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shamus posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
I wish the above video had better sound quality. This is another good performance of it with better sound:
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shamus posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Early Baroque (Late Renaissance?) passacaglia for lute. As for the lute being eclipsed by the classical guitar, I share much of JPF’s thoughts about the harpsichord being neglected for the piano. The lute has a mellow yet crisp timbre, and upon attack and sustain sounds much cleaner than guitar (which can sound rather clumsy by comparison). I…[Read more]
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shamus posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Didn’t the Soviets do exactly this to political dissidents?
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
Remember how sudden the switch in the NK story was? Literally overnight, everyone toned down the rhetoric and was talking about negotiations, and for no overtly obvious reason.
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It was soon after Rex Tillerson came back from San Carlos de Bariloche. I think someone down there gave out some new directives.
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
That John Bolton is one stinking pile of you-know-what…with a mustache. I commend JPF in keeping things on GDS classy and charitable and free of ugliness, but that’s the best that I could possibly say of Bolton.
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
Get well Dr Farrell. I know you are a fan of colloidal silver. Take at least 5 or 6 doses a day for a few days!
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
Reading them in order is ideal, but I admittedly had a very difficult time with The Giza Death Star on my first attempt. I just wasn’t ready for it. So I started with Cosmic War instead for a good overview. Afterwords I read a couple sort of at random based on the material being more accessible (Genes Giants Monsters and Men for sure), and…[Read more]
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Thanks Shamus .
Am going to do just that .
Myself I have listened to lots of Joseph’s interviews .
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
I really like Bosley’s area of interest. Can’t wait to start The Empire of the Wheel books when they arrive.
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that trilogy is utterly fascinating
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
Nothing like ooparts. They still give me that sense of wonderment that I remember from childhood.
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shamus posted an update 8 years ago
This is very encouraging. And what an unexpected turn of events it could mean: with the collapse of western higher education into the abyss, that it could be the traditional vocations that preserve and carry on vital aspects of western culture. Let’s all hope and pray for this good work!
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shamus posted an update 8 years ago
http://mondoweiss.net/2018/03/clashing-orthodox-israelis/
The zion-ists did a pretty good job of wiping out the very idea in the general public of the world that a land/nation which Jews happily called home for centuries once existed…and, lo! it wasn’t named Israel, but Palestine.-
Thank you, Shamus. Something I didn’t know and will try not to forget.
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
On how this might relate to Dr. Farrell’s site and his broad perspective, I would say that Mr. Lafarge is an example par excellence of someone owning the culture. Listening to his music can be like stepping into another time. Yet its no gimmick: Pokey absolutely lives like you see him. Besides the many years spent steeped in traditional jazz and…[Read more]
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shamus posted an update 8 years ago
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On how this might relate to Dr. Farrell’s site and his broad perspective, I would say that Mr. Lafarge is an example par excellence of someone owning the culture. Listening to his music can be like stepping into another time. Yet its no gimmick: Pokey absolutely lives like you see him. Besides the many years spent steeped in traditional jazz and…[Read more]
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
This is so incredible, I’m at a loss for words. Definitely wasn’t expecting that!
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
It could very well be. I wonder about a lot of things like that. Why did they start the blitzkrieg when they did? Why did they try and tackle Russia at the same time? One can’t help but wonder about Hitler’s financial backers leading up to the war. The empty spaces do seem to make the shape of some kind of manipulator. But, alas, I’m just not well…[Read more]
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shamus posted an update 8 years ago
I love this guy. Just his latest one, but take your pick out of his archive and enjoy. (His essays on the science cult of Darwin are all classic.)
https://fredoneverything.org/civil-insurrection-a-modest-proposal-for-ending-the-united-states/ -
shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
Cameron is a wildly talented player. For my taste, some of his performances can be a bit too ferocious with respect to the composition, but overall, he is bringing some much needed attention to Baroque and Classical organ. Now if someone could do the same with the harpsichord…
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
I confess I originally just clicked “like” without even listening, so certain was I that this would be just awesome… Well I wasn’t wrong! Great tempo, wise stop choices, not even to speak of the incredible composition itself!
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shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
One of my absolute favorite pieces. Just so inventive.
Here is an unusual but very well done rearrangement for 3 guitars (plectrum) and bass:
(Their technique and tuning is different from most any other guitar style and makes them more akin to classical string instruments, e.g. violin, viola.) -
shamus posted a new activity comment 8 years ago
I can’t remember exactly when it was that I found Dr Farrell’s work. I do know that my childhood “Fortean” interests got sparked up again after The Daily Bell linked to one of Klaus Dona’s “OOPArts” presentations 8 or 10 years ago. Somehow I stumbled on GDS, and it must have made an impression, because here we are…
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Yes indeed, here we are!
But unless a critical mass of We the People become organized enough to do a whole lot more than continue to “preach to the choir” and/or try to awaken the walking dead (i.e., sheepeople), then WE, as those WHO KNOW, have failed not only ourselves, but also our children, and our country.
True or False?
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I wish the above video had better sound quality. This is another good performance of it with better sound:
I agree… I’d rather hear things composed for lute ON the lute, and I do prefer the sound to the guitar.
Dr Farrell, I am not sure, but I think the reason why original instruments were/are not used that much has more to do with finding talented/virtuoso players of such instruments (and those instruments can be extremely expensive). The tuning of the instruments of that era is also a very delicate thing that must be done right (and may not please all…[Read more]
It is true that such instruments are more expensive, and hence, more difficult to learn, because they are hand crafted. And it is also true that the tempering systems for tuning them are known to a few people. But still, I think part of it is the mass production effect… and the resulting lazy ears….
We are still waiting for a little taster of the new Pipe Organ!
Or is China buying them all up?
It is not here yet. If if ever DOES get you I will let everyone know.
Playing a period instrument like the violin with a different temperament or tuning than the contemporary one is a real challenge regardless of whether the instrument is hand-crafted or not, because the violin does not have frets.
P.S. In middle-eastern music (Turkey, Iran, Arab world) the violin is one of the few instruments that can be used…[Read more]
A simple but charming example of Persian-tuned piano composition:
(In Iran, the santur or dulcimer has always been very popular, and it sound a bit like the harpsichord, which explains the Iranian interest in piano)