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5/5/2020

PAUL PADDOCK - "The Oxen"

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"the oxen"

by John Rathbone

sung by Voces8

It's a little late for the season but I'm sharing this because of its calming and reminds me to have peace of mind in troubling/uncertain times. It evokes an intriguing and especially deep sense of sound poetry sculpted with Thomas Hardy's poetry in anticipation of good things to come.

'Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock.
“Now they are all on their knees,”
An elder said as we sat in a flock
By the embers in hearthside ease.

We pictured the meek mild creatures where
They dwelt in their strawy pen,
Nor did it occur to one of us there
To doubt they were kneeling then.

So fair a fancy few would weave
In these years! Yet, I feel,
If someone said on Christmas Eve,
“Come; see the oxen kneel,

“In the lonely barton by yonder coomb
Our childhood used to know,”
I should go with him in the gloom,
Hoping it might be so.'

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5/5/2020

KATE BIEDERWOLF - "Let It Fall"

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kate biederwolf - chorale alto

"let it fall"

over the rhine

Over The Rhine (OTR) is a singer/songwriter husband and wife duo, Karin Bergquist & Linford Detweiler, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their band name comes from the neighborhood in Cincinnati where they got their start in the early 1990s. OTR has made a living writing, recording, and touring. I try to catch them live each time their travels bring them to the Twin Cities. If you like what you hear, let me know and we can attend a performance together! I also encourage you to learn and experience more of their work at OverTheRhine.com.

Please forgive me for choosing a song about snow - this particular selection comes from one of their Christmas albums. I think if you take the time to listen, you'll understand why I chose this selection at this time - the lyrics resonate now at a challenging time for all of us. It also meets the five minute length requirement :) Enjoy!

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5/5/2020

PAUL PADDOCK - "Scandinavian Shuffle" by the Swe-Danes

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"Scandinavian shuffle"

The real group

Love this group! Further proof you can enjoy any style no matter where you're from. I elected to share because I love jazz & it appeals, being part Scandi-who-vian myself! Plus if you forget the words....

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The Pandemic Playlist

PAUL PADDOCK - "The Oxen"

paul paddock - chorale bass

"the oxen"

by John Rathbone

sung by Voces8

KATE BIEDERWOLF - "Let It Fall"

kate biederwolf - chorale alto

"let it fall"

over the rhine

PAUL PADDOCK - "Scandinavian Shuffle" by the Swe-Danes

paul paddock - chorale bass

"Scandinavian shuffle"

The real group

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The Pandemic Playlist

PAUL PADDOCK - "The Oxen"

paul paddock - chorale bass

"the oxen"by John Rathbonesung by Voces8

KATE BIEDERWOLF - "Let It Fall"

kate biederwolf - chorale alto

"let it fall"over the rhine

PAUL PADDOCK - "Scandinavian Shuffle" by the Swe-Danes

paul paddock - chorale bass

"Scandinavian shuffle"The real group

Archives

Categories

"the oxen"

by John Rathbone

sung by Voces8

"let it fall"

over the rhine

"Scandinavian shuffle"

The real group