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Alison wrote: "I was doing some ironing last night and this beautiful song came on and I had to repeat it a few times and it's still in my head. It's one of my favourites by arguably my favourite musician."

Thank you! Beautiful song and interesting singer (and he supported Bernie Sanders ;-).

Just started listening to Resurrection Bay for my other book group and I’m loving everything about this audiobook. The narrator is fabulous! And the writing is spot on. The main character is deaf, and Australian. He’s trying to solve the murder of a friend. The emotions are real, the parts about being deaf are correct. The whole thing... LOVE IT! No lgbtq characters though.

Lovely Kurdish music:



And sooner or later I'll learn to dance it.

Alison wrote: "I was doing some ironing last night and this beautiful song came on and I had to repeat it a few times and it's still in my head. It's one of my favourites by arguably my favourite musician.

I'm ..."

That's lovely.

Antonella wrote: "Lovely Kurdish music:



And sooner or later I'll learn to dance it."

Oh! That's a good ambition!

The audio files of The Ghost Had an Early Check-out are ready for my listening enjoyment.

As I'd mentioned, Michael Pauley is doing the narration this time around. It's a very different take from Max Miller, of course, but I *think* most people will enjoy it. I'm enjoying it!

The next audio project up is Seance on a Summer's Night and I booked a new narrator for that one. (Well, not totally new, but relatively new and certainly an unknown quantity for me.)

His name is Matt Haynes. He's done a couple of M/M projects. What I've heard so far on Seance sounds really good, so I'm excited about that.

Josh wrote: "The audio files of The Ghost Had an Early Check-out are ready for my listening enjoyment.

As I'd mentioned, Michael Pauley is doing the narration this time around. It's a very different take from ..."

Cool! Good news all around. :)

Yay for Ghost!!!


I’m currently listening to a concert of Loreena McKennitt’s recorded live years ago. Its called Nights From the Alhambra. I just love her work, and I especially like that this album makes old favorites sound just a bit different from the regular CDs.

My favorite song of hers is Marrakech Night Market, which evokes a kind of fantasy novel setting to me.

Pentatonix, an a cappella group, just posted a video of them doing Simon and Garfunkle's A Sound of Silence! It's beautiful!

Here's the Tibetan singing bowls I mentioned last night in the general news thread:

I just finished listening to Green Glass Beads. I love Joel Leslie and often wished he would do one of Josh's books. I am happy to report it lived up to expectations. He captured Archer perfectly and his Rake was yummy.

Loretta wrote: "I just finished listening to Green Glass Beads. I love Joel Leslie and often wished he would do one of Josh's books. I am happy to report it lived up to expectations. He captured Archer perfectly a..."

I'm so happy you loved that one. Joel is just stunningly versatile.

Loretta wrote: "I just finished listening to Green Glass Beads. I love Joel Leslie and often wished he would do one of Josh's books. I am happy to report it lived up to expectations. He captured Archer perfectly a..."

I loved this too. The voicing wasn’t what I would have expected, but worked beautifully. Joel Leslie evoked a perfect “once upon a time�� feel for this story, a bit old Grimm and a lovely touch of romance.

Since 2015 this video have been seen 55 million times only in this version.
Two strangers meet and improvise at the piano in a Paris train station. Beautiful music:

Antonella wrote: "Since 2015 this video have been seen 55 million times only in this version.
Two strangers meet and improvise at the piano in a Paris train station. Beautiful music:
..."

That's lovely. I hadn't seen it before. Thank you. :)

Antonella wrote: "Since 2015 this video have been seen 55 million times only in this version.
Two strangers meet and improvise at the piano in a Paris train station. Beautiful music:
..."

That lovely video brought me to this beautiful music:

Jordan wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Since 2015 this video have been seen 55 million times only in this version.
Two strangers meet and improvise at the piano in a Paris train station. Beautiful music:
..."

That's also nice, thank you!

I'm listening to on repeat, Andrew Hozier-Byrne's new album. I love his voice and how his songs have more than one line to a chorus. ;-)

Last week I went to a stunning local production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, one of my most favourite musicals. I cried buckets. I'm still thinking about it. Powerful stuff. Here's a tune from Hedwig...

The Origin of Love (John Cameron Mitchell, from the movie soundtrack)

Alison wrote: "Last week I went to a stunning local production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, one of my most favourite musicals. I cried buckets. I'm still thinking about it. Powerful stuff. Here's a tune from Hed..."

Yeah, those are the best kind of tears.

Calathea wrote: "I'm listening to Wasteland, Baby! on repeat, Andrew Hozier-Byrne's new album. I love his voice and how his songs have more than one line to a chorus. ;-)"

I do that too. Listen obsessively to a thing over and over and over. I just want to *absorb* it.

Calathea wrote: "I'm listening to Wasteland, Baby! on repeat, Andrew Hozier-Byrne's new album. I love his voice and how his songs have more than one line to a chorus. ;-)"

I really like him too. Now I know what I’m listening to this evening. :-)

Alison wrote: "Last week I went to a stunning local production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, one of my most favourite musicals. I cried buckets. I'm still thinking about it. Powerful stuff. Here's a tune from Hed..."

I’ve never seen this musical. Thank you for sharing your emotional impressions, dear Alison.

Johanna wrote: "I’ve never seen this musical. Thank you for sharing your emotional impressions, dear Alison."

I have the film, and I always thought that the film came before the musical, but I see now that it is the other way round than «Priscilla»!

By the way cross your fingers for me that I find cheap tickets to go and see the musical Priscilla on Wednesday with a friend.

Alison wrote: "Last week I went to a stunning local production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, one of my most favourite musicals. I cried buckets. I'm still thinking about it. Powerful stuff. Here's a tune from Hed..."

