Holiday 2021 Songs

A Christmas Song  Jack & Lara Hicks  father & daughter singalong,  some annoying things that grown men do like snore and sing off key with a sense of humor, laughter, bells, piano and guitar   

Christmas Time Jon Mullane Upbeat! Baritone version of Adam Levine, song in the same tempo as USA for Africa’s “Do They Know it’s Christmastime” About the joys of Christmas, and getting ready for it.  

Glory to the Newborn King  Erin Hannon / Stephen Melillo classical music with a full lyric soprano that rolls her rrrrs, and "Sleep In Heavenly Peace"  

 

New Star Shining  Orleans classic male group harmonies, alternative lead singers, acoustic guitars, about a baby being born in the winter, and the child they were anticipating, homeless family, finding a new star in the sky that's shining for us still. 

 

Reiner the Rhinestone Reindeer  Phoebe Legere  Female electronic music, campy story about Reiner the Rhinestone Reindeer, who wore a tiara and was bullied by the others.  But his bling saved Christmas!  

 

 

Take a Holiday  Emily Hurd  Intimate and lilting Allison Krauss voice, piano, waltz tempo, all the different images and upbeat attitudes about the holiday. Hymnals & Candlestick, condos & tenements  Let's take a holiday and give it a name. thoughtful transition. 

Warm, Lovin’ Christmastime  Rob Bonfiglio  Bouncy, Brian Wilson-y, from one of Brian AND Carnie Wilson’s long-time musical partners.  In fact, Carnie and Rob have recorded this song, and so have Wilson Phillips! All the imagery of mistletoe and writing our names in the snow!             

 

 

Phoebe Legere Paints Medfield, and then Sings for This Massachusetts' Town This Weekend!

 

Phoebe Legere will have a one human show of her paintings and music Sept. 24 and 25 at the Dwight Derby House, in Medfield. Ma. where she was the recipient of a Medfield Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant in 2020. The reception is Sept. 24, at 5 pm ET.

She was born in Lexington, Massachusetts on July 4th. 

On Sept 25, at 4 pm she will be playing the inaugural concert on the grounds of the former Medfield Hospital for the Insane -  with Rhode Island Hall of Fame legend George Leonard.  

I Wear My Mask https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUt-dVYU3qk - Phoebe Legere

Shadow Child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FadKgwGYpng  - Phoebe Legere

Two Pianos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSbVmMDuS7U - Phoebe Legere

Summertime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzl2h9OTMBU - Gershwin 

Heart of Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCKfILKh8yg - Phoebe Legere

Right Kind of Crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRTpzRt0gVM - Phoebe Legere

Blue Canoe Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-oWkdMDj6I  - Phoebe Legere

DittyTV Debut Videos of the Week | September 13 - September 19

Wedel's "The Time We Share" is going to be on Ditty TV this week.

Join the gang of folks supporting this tremendous Irish/Americana/Singer-Songwriter that was born in Ohio! I met him when he was performing in Greenwich Village and living in the Bronx!

The website is DittyTV.com

#ForFansOf: #JohnSebastian, #RichardThompson, #ChristyMoore

DittyTV Hank Wedel #Ireland #Cork #CorkCity #PrincesStreet #SingerSongwriter #ItsGreatToSeeYou #ghost #Bronx #Dayton #GreenwichVillage

John Hall - Lessons

John Hall has a new music video, "Lessons." It's a co-write with Johanna Hall & Jonell Mosser Official.

Great story with the hook, "I'll be a genius before long."

#blues #reclaimingmytime #newmusic #musicvideo #Gratitudes

Marshall Crenshaw Historical Release Out August 27

The Wild, Exciting Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw:

  Live In The 20^th and 21^st Century 

Sunset Blvd. Records is proud to release The Wild, Exciting Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw: Live In The 20th and 21st Century, a two-disc live retrospective of the acclaimed songwriter/performer’s work from the early 1980s to date.  The album is due out August 27, 2021.

Whether you’ve been a Crenshaw fan for 40 years or know little beyond “Someday, Someway,” this 2 CD set is a revelation. Disc one, recorded in 1982 and 1983, is filled with performances from radio shows in New York, Boston and New Jersey, and focuses largely on songs from his self-titled debut album and the follow-up, Field Day.

“It was such a cool band, with Chris Donato, me and Robert, and our brother John hitting the orchestra bells and the tambourine and whatever else he had up there; it sounds like kids having fun.”

Disc two, which Marshall curated himself, is a sampler of his work from the last 25 years, featuring live versions of songs that appeared on many different albums and EPs.  On six tracks Marshall Crenshaw is ably backed by The Bottle Rockets, featuring the off-the-chain guitar stylings of John Horton, and Brian Hennemen (and M.C. himself).

The package comes complete with detailed liner notes, written by Marshall, and many never- before-seen photos from over the years and decades.

