking around the YouTube machine for something else entirely, and there in that right hand side column, this video was looking out at me, saying hey you, it’s me, Jonathan. Play me, ok? And so I did. It’s Jonathan Richman on a Conan… Read More
Longrain Pan Asian
We had dinner tonight at a neighbourhood Thai restaurant called Longrain Pan Asian. It was our first time there. Really good food and attentive service at reasonable prices. What more can you ask for?
A Portuguese Cheese Tasting
A local Portuguese restaurant called Taste Portuguese Cuisine had a Portuguese cheese tasting event today as part of the Lakeshore area’s Culture Days. We sampled a selection of cheeses and learned a little about them, and enjoyed a glass of wine and some pleasant conversation.
French Polkas
These are a little different than the polka music we mostly hear in North America. This is Clive Williams. You may recall I posted one of his performances the other day. Now here’s Mike Smith playing a French polka on hurdy gurdy.
Starlight
Today, we were up at G. Ross Lord Park for the 2012 Starlight Walk for Smiles. Tuffy P and our friend Cathy were official walkers. The dogs and I were the support team. Here’s a short video from the beginning of the walk.
Eleven
It’s our anniversary! Tuffy P (also known in some circles as Sheila) and I have been hitched for eleven years. I’m a very lucky guy! We’re off to a charity walk this morning for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Tuffy has walked 4 years in a… Read More
Bourrées
That was JackDiatonique. The bourrée is a French dance from the 17th century. Parts of the tune in the first video remind me of a Basques tune whose name I just can’t recall. Here’s Clive Williams… This next one has pipes and a big piano… Read More
Friday
I’ve been under the weather most of the week. I may have been cranky from time to time during this period, and if I’ve been cranky toward you, sorry about that. I’m feeling much better today. I took a vacation day off work today, and… Read More
French Schottisches
I’ve been thinking about French Schottisches and learning to play a few of them on my button accordion. Here are some lovely examples I found on YouTube. Here is some very nice playing by a fellow whose YouTube handle is TheUniversalGenius… Now let’s move from… Read More
27th Street 