The track "Mombasa" off the soundtrack of Inception is possibly one of the more memorable ones from the album and film. It's one of the tracks that is included in some of the Hans Zimmer and World of Hans Zimmer sets. This cover by Aleksandra Šuklar which is percussion only is excellent: Aleksandra Šuklar has played on the World of Hans Zimmer tour. … [Read more...] about “Mombasa” Percussion Only Cover
Irish Charity Christmas Cards
As I've mentioned a few times in the past, I'm a fan of cards. I like sending them for Christmas and other events, but I also like receiving them. In an ever increasingly digital world getting physical mail from somebody has become rarer and rarer. Sure, as a business we get plenty of post, but most of it is invoices and other boring impersonal correspondence. So I like … [Read more...] about Irish Charity Christmas Cards
Live Music Again!
Last Thursday evening I did something I hadn't done in a very long time. I went to a concert. Not a virtual one. Not an online one. Not one on my TV. Not one over Zoom. But an actual concert in person in a music venue surrounded by other people. Sure, there were some quirky moments along the way, but overall it was a great evening. On the way into the venue everyone was … [Read more...] about Live Music Again!
Reliving my Youth a Little
As I wrote recently I'm "on a mission". I want to get to as many concerts and other "fun" events as I can. So when I stumbled across "Féile Classical" I simply had to get a ticket, though Ticketmaster tried their best to make that impossible! Anyway .. For somebody of my age this concert is pretty much perfect. It brings together a bunch of the Irish music bands I … [Read more...] about Reliving my Youth a Little
On the Hunt for Concerts and Other Fun Stuff
As I mentioned a couple of weeks back I've got tickets for a few upcoming concerts. One was a concert I was meant to be attending in 2020 that was postponed due to Covid, but the others are all new. So far I've got tickets for: Clannad in Wexford. It's their farewell tour so I'm delighted that I'll get to see them live before they stop performing.Hans Zimmer in Berlin, … [Read more...] about On the Hunt for Concerts and Other Fun Stuff