We each might like different types of music … jazz, classical, punk rock, country/western/cowboy, women’s music, Latino/hispanic, 60’s rock ‘n’ roll, trad pub celtic music, opera, blues, gospel, rap, music from our ancestors … China, India, the Philippines, Italy, Cuba, the Congo, Armenia. It’s all good, isn’t it? 🙂 Even deaf people can enjoy music. I’ve known a few deaf people who tell me they “listen” to the beat, the rhythm, the vibration, and they definitely have preferences for the type of music they enjoy.
I own a home in a community association, where we each own our own home, our own building, but where the community association owns the land. So we share the costs and pay monthly dues for the maintenance of the landscape, the streets, the clubhouse, the water bill, insurance, etc. And we have lots of gatherings every month in our clubhouse for lots of different (fun!) reasons. I produce/edit the newsletter for my community. For this June 2026 newsletter, I found one homeowner here who professionally played the drums, another who professionally played rhythm guitar, and two others who professionally played keyboard. So they wrote up an article for the newsletter asking if there are others here in our community who play an instrument, or who sing, or who like to listen, who would prefer to just sit and listen and tap their feet, etc. What fun! It will happen, I know it will. 🙂
So, that being said, I thought I’d share three videos of music that I’ve found recently that I enjoy a great deal. No hard rock here! Nope, not my style. 🙂 But I hope you enjoy one or more of these videos.
This first one is from Zambra, a women’s singing group. I shared another video of theirs a few years ago, but I like this one too. “My Lord’s garden” … that means our planet, yes? I’m not a church-goer, but this brings a message to my heart for sure. Whether you use the words “My Lord” or not, this song brings a message that says we are to take care of the earth … all of it, not just our money, our homes, our businesses, not just the people we like … but all of it, all animals, the water, the air, all of it. We haven’t been doing that lately. Let’s change our ways.
One of my very most favorite driving songs when I head out on the road with the big white truck and Towhee the Trailer (and Little Towhee, the bird, too) is this one below. In fact, I think I ALWAYS play this whole CD when I head out on the road. This one tune is called One Dime Blues … because that’s all you have, one dime, dang just one thin dime. The tune was written and played on the guitar by Etta Baker. Look her up on YouTube, she’s amazing. In fact, the entire album that this song is on is one of my favorite CDs. Etta Baker was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship in 1991, the same year this album was produced.
And now …. let’s have some fun!! I included a video of these folks (below) in a blog here a few years ago. But I just found this video of theirs and it’s so wonderful. They are a family … mom, dad, two sons, and a daughter … daughter and mom yodel. I used to think yodeling was dumb, wasn’t real music, and actually didn’t take much skill to do. Boy was I wrong!
We win! We all win!
Thanks for reading along, and tapping your feet. Thanks for the comments, they make my day. And, thanks to all of you folks and what we’re all doing to be kind, to be generous, and to help the world. Love life, love the world, and love yourself. Best wishes everyone!
What nice music you listen to. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Shawn. You are welcome. 🙂
Nice music. I’m not a church kind of a guy either but still it felt odd that “the lord” would show up only in the evening. Isn’t “he” here all the time? I really liked the other two pieces, nice stuff.
Joe, I had that same question. I like the song, I like how the women sing together, I like the message. But, I had the same question that you did … isn’t “the lord” here all the time? Still, even without that question, the message was a good one.
I have a deaf friend. I’m going to ask him about music, we’ve never talked about that. I never even thought about that! Thank you for opening my brain! Love the music.
I had a deaf friend years ago when I lived in Portland, OR. She told me, taught me, lots of stuff about how deaf people hear the world. They do indeed hear the world. Ask that friend of yours, I’d bet he will like that you ask!
I took guitar lessons as a kid, thought I was marvelous. Ha! Etta Baker is exceptional, mostly self-taught, and, well, she’s exceptional. She’s gone now, but her music remains. It’s really nice to know you listen to her music when you drive, it’s great driving music. Thanks for sharing it.
It’s nice to know that you know her music, Fran. 🙂 And indeed Etta was and still is exceptional.
Oh, that was really fun. I don’t know much about yodeling either, but the way these folks play it and show it, it’s really fun. And it looks like a lot of work to perform, to know how to do it!
Oh my yes, Cindy, I thought that too … yodeling and all of that music that goes with it is indeed a lot of work to perform, to get “just right”. It’s certainly not a spur-of-the-moment thing. And yet it’s sure fun stuff to listen to.
Toot sweet! 🙂
Ha! 🙂
Didn’t think I liked yodeling at all!!! But now I do. 🙂 Thanks to you.
When it’s done “right”, it sure is fun isn’t it, Tim? 🙂
I think we have all of Etta Baker’s music. This is one of our favorites too. She was truly extraordinary. Have you listened to any of her banjo compositions-recordings? They are such fun!
Wow, you have all of her music. She was prolific! She wrote so much and she played so much. I have just one CD of hers, that I play every time I head out on the road to go camping. And yes, now that you mention it, a few of the tracks on that CD are of her playing banjo pieces that she composed … she played different types of guitars too, and different types of banjos. I just listened to one of the banjo pieces, what fun! She sure was exceptional.
Lovely music, thoroughly enjoyable. As well, thank you for honoring King Charles and David Attenborough in your most recent blog. We hope you can overcome the world-damaging decisions and behavior coming from the USA government, affecting people all over the world. Bless you.
David Attenborough is one of the best. King Charles is wonderful. England and the EU and NATO other organizations are doing all they can to help the world. There are new organizations, connections between countries that now do not include the USA … they purposefully do not include the USA! Friends of mine and many others here in the USA are trying to stem the tide and turn the tide. Thank you for your kind words, Henry. I always appreciate your comments here, from you and your pals. I hold peace in my heart. Bless you.