Inspired by my family's recent trip to Newfoundland, particularly to powerful and enlightening display about the Royal Newfoundland Regiment at the provincial museum known as the Rooms, I went a bit off-list to put together a post about Great Big Sea's Recruiting Sergeant, a song commemorating the valour and loss of the Regiment in World War I.
Folk metal based on a medieval poem that has vexed generations of scholars.
A surprisingly jaunty tune about a notoriously dangerous ocean passage.
Matsuri by Kitaro.
Today's entry on the Emona Literary Services™ playlist: Twilight of the Thunder God from Amon Amarth!
Over on the Emona Literary Services™ blog, I've been doing write-ups on the songs on my official Spotify playlist. Check out the most recent write-up now.
