I’ve been doing battle with the heat and also with a cold. It hasn’t been a pleasant couple of days, but I’m surviving well enough. I have not, however, stopped longing for the fall.
In Halifax this week The Halifax International Busker Festival 2004 (which has a poorly designed, difficult to navigate website that should not discourage you) is taking place. I have fond childhood memories of seeing the buskers, but I recall it becoming a bit repetitive in later years. I’m thinking of giving it another chance tomorrow afternoon, at least to see a couple of the musical acts, notably Laliya, “an instrumental fusion of traditional instruments played in a contemporary style. The ambient tones of the Appalachian dulcimer are played through modern digital effects combined with the percussive rhythms of didgeridoo and djembe.” I’ve listened to a couple tracks and enjoy them, so I’d like the chance to hear them on the street or, more accurately, the waterfront.
I must confess I’ve developed quite a musical infatuation with P.J. Harvey. Her newest album, Uh Huh Her, is immensely enjoyable and I can’t seem to stop listening to it. I couldn’t do it justice in my cold-induced haze, but trust that it’s superb.
In Halifax this week The Halifax International Busker Festival 2004 (which has a poorly designed, difficult to navigate website that should not discourage you) is taking place. I have fond childhood memories of seeing the buskers, but I recall it becoming a bit repetitive in later years. I’m thinking of giving it another chance tomorrow afternoon, at least to see a couple of the musical acts, notably Laliya, “an instrumental fusion of traditional instruments played in a contemporary style. The ambient tones of the Appalachian dulcimer are played through modern digital effects combined with the percussive rhythms of didgeridoo and djembe.” I’ve listened to a couple tracks and enjoy them, so I’d like the chance to hear them on the street or, more accurately, the waterfront.
I must confess I’ve developed quite a musical infatuation with P.J. Harvey. Her newest album, Uh Huh Her, is immensely enjoyable and I can’t seem to stop listening to it. I couldn’t do it justice in my cold-induced haze, but trust that it’s superb.