Monthly Archives: July 2011

Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion

Posted on July 31, 2011 by David

Another of my Welsh favorites, Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion. The setting is Portmeirion, a town on the coast of Wales that is famous for its baroque-folly architecture (The Prisoner was filmed there). “Y Swn” is “the sound”.

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Gwerinos

Posted on July 30, 2011 by David

We’ve had Italians and Israelis on this blog. For this weekend’s music, I wanted to invite the Welsh. Here are the Gwerinos (the “Folkies”), with their homage to a Beddgelert supermarket, Warws. It’s one of my favorites.

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What Is Steampunk? (Check Out This Mac)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by David

Wow.

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Witchy Mencken

Posted on July 28, 2011 by David

The Swords of Wisdom are rather like the Knights Templar, except that where the latter pinion their founding aspirations to the architectural handiwork of an old Hebrew philanderer, the former dream of a mysterious snake in the woods. Still, it’s … Continue reading →

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What Is Steampunk? (Recent Readings)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by David

(From recent readings.) Lavie Tidhar’s The Bookman promises to be the first of a trilogy. In feeling, it harks back to K.W. Jeter’s Morlock Night and Infernal Devices — it feels more like dark, imaginative, slightly nutty science fiction than … Continue reading →

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What Is Plot?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by David

Plot is not the same thing as stuff happening. Stuff happening is life, and it’s history (at least, history prior to interpretation). It may or may not have shape and pattern. It’s one damn thing after another (quotes variously attributed … Continue reading →

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What Is Steampunk? (Bartitsu again)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by David

Bartitsu (Baritsu?) is in the news again. Or at least on a blog. Apparently, you can take classes.

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Musical Interlude: Percy Danforth Plays the Bones

Posted on July 25, 2011 by David

I’m a little behind in doing some musical recording, and today I’ll capture a small piece of my current project. Here is Percy Danforth, bones player extraordinaire, discussing and demonstrating his instrument.

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Dirty Blue

Posted on July 24, 2011 by David

Wovenhand is David Eugene Edwards (formerly of 16 Horsepower) et al. He’s sort of country, like he’s sort of folk and sort of punk and sort of lots of other things. He’s a little bit Old World, and totally American. … Continue reading →