Celebrating Seven Years in Blogistan!
February 2002 - February 2009!
:: Sunday, March 20, 2005 ::
Move Over Britney!
With St. Patrick's Day immediately behind us, and with Celtic music currently comprising the bulk of my listening, it seems to me that it's time to elevate another beautiful woman to Move Over Britney! status, so here she is: Méav.
Méav is one of those Irish singers who sings in a pure and clear soprano, not unlike Enya but with less oversampling and heavy arrangements backing her. Her self-titled debut album is a favorite recent acquisition of mine, and her second album is high on my "Buy it as soon as I see it at Borders" list.
"Make your country...into a land that understands more than only war and
righteous piety. Allow space in your lives for more than battle chants to
inspire soldiers. Teach your people to...understand a garden, the reason for a
fountain, music."
-The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay
We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just
to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we
spring.
-Cosmos, Carl Sagan.
"...[T]he people who really count are those who discover new ways of making our lives beautiful."
-Delius as I Knew Him, Eric Fenby
"Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any creative art. The water is free. So drink.
Drink and be filled up."
-On Writing, Stephen King
"We will never be an advanced civilization as long as rain showers can delay the launching
of a space rocket."
, at 7/9/06 4:45 PM
