MY NAME IS JOHHNY CASH
But for Johnny Cash, who had long been drawn to the stories of the downtrodden, the outcasts, and those living on society’s margins, performing for the men inside Folsom felt not only natural but essential.
THE AMAZING STORY BEHIND THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY
In what was, perhaps, one of its most famous moments, The Fields of Athenry was sung for as long as eight minutes in the final game of Ireland’s participation in the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, when the fans knew the team was knocked out 4-0 by Spain. It was the ultimate tribute to the tune.
SISTER – I AM WITH YOU
We’ve become so isolated and it’s hard to know how to get back. It’s so hard to know how to even begin to build the kind of relationships our hearts need.
KNOW YOUR TRUE WORTH
You are the same talented person as you will be when you are a household name. Never forget your true worth is not dependent upon tomorrow but on what you are today.
Immortal Beloved
‘Though still in bed, my thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved, now and then joyfully, and then sadly, waiting to learn whether or not fate will hear us. I can live only wholly with you or not at all.
CLASSICAL MUSIC was born of the Working Classes
Classical music is a musical genre that identifies folk culture. Such melodies also entertain, inspire, comfort, and impress, and great music crosses many borders to embrace other cultures as nothing else can
What a Way to Conduct Themselves
Sir Thomas Beecham, one of England’s great conductors, on finishing his Australian tour was asked by a reporter when he would be returning. He replied: ‘Does anyone ever return to Australia?’
WHO WILL SPEAK FOR EUROPE?
WHO WILL SPEAK FOR EUROPE? . Will no one speak for Europe, We are a special breed, So many hate and denigrate, Pour scorn upon our seed, But who will stand and speak for us, Before we’re trampled in the dust, Oh, such a tragic fate. There’s just […]
Ride Me Back Home – Willie Nelson ~ VIDEO
Willie Nelson Rescued 70 horses from a slaughterhouse and set them free on his home ranch. Willie Nelson, the renowned musician has another reason to be loved, he is also a devoted horse lover. He went to great lengths to rescue 70 horses from being slaughtered. These fortunate […]
The Story behind the world’s most loved Christmas Carol
In 1816 Joseph Mohr created the text Silent Night! in the form of a poem in Mariapfarr in the Lungau region where he was living at the time. 1818 In the schoolhouse of Arnsdorf, on Christmas Eve, Franz Xaver Gruber composes a melody to fit the text. 1818 Silent Night! Holy […]
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