Thursday, March 6, 2008

Songs for not-quite-Spring

In eastern North America, Spring is eagerly awaited, but it sometimes seems a long time coming. One way to cope is with music.

Singers Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen have two nice songs on their "Voices of Winter" CD (http://www.fourtold.com/product.html )

"Witch hazel"

"Chickadee"

If you've been removing invasise shrubs (especailly common buckthorn) you might enjoy this ditty from Judy Schmidt c. 2003 (Tune: The Victors")

Hail to the buchthorn cutters
Hail to the heartwood hunters
Rhamnus cathartica, we bid you adieu

You drop your berries on us
You stick your thorns into us
Rhamnus cathartica, we will get rid of you

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