HCC ~ Christmas Cantata 1991

These nostalgic files of mine have found a new home. The Multiply Website that I use to host these files is coming to the end of its run so I have to post it here. Anyway... this BLOG is more public so most of you are able to come here.

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HCC ~ Christmas Cantata 1991

Christmas is fast approaching. The singing & recordings here are not of high quality and will mean nothing to most. However for those who were there & for those who are able to identify with the NOSTALGIA, these recordings are worth a lot.

I joined the Holy Cross Choir (Singapore) somewhere in 1980. From my perspective, 1991 was the year we were most active, musically. From then on, some of us where moving on to new chapters with our lives. To all the friends I’ve made, thanks for the memories & to all who are listening --- Merry Christmas.

01 - God Rest Ye (Soprano & Alto Parts) - Jill & Mo (1991)

02 - I'll Make My Heart A Bethlehem - Gerry (Intro & Solo) - 1991

03 - I'll Make My Heart A Bethlehem - Gerry (Solo) - 1991

04 - In Love He Came - HCC (1991) - 50secs Excerpt

05 - May The Joy Of The Season Surround You - HCC (1991)

06 - Someday There'll Be Peace On Earth - HCC (1991)

07 - The Bridge Keeper & His Son (Narration) - Nelson Lo, 1991

08 - Wise Men (Excerpt, Rehersal, Acappella) - HCC (1991)

09 - Wise Men (Verse 2 & Chorus) - HCC Girls, Mo & Jo (1991)

10 - December Dream - Eugene on Guitar & PGA Singing (1991)

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Free Online Downloadable Music

http://www.directcurrentmusic.com/

Here's a sample of something that I like... just simple with with the voice of a singer and her guitar.

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KT Tunstall - The Scarlet Tulip

http://www.directcurrentmusic.com/music-news-new-music/2011/5/12/kt-tunstall-the-scarlet-tulip.html

~ KT Tunstall - Scottish singer/songwriter does a sharp (and we think welcome) 180 from the brash, danceable techno-pop of her last album Tiger Suit with this new seven-track acoustic EP available only from her website...released in support of her upcoming solo tour, the songs were recorded, says KT, "by my husband and drummer, Luke Bullen, in our solar-powered studio in the woods in the English countryside." // Release: The Scarlet Tulip (Out now) // Sounds like: even the one-woman-band rhythmic loop overlays are gone on this soft-textured collection of introspective songs, nearly all written during the Tiger Suit period...finger-picked acoustic guitar and Tunstall's marvelously airy, tender rasp of a voice are the only sounds you'll hear (or need to hear) // Quote: I felt a creative need to do something impulsive and autonomous, so this EP is partly...to get the songs out there into the ether as I've always felt there is something special about sending new songs off into the world as soon as they are done. There's something magical about it." // What we like: this is the KT that we've found missing lately: the emphasis on organic, uncluttered songwriting while putting the gimmicky, trendy/indie "edge" on hold...the title track is subtle stunner of lovely guitar lines and a memorable melody...

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Translate (Google Online Software)

http://translate.google.com/

Very useful website to tranlate between various languages. You can do one word, a sentence, a paragraph... I've not tried an essay yet. They even provide MP3 to help with the pronunciation.

What I find interesting is the Portuguese Language. I helps to confirm the very few words I already know in Kristang (Portuguese spoken by Singaporeans-Eurasians of Portuguese descent). Here are some examples...

English = Portuguese (Kristang Pronunciation)
already = já
ass = cu (ku)
eat = comer (kumi)
dog = cachorro (kachoru)
don't have = não têm (nunteng)
door = porta
have, has, got = ter, tem, tem (teng)
heart = coração (korasang)
home = casa (kasa)
I = eu (yo)
love = amor
marry = casar (kasar)
my, mine = minha, mina (minya)
shit = cagar (kagak)
talk = falar
you = você, vós, (bose)
want = querer (kere)
etc... {wow! this is fun... I'm going to continue this in another entry...}

O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (Lyrics)

(Acappella Male 4 Part Harmony = Download)

O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.

(this verse was not sung in the audio above)
O light that foll’west all my way,
I yield my flick’ring torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.

O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.

O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.

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Music On The Internet

http://home.comcast.net/~singingman7/index.html
Mon, 2010May31, 1750hrs

Just received and email that linked to this website with humour & music. I especially enjoyed the music. I hope you'll enjoy it as well so I've provided links to the music which will take you to the website itself.

