Beethoven and his publishers

“…you as a music publisher more humane and educated as all other publishers should have the intention not to pay the artist a scanty remuneration but enable him to fully administrate the duties expected of him -“. I’ve been reading up on...

Kile Smith and American Lyricism

As part of the MusicSpoke project, I’ve been continuing to trek down untrodden paths to find composers. One of the things that continues to astound me is how many people who are writing such wonderful music have never come to my attention before.Kile is the...

Norfolk parade float in historical context

I remember the time a homeless man said to me, “Just because someone only answers to the name Bob Marley, and just because that person starts speaking in a Jamaican accent, mon, and just because that person will only respond using lyrics from Bob Marley’s...