 

Track Listing
1.       Monday Morning Rock
2.   Try
3.   Brand New Lover
4.   There She Goes
5.   Something’s Gonna Happen
6.   Here I Am
7.   Whenever You’re On My Mind
8.   Mary Anne
9.   A Big Hunk O’Love
10. Rockin’ Around in NYC
11. I’ll Do Anything
12. Our Town
13. Cynical Girl
14. Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do
15. Someday, Someway
16. What Time Is It?
17. Passing Through
18. Something’s Gonna Happen
19. Walkin’ Around
20. Kit Kat Clock
21. Live And Learn
22. What Do You Dream Of?
23. I Don’t See You Laughing Now
24. Calling Out For Love (At Crying Time)
25. Television Light
26. Valerie

 

August 27: The Bitter End Presents Jann Klose

 International Music Ambassador Celebrates Fans' & Radio & Voice of America Support  

photo by Perry Stein

Jann Klose will be performing live at the Bitter End on August 27, at 8 PM.

The Bitter End is at 147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia), in New York City.

Audience members must present proof of vaccination as per the rules of the City of New York.

Tickets are on sale for $15 at bitterend.com/#/events?event_id=43645.

The Bitter End’s phone number is 212-673-7030.

The website is bitterend.com.

Jann’s Facebook event page is www.facebook.com/events/424210612119012.

Jann is looking forward to sharing this ride with his fans and friends. “Love You The Most,” his duet with Alicia Madison, is still on the Media Base’s Hot AC and Top 40 radio charts after four months; it’s been streamed over 3.5 million times!  The song, (which previews the Amazon movie "Married Young") broke the Top 50, and inspired Voice of America’s Larry London to invite the two to be interviewed on his “Border Crossings” radio show heard all over the world.

This multi-Independent Music Award (IMA)-winning pop singer-songwriter has released six albums and two EPs. He was raised in Kenya, South Africa, Germany and the United States, and has performed on those continents plus in Asia through the years. Jann is an ambassador for Desmond Tutu's TutuDesk campaign and Brick by Brick Uganda. He is the singing voice of Tim Buckley in the movie "Greetings from Tim Buckley" (Tribeca Films / Universal).

Singers enjoy working with Jann. Signed to South Africa’s legendary Gallo Records, his most recent album, “In Tandem” includes duets with some of South Africa’s leading pop-singer-songwriters including coaches from that country’s “The Voice.” He’s toured there since 2015, first as an independent artist. Recently, Jann sang with Liz Callaway on her recent “Comfort and Joy – An Acoustic Christmas” album.

At the Bitter End show, Jann will perform both fan favorites and new songs for his upcoming 2022 album, including co-writes with Alex Forbes (known for Taylor Dayne’s “Don’t Rush Me,” and hits in South Africa). Onstage, Jann will be joined by guitarist Michael Also and special guest singers Brooke Matza and Ms. Madison; her dance music hit “Toxic Rain” hit number 1 on the Billboard Dance charts. Alicia’s 2019 EDM single “In and Out” streamed 10 million times on Spotify.

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World On Fire by John Hall

Since the 1970s, John Hall’s been in the public eye fighting for our environment.  He sent me a story from the Washington Post with the headline, "Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined."  One of the coldest places in the world is now one of the hottest places, pumping huge amounts of carbon into our atmosphere. 

Here's his song, “World On Fire” 

 Orleans opened for Bob Marley & the Wailers early in the group’s career, because of their reggae roots. 

This summer, our planet’s dealt with extreme weather conditions — from drought and fires in Southern Europe, Russia and North America to severe flooding in Western Europe, Africa and Asia.

John posted on his Facebook, “Ok, It ain’t pretty but we can keep it from the worst case scenario only if everybody helps. No more denial, no more foot dragging. There are things each of us can do.” From walking more and recycling our shopping bags, turning “off power strips so our electronics don't stay on absorbing electricity while we're out of the house. Be willing to sacrifice our convenience or comfort a little bit so our children and grandchildren have a chance. And by the way, don't vote for any candidate who doesn't take this crisis seriously.”

World On Fire

John Hall

 

World on Fire, One Desire

Love your sister and brother, love for one another

Love

 

World On Fire, Jah inspire

Love for your sister and brother, love for one another

Love

 

Let’s talk to each other like we don’t do right now            

Talk to each other if we still remember how

What you and I are thinking we will never ever learn

In isolation

Frustration burns

 

World on Fire, One Desire                                                                           

Love your sister and brother, love for one another

Love

 

World On Fire (Selfish cries), Jah inspire (no soul disguise)                                                                             

Love for your sister and brother, love for one another

Love

 

Talking about hurling flame and smoke into the void

Talk about a thousand million creatures’ lives destroyed

Talk about air too thick with smoke and ash to breathe

Talk about destruction

Too much to grieve

 

World on Fire (conflagrations), One Desire (talk among nations)                                                

Love your sister and brother, love for one another

Love

 

World On Fire (strife and treason), Jah inspire (an age of reason)

Love for your sister and brother, love for one another

Love

 

World on Fire (cry for freedom), One Desire (Jah knows we need it)

Love your sister and brother, love for one another

Love

 

World On Fire                                                                                                                   

Jah inspire                                                                                                                                          

Love for your sister and brother love for one another, Love…

 

C 2021 by John Hall, SONY Music Nashville

Contact: Sony Music Publishing, Nashville

 

 

'American Lullaby' by Dean Friedman

Dean Friedman Music​'s new music video "American Lullaby." 

