Month: March 2007

Tibetan Kitchen Singing Bowls

It’s nice to know that in these days of high tech digital music, you can still create sound with something as simple as marbles and kitchen mixing bowls. That’s what Sxip Shirey has done in a fascinating video called Sxip Shirey Playing Bowls with Red Marbles. Think La Monte Young, Tibetan Singing Bowls and the…

Whither Celtic Music?

As I put together our Celtic Soundscape for St. Patrick’s Day, I was struck by the dearth of new Celtic music coming out. Now, let me be clear. There is still a vital Celtic music community with lots of discs being released. However, not too much of it is in the Echoes vein. It’s quite…

Lisa Gerrard Sanctuary, Tour and Music

Lot’s of news on the Lisa Gerrard front. Look for a US tour in April and May There will be a Best of album in June And the Lisa Gerrard documentary, Sanctuary will be released on April 24 Directed by Clive Collier, it’s more artful meditation than blow-by-blow biography and features a lot of Lisa…

International Women’s Day–just another day on Echoes?

Well, it’s that time again, for my cameo appearance as host of Echoes. March 8th is International Women’s Day! I’ve been in this spot for decades. Long before we began producing Echoes, John and I hosted various programs on WXPN in Philadelphia. On March 8th, I’d usually pull two or three shifts, ranging from classical…