Thursday, October 13, 2011

Have you heard?

 Of the Ghost of John. I recently discovered Kristen Lawrence, and her Halloween Carols music on YouTube. A Halloween and October-centric singer and composer, I do believe this woman has some considerable talent. I am fascinated with her rendition, with full organ, of the traditional verse "The Ghost of John." There is just something special about the lyric and her soft but strong melodic voice, and the sound of the carol, as if a Christian church hymn.

 The video, below, is set to All Hallow's Eve related stills. Enjoy. I've been listening to this as I upload and ready the first of the October cemetery visit posts, which will begin tomorrow. Until then, I wish you all a Happy Haunting and do wish you are enjoying the season as much as you can.



YouTube User: TheIndustrialClef

5 comments:

  1. We used to sing this in music class every October. My other favorite was: "When Witches were Waltzing". It's rather obscure and I have yet to come across the music for it (thought did stumble across the lyrics)... thankfully the tune is etched into my memory.

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  4. We used to sing this in music class every October. My other favorite was: "When Witches were Waltzing". It's rather obscure and I have yet to come across the music for it (thought did stumble across the lyrics)... thankfully the tune is etched into my memory.

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  5. Bingles:  I do believe I first saw this video for the song by way of yourself. I remember the poem/song absolutely from childhood, but  I can't exactly remember where. I would have loved to have sung this in music class!

     I have tried looking for "When Witches Were Waltzing" and haven't found anything. Even on some forums/sources where people are scary good at finding Halloween music and other things from our youth. I'll keep looking, though!

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