Category Archives: Composers

Music Review: Avalon is Risen by Leslie Fish

Produced by Kristoph Klover, performed by Leslie Fish and published by Prometheus Music, Avalon is Risen is the filk album we have all been waiting for. The music is celtic and folkish, but with that special touch that only Leslie … Continue reading

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Real Love and Communication in the YouBloom Music Awards

Last year I got through to the semi finals of the YouBloom Music Awards with a song entitled Mañana. It got heard and voted on by a team of judges from the music industry headed by Bob Geldof. Whilst my … Continue reading

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Watch Origin: Spirits of the Past online

Do you enjoy anime? Are some of your favorite movies Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind or Princess Mononoke? Then you will enjoy watching Origin: Spirits of the Past. And you can watch it completely free of charge, right … Continue reading

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Announcing a Competition for Singers: Landlords and Tenants

Do you sing — alone or as part of a singing group? Would you be interested in having your voice featured in a music video on YouTube? If so, listen to the melody embedded below and read the lyrics: 1. … Continue reading

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Gremlins: A Song by Leslie Fish

Leslie Fish is a serious filker who is known for some fairly heavy songs. The space exploration anthem, Hope Eyrie, is by her. Most of the Kipling songs we like to sing are set to music she has written. Flight … Continue reading

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An Interview with Leslie Fish

Leslie Fish is a filker, a composer and lyricist,  a vocalist, a writer of fiction and non-fiction, and a political activist for the cause of anarchy. You can read all about her in the Wikipedia. You can also visit her … Continue reading

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“Law Abiding People”: A song from THE DEBT COLLECTOR

Daniel Carter and I have been collaborating on a musical.  We have nineteen songs written to go with my play The Debt Collector. He composed the music and I wrote the words. But the collaborative process continues, as we recruit … Continue reading

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The Theme Song for “From Up on Poppy Hill”

Sometimes the theme song from  a movie stays with you long after a movie is over. The new Studio Ghibli movie “From Up on Poppy Hill” features such a song. The song is called “さよならの夏~コクリコ坂から” , pronounced “Sayonara no Natsu~Kokurikozaka … Continue reading

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Daniel Carter’s “Come Unto Him”

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is world renowned for its choral singing. Recently, a new album called This is the Christ released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir made the news for its meteoric rise in the charts. One of the songs … Continue reading

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Loretta Lynn: An American Success Story

There are a lot of myths about what you need to do in order to be successful in life. As parents, we often buy into the commonly accepted wisdom: * a high school dropout has no chance in life: keep … Continue reading

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