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Benh Zeitlin & Dan Romer: Beasts of the southern wild

June 26, 2013 By guillaume

Beasts of the southern wild

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) is a first independent film by Benh Zeitlin which has garnered unprecedented accolades at film festivals around the world. The film is set in Louisiana, or more precisely in “the bathtub”, an imaginary bayou cut off from the main land by a levee. Seen through the eyes of Hushpuppy, […]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, OST Tagged With: Benh Zeitlin, cajun, cinema, Dan Romer

Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta

June 21, 2013 By guillaume

Nordiske Kærlighedssange

“Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta” (We shall not sleep away the summer night) is both an ode to the Nordic summer nights and a love song. It is also one of Norway’s most popular folk songs. It was written by Norwegian poet Aslaug Låstad Lygre (1910 – 1966) and was published as part of […]

Filed Under: Folk Tagged With: songwriting

Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento Della Ninfa

May 21, 2013 By guillaume

L'Arpeggiata

L’Arpeggiata Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) was an Italian composer in the late Renaissance whose innovative compositions led to the birth of opera as a new style of music. In addition to early operas and church music, Monteverdi published nine books of Madrigals, or Renaissance love poems sung and arranged for several voices. “Lamento Della Ninfa” (the […]

Filed Under: Classical, Folk, Jazz Tagged With: Ane Brun, baroque, Claudio Monteverdi, L'Arpeggiata, La Venexiana, songwriting

Ane Brun: The dancer

May 21, 2013 By guillaume

Ane Brun Live

Ane Brun (b. 1976) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter based in Sweden since 2001. Since the international release of her début album in 2003, the singer has been charming audiences worldwide with her distinctive and almost theatrical voice. Ane Brun is also without question an incredibly gifted artist when it comes to covering songs. […]

Filed Under: Folk Tagged With: Ane Brun, songwriting

Bob Dylan: Man in the long black coat

May 17, 2013 By guillaume

Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy (1989)

“Man in the long black” coat stands out in the Bob Dylan songbook as a dramatic song that makes an immediate and lasting impression. It was recorded in 1989 by Canadian musician and record producer Daniel Lanois and was included in Oh Mercy which was released the same year. Bob Dylan has always been an enigmatic […]

Filed Under: Folk Tagged With: Bob Dylan, songwriting

Lisa Hannigan: Knots

May 2, 2013 By guillaume

Lisa Hannigan - Passenger (2011)

The acoustic version “Knots” comes from Irish singer Lisa Hannigan’s second album Passenger released in 2011 and this intimate acoustic performance of the song as part of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts really brings to the fore the singer’s warm voice and talent. As soon as her turn to perform arrived, Hannigan hopped up, barely able to […]

Filed Under: Folk, Ireland Tagged With: Lisa Hannigan, songwriting

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