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The Ballad of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
Ballad: “A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas, or verses.” Prelude I can hear you. “Christmas is over!” However, according to the calendar of the festive Christian season known as Twelvetide, today is the Fourth Day of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Collection of Hymns for Social Worship, Cait Miller, Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn, Festgesang, George Whitefield, Gutenberg Cantata, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Hymn for Christmas-Day, Hymns and Sacred Poems, In The Muse: The Performing Arts Blog, James J. Fuld, John Fahey, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Lyle Neff, Richard R. Chope, The Book of World Famous Music, The Congregational Tune & Hymn Book, The New Possibility, Vaterland in Deinen Gauen, William H. Cummings
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The New Possibility – Take 2
I started learning how to play the guitar because I thought it would provide a better accompaniment to my singing than playing the drums did. At the time, I had no idea that there was a way to play a … Continue reading
The New Possibility
In May of 1970, when I started learning how to play the guitar, I had no idea that an acoustic guitar, if played in a certain style, could, on it’s own, sing a song. I discovered that this was possible thanks to John … Continue reading
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