Pete Gray's Weblog » music http://houseof3d.com/wordpress Because someday... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:41:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Billy Bragg on the CBC http://houseof3d.com/wordpress/billy-bragg-on-the-cbc/ http://houseof3d.com/wordpress/billy-bragg-on-the-cbc/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:31:24 +0000 Pete http://houseof3d.com/wordpress/?p=151 On the CBC kids’ morning show, they often have “famous” musicians doing a number while one of the puppets politely listens and bobs it’s head.  Usually I’m not terribly impressed by what I see, but this morning I was stopped in my tracks by an amazing performance by Billy Bragg.  He did a tune called “Way over yonder in a minor key”, and I was pulled in completely.  Stuck in my head all morning.  I was glad to find it on the YouTube, here:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNonCwUEuD0

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Say “Hi!” to Captian Claw for me.

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Venezuela’s revolutionary music education program, El Sistema, founded under the leadership and vision of Dr. José Antonio Abreu, has transformed the futures of millions of young people through the power of music and has produced one of the world’s foremost orchestras.

http://www.thepromiseofmusic.ca/

I think it sounds like a great idea.

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