The first post in One Tree Many Roots checked the black soul of Jazz and its unique place in modern music, this time we look at the beating heart of all popular modern music, the Blues. It’s a universal musical language for those who can’t read music, and has trained the ears of those who can, to enjoy its liberating …
It’s often said that history is written by the victors, and for Jazz, much like Rock ’n’ Roll, its cousin of the 1950s, it was the black soul of jazz, the work of black musicians popularised by their white counterparts that brought the thrill of this firecracker new music to the attention of the public, the radio and the newspapers …
The tenth of Ten Norse Myths. Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods, the destruction of the worlds, the dramatic death duel of light and dark… Ragnarok. The end of the world had been prophesied from its beginning, and everyone across the world knew what to expect when Ragnarok fell upon them. For Ragnarok was the twilight of the gods, an …
The ninth Norse Myth of ten, brings us to the death of Baldur, one of the most famous laments of Viking legend… The Death of Baldur. To Odin and Frigga were born twin sons as dissimilar in character and physical appearance as it was possible for two children to be. Hodur, god of darkness, was sombre, taciturn, and blind, like …