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Yesterday my church had a community picnic and what we call Saturday Night Alive–a concert series on the last Saturday of each month. We enjoyed the stylings of a local vocalist, and I always so enjoy these concerts. Usually I’m the music at church, so it’s always a blessing to get to sit back and listen. =)
So a simple question for you today:
What’s your favorite kind of music?
I’m a sucker for the Big Bands of the 20s-40s. When not listening to that, it’s usually classical for me. =)
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
I enjoy many styles but 50s/60s music is always fun.
I listen to contemporary Christian most of the time, but I also like country and movie soundtracks.
Gospel and old school R&B
Big Band? Roseanna, you are speaking my language! Besides that, I enjoy Elvis Presley and others from the '50s-'60s (Beach Boys, anyone?), contemporary Christian bands such as The Afters, Sidewalk Prophets, Cindy Morgan, Jamie Grace, etc., and some instrumental music.
Blessings,
Andrea
Oh my! I have basically the same taste as you: I LOVE classical music, I love the music from those eras, and I also enjoy traditional Celtic folk music! Have a blessed Sunday,
Kathleen
like all kinds
I mostly listen to classical, oldies (20's-early 60's), and songs from musicals. Gotta love those old crooners!
I enjoy mostly Celtic, folk, bluegrass, big band stuff and old hymns. That is all I listen to for the most part.
I love almost every kind of music, depending on my mood. 🙂
Hallo, Hallo Ms. White! 🙂
Music is one of my favourite bits of living because you can change what you listen too based on your moods! 🙂 I listen to an ecelctic mixture of music which includes:
One of my favourite Beatles song was sung by Patti Lupone as the theme for "Life Goes On"; the song is "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". And, I love how their songs are being used as catalysts for story-telling such as the impressive premise of using "Hey Jude" as inclusion for "Across the Universe" which is an art house film that I would love to finally see this year!
Honestly, there are so many of their songs I adore, as that whole generation is the music of my life — including Motown and the music of the 50s! I grew up on 3 decades of music: 1950s, 1960s, and the 1970s. So many lovely songwriters came out of the late 60s and on through the 70s,… as well as classical music; Simon and Garfunkel hold a special place in my heart, specifically "the Sound of Silence" which I unexpectedly had the chance to hear Garfunkel sing LIVE! 🙂
I am finding vocalizations of modern singers with a hinge to the ones we love and know by heart even today,… it takes a bit, but they do come forward! 🙂 As I love exploring the world of indie singer/songwriters, musicians and bands via CDBaby! 🙂
I shifted into roots, folk, early 20th century sounds {Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, Fitzgerald, Armstrong, Bigband, etc}, indie singer songwriters, ambient soundscapes {great for writers!}, bluegrass, classical opera, and Celtic ballards,… yet I remain rooted in my early music appreciations, because they led me to sound for motion picture and Broadway as well as rock opera! 🙂 I do like to maintain a pulse on classic and modern rock, British Pop, and the indie artists who give soulful and thoughtful ballards and songs that put a smile on your face and light up your days!
I've got a paper copy of "The Valley of Vision" and use it frequently in my quiet times. Beautiful, meaningful, moving prayers. The engraved copy would be precious!
I love many types of music, but one of my favorites that I always go back to is folk music from the late 60s. At one time, I probably owned every record the New Christy Minstrels put out, and I've been able to find digital tracks for most of their songs. "This Land Is Your Land," "Green, Green," "Five Hundred Miles," "The Dying Convict" . . . the list just keeps going on!
I've heard great things about this book!
My favorite music ranges from current Christian & country back to Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera & Wicked, & then over to big band, swing, the Rat Pack, but Sinatra is THE tops for me.
More often than not, I'm inclined to listen to traditional jazz, and I am also a big fan of Big Band music! Hard to pinpoint a true favorite genre, as a musician, but Jazz is so special, and I can always be in the mood for it. 🙂
I love Christian worship and hymns. I also enjoy county and classical. I don't enjoy pop or Cheistian pop music.
I too love Christian music, Country, and oldies. I like Country Classics best of country. I love the music from our old church hymns. I also like the Big Bands of 20's, thru 50's.
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I like the quiet, but classical music is a great favorite. I have a CD MOZART FOR BABIES that is just so incredibly beautiful.
I have a rather strange variety of favorite music. I like Contemporary Christian, Country, and Oldies (40's, 50's, & 60's).
I love Big Band 🙂 But mostly I listen to live worship music… LOVE the anointing!