Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (1969) — The Ultimate Music Library (Reblog)

A review of the 1969 hit-and-miss Pink Floyd album Ummagumma.

Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (1969) — The Ultimate Music Library

A Walk Around Pinchbeck Saint Mary’s Parish Church, Lincolnshire, England

Hertfordshire Folklore: Jack O’ Legs — Under the influence! (Reblog)

Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jack O’ Legs In the folklore of Hertfordshire, England, Jack O’ Legs was a giant and legendary outlaw who helped the poor people of his locality.  He was a good archer and used a huge bow to match his size. He was said to live in a […]

Hertfordshire Folklore: Jack O’ Legs — Under the influence!

‘New Horizons’ — One of the Most Beautiful Songs Ever Written?

This song, written by guitarist and vocalist Justin Hayward, is from the Moody Blues’ Seventh Sojourn album, released in 1972.

To my mind, this is one of the most beautifully written and produced songs that I know — and so underrated.

What is more, its message is very poignant for our times, a time of change, where new horizons are literally opening up for us, so we can leave all our present nightmares behind. Godspeed to us all.

Copyright Francis 2020

Edward Benjamin Britten [1913-1976] — Marina Kanavaki (Reblog)

On this day, November 22, 1913 English composer, conductor, and pianist. Edward Benjamin Britten was born He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral […]

Edward Benjamin Britten [1913-1976] — Marina Kanavaki