Various LP: Cosmic American Music – Motel California (2-LP, colored Vinyl)

Various LP: Cosmic American Music – Motel California (2-LP, colored Vinyl)

Various: Cosmic American Music – Motel California (2-LP, colored Vinyl) (Groupe Numero) 20 tracks, gatefold cover, neon sky colored vinyl A sequel to the 2016 country-rock compilation “Cosmic American Music”! This second volume goes well beyond Gram Parsons’ country-rock vision, exploring the twisted falsettos and commercial curiosity that allowed the Eagles to soar. Although rooted … Read more

Music from the North – Denmark and Estonia in focus

Music from the North – Denmark and Estonia in focus

On the eve of the successful Windros Festival in Schwerin This year, the Hagenow Museum is once again inviting you to an exclusive double concert. On Thursday, September 5th, at 7 p.m., two trios will once again bring international flair to Hagenow at the “Windros unterwegs”. Denmark and Estonia With the Danish Fiddle Quartet and … Read more

Willem Vermandere says goodbye to the rostrum

Willem Vermandere says goodbye to the rostrum

Willem Vermandere unexpectedly broadcasts his retirement from the stage in a thirty-word message. “The confusion strikes between my rhymes, music and tales. Goodbye stunning folks, be effectively. Play and sing on and I … preserve strolling alongside the streets …” It sounds a lot extra poetic than saying that the prefrontal cortex typically fails throughout … Read more

The Superstition Behind Twitching Eyelids: A Sign of Good or Bad Luck?

The Superstition Behind Twitching Eyelids: A Sign of Good or Bad Luck?

Twitching eyelids are regarded by the people as a sign of good or bad luck. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Almost all of us have experienced sudden eyelid twitching. Some people’s eyelids twitch for several hours or even for several days. In fact, eyelid twitching is somewhat similar to dreaming, because in traditional folk culture, many … Read more

Gordon Lightfoot: The Canadian Folk Icon with a Czech Connection

Gordon Lightfoot: The Canadian Folk Icon with a Czech Connection

Lightfoot also has his mark in Czech music, his compositions were sung in Czech versions by, for example, František Nedvěd, whose hit Nineteen was originally composed by Lightfoot as If You Could Read My Mind (1970), Nedvěd’s Craft is originally Lightfoot’s composition Sundown (1974). However, the Canadian folk singer’s music was also covered by Michal … Read more