Anne Leighton: Christmas in July: Holiday Songs for 2021

Anne Leighton: Christmas in July: Holiday Songs for 2021: 

   : AULD LANG SYNE, BETHLEHEM, BLEAK MIDWINTER, CINDY HULETTE, DAN BERGGREN, DEAN FRIEDMAN, HANK WEDEL, JANN KLOSE, JON MULLANE, RACHAEL SAGE, RAY BARRON JR., STEPHEN MELILLO, TONY MOORE, USA FOR AFRICA

Christmas in July: Holiday Songs for 2021

Auld Lang Syne Tony Moore  Gentle thoughtful, elderly British-sound voice, tenor,"we'll take a cup of kindness"  piano is lead instrument.  It builds into dramatic orchestral key change.  

In the Bleak MidWinter (Instrumental) Hank Wedel & Ray Barron Jr instrumental midtempo, of the classic hymn with piano, Irish bazouki, soothing concertina, guitar. 

 Away In a Manger Cindy Hulette / Stephen Melillo Gentle and Orchestral, Cindy sounds a little like Kate Bush with an orchestra and sleigh bells. 

What Child Is This  Jann Klose / Stephen Mellilo orchestra with triangle and chorus  vocal: tenor, thoughtful interpretation, slow, mysterious, and wondering interpretation. bells, the whole story of Christ in the lyrics.

Road to Bethlehem  Dan Berggren   Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem, discussing the politics of the day and the options she has for giving birth to baby Jesus. Gentle voice and acoustic guitar. 

Some Say Channukah  Dean Friedman Live Recording, a singalong with kids, that includes laughter Ha-Ha-Ha-Hannukah AND singing comments on how “Cha-NU-Kah” could be pronounced!  They sing about other seasonal customs in this fun song.

 https://soundcloud.com/deanfriedman/some-say-chanukah

Tchatchkes Latkes  Rachael Sage She sings the ingredients in this festive ditty which sounds good late night/early morning. Gypsy Oom PahPah Waltz with festive instruments.  “Onions Peppers Oy Gevalt!”  

Christmas Time Jon Mullane Upbeat! Baritone version of Adam Levine, song in the same tempo as USA for Africa’s “Do They Know it’s Christmastime” About the joys of Christmas, and getting ready for it.  

  

  

the love kills theory to Play at the Roxy Saturday, August 7th

                          The alternative rock band will appear with Dead Meadow

Los Angeles – Alternative rock band the love kills theory will be performing at the Roxy in West Hollywood, on Saturday, August 7^th, at 8 PM. 

This is an all-ages show.

The Roxy is at 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood.

The webpage is www.theroxy.com/events/detail/405557
and the ticket buy page is www.axs.com/events/405557/dead-meadow-tickets?skin=roxy.

the love kills theory is supporting its album, “Happy Suicide, Jim!” released on Xemu Records. The first single, “Found,” reached #56 on the Media Base Top 100 Chart. The group's follow-up single, “Something Goes Around,” is poised to break the Top 40. 

Response has been exceptionally strong, with one reviewer exclaiming that this is “probably the most important album of the year.”

Dead Meadow, an American psychedelic rock band also on Xemu Records, formed in 1998 and will be on the bill.

the love kills theory differentiates itself from other bands in two distinct ways. First, the group utilizes sound effects to create aural landscapes that are sonically unique while still employing melodic hooks and a driving beat. Second, the lyrics draw on influences such as Guy Debord, founder of Situationist International, and Aldous Huxley, fused with the current bio-genetic studies on the evolution of despair.

the love kills theory is: 

Cevin Soling – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Bill Brandau - Keyboards

Jim Minics – Lead Guitar

Darren Pilato - Bass

Jaron Stewart – Drums

Dead Meadow comprises vocalist and guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille, and drummer Mark Laughlin. The band has released seven studio albums, two live albums, and a Peel Session.

the love kills theory and Dead Meadow will perform at the Roxy, 9009 West Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, on Saturday, August 7^th at 8 PM. Tickets can be purchased at:  https://www.axs.com/artists/1109877/the-love-kills-theory-tickets

Listen to the love kills theory\