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Nov. 29th, 2006
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Unbreakable Heart
Nov. 29th, 2006 10:40 pm( Lyrics )
I think the second and third verses would be somewhat difficult to sing, even for someone who could sing at a high pitch (which definitely isn't me :P). And there aren't that many pauses for breathing, too...
This song is also unique in being one of the few (or possibly the only one) on this album that has only a piano as accompaniment. Nearly all the other tracks start off either with more than one background instrument or introduce others during the course of the song. I also don't believe that this song is a cover, though I only searched superficially on Google and Live Search for its lyrics.
I also found out that Silje Nergaard has her own website, and that she's working on a new album... and that she's had eight albums released since 1990. I wonder how many of the older ones are still available for purchase...
Her journal also seems interesting. Definitely something to read. I was somewhat surprised to hear that she's changed quite a few of her band members, though...
Trivia - This is the list of instruments (excluding vocals, obviously) used on this album:
Piano
Fender Rhodes
Acoustic Bass
Drums
String section (6 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 1 double bass)
String quartet
Guitar
Saxophone
Vibes
Percussion
Horn
Trumpet
Alto flute
Flugelhorn
I think the second and third verses would be somewhat difficult to sing, even for someone who could sing at a high pitch (which definitely isn't me :P). And there aren't that many pauses for breathing, too...
This song is also unique in being one of the few (or possibly the only one) on this album that has only a piano as accompaniment. Nearly all the other tracks start off either with more than one background instrument or introduce others during the course of the song. I also don't believe that this song is a cover, though I only searched superficially on Google and Live Search for its lyrics.
I also found out that Silje Nergaard has her own website, and that she's working on a new album... and that she's had eight albums released since 1990. I wonder how many of the older ones are still available for purchase...
Her journal also seems interesting. Definitely something to read. I was somewhat surprised to hear that she's changed quite a few of her band members, though...
We've already completed a tour of Norway this Autumn and a mini tour of Holland and Belgium. We presented seven new songs that we're going to record for our new CD this March (to be released in February, 2007). This was a tremdendous experience for me.
Trivia - This is the list of instruments (excluding vocals, obviously) used on this album:
Piano
Fender Rhodes
Acoustic Bass
Drums
String section (6 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 1 double bass)
String quartet
Guitar
Saxophone
Vibes
Percussion
Horn
Trumpet
Alto flute
Flugelhorn
Revisiting old favourites
Nov. 29th, 2006 11:22 pmAfter a hiatus of a few months, I decided to play some old rags which I'd neglected for a while: Kitten on the Keys, Peacherine Rag and Ragtime Nightingale.
It was somewhat harder than I thought, and my fingers were at first unused to some of the jumps required. But after the first time, it got better and I was able to play them almost at the same level/standard as before.
And amazingly enough, playing Kitten on the Keys no longer makes my elbows ache tremendously! Perhaps that's a side effect of learning the Seabiscuits and Graceful Ghost rags, or maybe all the arm manipulation involved in practicing Bamboula, but it means that I can now play the piece faster without having to suffer for it afterwards. ^_^;;
I don't feel comfortable enough with any of them to make any public recordings yet (and since my piano's unlikely to get tuned unless I pay for it, who knows?) but perhaps in the future I may.
It was somewhat harder than I thought, and my fingers were at first unused to some of the jumps required. But after the first time, it got better and I was able to play them almost at the same level/standard as before.
And amazingly enough, playing Kitten on the Keys no longer makes my elbows ache tremendously! Perhaps that's a side effect of learning the Seabiscuits and Graceful Ghost rags, or maybe all the arm manipulation involved in practicing Bamboula, but it means that I can now play the piece faster without having to suffer for it afterwards. ^_^;;
I don't feel comfortable enough with any of them to make any public recordings yet (and since my piano's unlikely to get tuned unless I pay for it, who knows?) but perhaps in the future I may.