Music, Music, Music ~ by Teresa Brewer

Back Home Again
Baptism of Jesse Taylor
Big City
Beyond the Sunset
Blue Moon
Cool Water
Devil Woman
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Elmer's Tune
El Paso
El Paso City
Fernando
Gone Fishin'
Gonna Find Me a Bluebird
Green Eyes
Green, Green Grass of Home
Harbor Lights
Harper Valley PTA
Heart of My Heart
Help Me Make it Through the Night
He Stopped Loving Her Today
He Touched Me
Humpty Dumpty Heart
I'd Be a Legend in My Time
If
I'll Walk Alone
In The Garden
Isle of Innisfree
Jamaica Farewell
Long, Tall Texan
Love is a Many Splendored Thing
Mairzy Doats
Man Walks Among Us
Margaritaville
Miller's Cave
Miss Squirrel Revival
Moonlight Gambler Music

new
Music, Music, Music
My Blue Heaven
Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
Old Friends
Rags to Riches
Red Roses for a Blue Lady
Real Oldies
Remember When
Roses are Red
Searchin'
Shriner's Convention
Skylark
Solitaire
Spanish Eyes
Streets of Laredo
Stuck on You
Sweet Old Fashioned Girl
The Gypsy
The Shifting Whispering Sands
What A Wonderful World
Wolverton Mountain
Wonderland By Night
You, You, You

Billy Tipton ~ Swing Jazz Piano Player

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I just came across an interesting Swing Jazz Piano Player called Billy Tipton. You can read his Bio as you scroll down, but I’d suggest you listen to his music first at these MP3 Links provided here below.

01 what is this thing called love
02 sweet georgia brown
03 don't blame me
04 begin the beguine
05 sit right down and write myself a letter
06 september in the rain
07 bernie's tune
08 take the "A" train
09 under a bucket of love
10 the man i love
11 perfidio
12 willow weep for me
13 can't help lovin' dat man
14 marie
15 delilah
16 these foolish things
17 what'll i do
18 the world is waiting for the sunrise
19 you go to my head
20 christopher columbus
21 begin the beguine
22 if i had you
23 blue skies
24 stars fell on alabama

Above MP3 Links from:
http://www.queermusicheritage.us/feb2003bt.html

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Billy Tipton ~ Bio



Billy Lee Tipton (born Dorothy Lucille Tipton, December 29, 1914 in Oklahoma City – d. January 21, 1989) was an American jazz musician and bandleader who lived as a man for nearly 50 years. ~ An excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Tipton

Billy Tipton was born in 1914. He began living as a man full-time by 1940 at age 26, had a career as a jazz and swing pianist and entertainer, a common law marriage (unregistered but publicly accepted), and three sons by adoption. He was discovered to have been female-bodied after he died in 1989 due to a hemorrhaging ulcer (that he refused to have treated). Like many female-to-male transsexuals of this day he did not have genital surgery. ~ An excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender

In 1989, at the age of 74, Tipton had symptoms he attributed to emphysema and refused to call a doctor. In actuality he was suffering from a hemorrhaging peptic ulcer, which, untreated, was fatal. It was while paramedics were trying to save Tipton's life, with son William looking on, that William learned that his father was biologically female. Tipton was pronounced dead at Valley General Hospital. The coroner shared the revelation with the rest of the family. In an attempt to keep the secret, Kitty arranged for his body to be cremated. But one of their sons went public with the story. The first newspaper article was published the day after Tipton's funeral and it was quickly picked up by wire services. Stories about Tipton appeared in a variety of papers including tabloids like National Enquirer and Star, as well as more reputable papers like New York Magazine and The Seattle Times. Tipton's family even made talk show appearances. ~ An excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Tipton

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Merry Christmas 2009 ~ by PGA

A Medley Excerpt Of 3 Songs

Download

I'd like to wish everyone by singing in my favourite music genre ~ Acappella. The lyrics (just-in-case it's difficult to hear) are,

"Have yourself a
merry little Christmas
& a Happy New Year,
Merry Christmas to you..."

& to all of you, may next year be better than this year & may your every wish come true.

I recorded this using...
Audacity (Multi-track Recording SW)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Gene Watson ~ Collection

All Download Links copy&pasted from links in Gmail.

01 Gene Watson - Till You Can Make It On Your Own.mp34147K Play Download

02 Gene Watson - Flowers.mp34235K Play Download

03 Gene Watson - Paper Rosie.mp35632K Play Download

04 Gene Watson - Farewell Party.mp35731K Play Download

05 Gene Watson - Will The Circle Be Unbroken.mp36936K Play Download

06 Gene Watson - Old Loves Never Die.mp37512K Play Download

07 Gene Watson - At Last.mp37762K Play Download

08 Gene Watson - A Way To Survive.mp39084K Play Download

09 Gene Watson - Before The Hammer Could Ring.mp310663K Play Download

10 Gene Watson - Amazing Grace.mp311308K Play Download

IMEEM ~ Music On The Internet

http://www.imeem.com/

http://www.imeem.com/people/irNPC3n/playlist/VM6XZBPz/nana-mouskouri-music-playlist/

http://www.imeem.com/meetjnrhere/music/apnUXHnF/acappella_the_lion_sleeps_tonight/

http://www.imeem.com/rigilhubag/music/vGn1BzS7/mariah-carey-we-belong-together-acappella/

Modcentric ~ MP3 Blog

ModcentricHamsterGuppies
http://modcentric.blogspot.com/
http://hamsterguppies.wordpress.com/

Good Blog on Singapore Music during the Good Old Days by Singapore Singers and those around this region.

MP3 Blogs

http://www.saidthegramophone.com/
http://aurgasm.us/
http://blow-up-doll.blogspot.com/
http://www.moistworks.com/
http://www.fluxblog.org/