I love the movie, and the soundtrack is fantastic!

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I’ve never seen this musical. Thank you for sharing your emotional impressions, dear Alison."

I have the film, and I always thought that the film came before the musical, but I see..."

The musical and the film are a little different, but they are both made by the same people and they're both spectacular. Off-Broadway musical first (1998), then movie (2001), then big-time Broadway revival in 2014. The movie is a little more of a linear narrative, whereas the musical is kind of a "one person telling a story in pieces" kind of show. Either way, it's funny and sad and moving and the music is amazing. It's a favourite movie of mine and I definitely recommend it.

The SO bought me a welcome home gift. :-) White roses and Patty Griffin's new album.

Barbra wrote: "Josh wrote: "The SO bought me a welcome home gift. :-) White roses and Patty Griffin's new album.

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The artwork on the album is beautiful."

What Barbra said!

I agree!

I’m currently listening to The Glitch Mob, specifically their song Fortune Days. I wish I’d found them a long time ago. I’m loving this!

Tibetan Singing Bowls by Sonic Yogi

This music is great for practicing Tai Chi!

50 seconds of incredible variety in the song of this nightingale:

I'm not listening to this yet--it doesn't come out until June--but I wanted to order Stevie Nicks's huge retrospective compilation album and it's only available on VINYL.

What the...?

Lol. Do you need to borrow my record player, Josh?

Jordan wrote: "Lol. Do you need to borrow my record player, Josh?"

I'm going to be so aggravated if that never comes out on CD!!!

So many library patrons I talk to, usually about our audiobooks on CD, when the digital copy is checked out, tell me they don’t have a CD player, which sorta boggles my mind. So, CDs are going out of style. We don’t buy as many. Then I get the patrons who are upset by that, because how could we not keep buying CDs at the same volume?!

I went to target recently after seeing How to Train Your Dragon across the street, to buy the soundtrack, but their CD collection was so pitiful they had maybe ten music CDs of randomness. But they did have Lindsay Sterlings Christmas album in record format. So it’s now on my Amazon wishlist.

CDs are out of style. I don’t want them to be, and other people aren’t recognizing this fact.

And yes, I still have my cassette player too. :-)

Jordan wrote: "So many library patrons I talk to, usually about our audiobooks on CD, when the digital copy is checked out, tell me they don’t have a CD player, which sorta boggles my mind. So, CDs are going out ..."

LOL

Ditto on ALL that.

Putting together a playlist for FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK

This is my selection...

The audio version of Murder House
is out, but for the moment only on

Antonella wrote: "The audio version of Murder House
is out, but for the moment only on
..."

Oooohhh....

I'm creating a book list of romance in space books, and now I want to relisten to Dark Edge of Honor!

But I also just got Fadeout in audiobook and I want to listen to that too!

I wish I could listen to audiobooks while I drive as I'll be in the car for four hours tomorrow, but I'm afraid it will divert my attention from the road, so I'll stick to the radio. :-)

Jordan wrote: "I'm creating a book list of romance in space books, and now I want to relisten to Dark Edge of Honor!

But I also just got Fadeout in audiobook and I want to listen t..."

I used to love listening to audio while I drove, but I did often have the disconcerting experience of arriving home and not remembering the drive at all!

I'm also going to see the film «Women Composers» in July:

The Monuments Men Murders playlist! I’ve been playing it on repeat this week. Absolutely love “Someone You Loved�� and “The Night We Met��. After having read the book (and having re-read it now several times 😉), I’m having a great time figuring out where/when/how the songs apply.

This one's been going through my mind...tomorrow is my last day at my current job.

One Day More--Les Miserables Original London Cast


One more dawn, one more day, one day more!

Katie wrote: "The Monuments Men Murders playlist! I’ve been playing it on repeat this week. Absolutely love “Someone You Loved�� and “The Night We Met��. After having read the book (and having re-read it now sever..."

I just realized that we don't have The Art of Murder series playlists in one place here. I assume we have them posted in different discussions, but I wanted to put them in one place and did set up The Art of Murder Playlists topic. It can now be found in our JUST FOR FUN folder, but it will be moved in our PLAYLIST ARCHIVE folder at some point. That's where most of Josh's playlists can be found.

And yes, I, too, love these lists! They make the reading experience even richer, don't they? AND I've discovered so many wonderful new to me songs and artists/bands by listening to these playlists.

Katie wrote: "The Monuments Men Murders playlist! I’ve been playing it on repeat this week. Absolutely love “Someone You Loved�� and “The Night We Met��. After having read the book (and having re-read it now sever..."

What I love about that playlist is a couple of the songs are applicable at different points to both Jason and Sam. I'm STILL listening to it although I should have switched over to my Mainly by Moonlight list by now...

After reading The Monuments Men Murders I started re-listening to the previous books in audio. There are still details in there that pop up as new to me. Also, Kale Williams does an excellent job. :-)

Calathea wrote: "After reading The Monuments Men Murders I started re-listening to the previous books in audio. There are still details in there that pop up as new to me. Also, Kale Williams does an excellent job. :-)"

Isn't he good? I love Kale's narration so much.

So much that I had to make a conscious decision to use some other narrators this year. It's one thing when I hear Kale's voice while I'm writing Sam and Jason. It's another when I hear it no matter what I'm writing! :-D

Josh wrote: "Katie wrote: "The Monuments Men Murders playlist! I’ve been playing it on repeat this week. Absolutely love “Someone You Loved�� and “The Night We Met��. After having read the book (and having re-rea..."

Oooh that's really interesting. I was assuming most of the songs were from Jason's POV, except for Green Eyes and maybe the Springsteen song and maybe the Snow Patrol song. Now I need to listen to the playlist again. Maybe while I make dinner, so I blame the onions for my tears. :)