In honor of Mother’s Day I decided to stretch myself and try something new. Â That something was Kirtan, which is basically singing meditation done in Hindi or Sanskrit in a call and response format. I first heard of Kirtan from my friend Jennifer Alexander who leads Kirtan at...
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Not to be confused with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, these Red Hot Chilli PIPERS are rockin it big time on the bagpipes to Avicii’s Wake Me Up. Â I mean really, is there any better sound than a bagpipe? Â I hope this wakes you up on this wonderful Friday morning!
This is sheer genius, straight out of the land down under. Â I dare you not to laugh!
Happy Monday, Sarah
You might not know them by name, but I bet you’ve seen their cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” ( which has clocked an unbelievable 153 MILLION youtube hits). Â Here they are, back with another fresh, innovative take on a song we know and love. Â We...
A guaranteed laugh on this one, folks. Â This woman is the bomb! Â Her name is Christina Bianco and she’s a popular comedian who does Diva singing impressions. Â In this clip she sings the 80’s power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in the style of 18 different...
Nick decided to take up the guitar while we were gone for 5 weeks in Minnesota. Â Since arriving home, Nia’s been positively fascinated with it, constantly wanting to go in our room to touch it. Â We’ve had to have many discussions about not pounding on it, so now she’ll...
Hey y’all – I haven’t shown any Sam Tsui stuff in awhile and this cover really touched me – had to share! Â Enjoy & have a great day! Â Sarah
This is rockin’! Â Happy Monday y’all…
I am a BIG fan of Christmas music, having amassed somewhere around 300 songs over the last 20 years. It all started when my family used to purchase the “Sounds of the Season†Album at Target each year (question: Do they make that anymore?) I loved seeing which mix of artists would...
Nia and I recently started going to a weekly music class in our Miraflores neighborhood. It’s a steal of a deal at $4 a session for an hour of music. Carlos, the musician, is quite versatile too. Each class he plays the Cajón (the peruvian drum box), his guitar AND his trumpet. ...
No lie, this African-inspired version of Coldplay’s Paradise by the Piano Guys is hypnotically entrancing. Â I hope you delight in it as much as I did. Â It’s hard not to feel your spirit lift when taking in all that beauty! Â Sure hope a trip to Africa is somewhere in my...
Here’s an insanely catchy tune by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas that’s garnered over 7 million hits on Youtube.  Check it out for yourself, it’s sure to brighten your day!  In fact, I’m so enamored with it that I’m thinking of making it my new personal...
FINALLY, a new cover from Sam. Hope you enjoy his version of Adele’s Rolling In the Deep! Happy Monday!
Ummm, this may be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a month. Seriously, I dare you to watch this and not smile, giggle, or feel the need to jive a bit. Check out this brilliant Danish acapella doing showstopper’s from the 90’s that include: Haddaway’s...
I know I haven’t written much about my favorite up-and-coming-singer Sam Tsui lately and that’s mainly because he’s been busy finishing up his Senior Year at Yale (which doesn’t leave much time for YouTube video-making). Had to share this with you as proof of Sam...
I’m less than 3 weeks from returning to my beloved homeland and man oh man is . . . MINNESOTA ON MY MIND! Â Bring on the cabin and Caribou and changing temps and State Fair and lawn games and strawberries and sunset at 9 PM and breakfast boat rides and (I could go on forever, but I...
Me and heart-touching stories go together like peanut butter and jelly. Â Suffice to say, this is one of the most remarkable I’ve come across in some time… Please allow me to introduce Chooka Parker, a 16 year old Farmhand from rural Australia. Â In this clip Chooka is showing...
Happy Easter to all my friends and family around the world!! Â Please enjoy one of my favorite Easter songs of all time: Glad’s The Easter Song.
This is a nice combo: Favorite Song of the Moment + Favorite Up-And-Coming-Singer. Â Sam Tsui hasn’t been releasing much lately, so I was glad to see this one come through. Â Pretty sure you’re gonna love it!
Good morning all! I have a DELICIOUS treat in store for you today. . . The 25th Anniversary of the musical Les Miserables was celebrated in London this past December. Not only did this magnificent tribute feature the current London cast (including Nick Jonas of the Jonas...
A couple weeks ago, I shared the touching story of Maria Aragon, a 10 year old girl who caught Lady Gaga’s eye with her down-tempo version of Gaga’s new single Born That Way.  Maria’s YouTube version went viral when Gaga tweeted a link to Maria’s video plus the...
Awhile back I wrote about Chris Medina, whose story I fell in love with on Idol Season 10. I was instantly captivated by the unconditional love that radiates from him and the message he so BOLDLY put out into the world. Although he isn’t in the top 24 on Idol, his...
Dearest blog readers – This story is way too heartwarming NOT to pass along. Allow me to introduce you to Maria Aragon, YouTube’s newest singing sensation. Her version of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way has racked up over 4 million hits in 3 days! Not only is...
Seriously, this is too good not to share. In case you missed it, on Thursday Oprah reunited the family Von Trapp for the 45th Anniversary of the movie’s release. I was amazed to learn that they had never all come together for an interview since the movie’s release...
Due to my unwavering love of Sam Tsui, I’ve decided to start featuring a different song each Thursday until I run out of selections or get sick of him. Did you take your ‘Sam Break’ yet today?