I've been a busy bee the last few days. I've been putting
together a collection of music I like that I will be sharing with everyone. My
initial plan was to make a post every Monday, called 'Musical Monday -
<artist/band name here>, about a song/video I like. It will also include a small blurb as
to why I like it or what information about the artist/band I find interesting.
After last night's post, I've had a change of heart. I'm
going to share this music with you earlier than planned.
I let myself get riled up over something that I might have
taken the wrong way...which, as Navi pointed out, I did take the wrong way. In an effort
to calm myself last night, I put on the following music:
(note -This video is the entire album and is quite long)
I first heard of this artist, Andreas Vollenweider, my
senior year of high school...some 25+ years ago. One day one of my teachers
told us that she was going to allow us to do whatever we wanted in class under
two conditions. One, we were not allowed to talk. Two, we were not allowed to
sleep. Then she proceeded to play the above artist's album.
I was mezmerized. It was the most beautiful music I had ever
heard...and I grew up in a house where my mother always had some sort of music
playing.
I don't remember what I ended up doing that day in class. I
do remember, however, falling in love with this album.
A few years later I was lucky enough to see Andreas Vollenweider
in concert. I remember being blown away. Not only by the music I was hearing,
but by watching Andreas, and his ensemble, create his music with such a wide
variety of instruments. The one item/instrument I remember most was this
enormous sheet of metal hanging from the ceiling/rafters on the left side of
the stage. It was probably 6 feet wide (or more) and some 30+ feet long/tall.
When the performer started striking this sheet of metal it
created the most wonderful sound and feeling. It was a deep, resonating
sound...like rolling thunder...that struck me to the bone. That might not sound
that pleasant, but it's the best way I can describe it. It really was an
amazing sound and feeling.
Andreas Vollenweider is one of my "go to" artists
when I'm stressed out and needing a good dose of relaxation. I hope you
enjoy(ed) it.
You can find out more information about Andreas Vollenweider here.
Oh, that's great - so this is what you were listening to? /hugs and more hugs <3
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. I'd never heard of him before and after the day I've had today, this was a lovely thing to come home and have a relaxing bath whilst listening to.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you both liked it. Andreas' music really is a wonderful thing. I think the same person, that uploaded the video I shared to YouTube, also has one of another of Andreas' albums. It's called 'Dancing with the Lion'. That album is just about as good as 'White Winds'.
ReplyDelete