Music to Get Inspired

MUSIC INSPIRATIONS: A PLAYLIST FOR YOU

I LOVE listening to music. And I listen to music of so many genres. I seriously don't discriminate. You'll find me listening to classical just as much as you'll find me listening to top 40, celtic, a cappella, or country. If it's good, I like it.

And there's so much out there to choose from!

So where do we begin?

I'M GIVING YOU MY TOP 10 IN EACH CATEGORY. I HAD A HARD TIME LIMITING IT TO JUST 10, BUT THIS SHOULD GET YOU STARTED.

 

HERE'S A LIST OF MY GO-TO'S TO GET ME EXCITED FOR THE DAY:

(Artist, songs)

1- Ben Folds Five "Zak and Sara"

2- Coldplay "Til Kingdom Come"

3- Regina Spektor "Eet"

4- Imogen Heap "Just for Now", "Hide and Seek"

5- Mum for and Sons "Timshel", "Babel"

6- Gotye "I Feel Better"

7- Allie X "Paper Love"

8- Filter "Take a Picture"

9- Fun "Some Nights"

10- Stevie Wonder "I Wish"

 

HERE'S A LIST OF MY GO-TO'S TO CALM ME DOWN FOR A MOMENT:

 

1- Voces8, "The Luckiest"

3- Alana Davis "Lullaby"

4- Beck, anything from his album "Morning Phase"

5- Ben Folds Five "Evaporated"

6- Bill Evans " 'Round Midnight"'

7- Simon & Garfunkel "Song for the Asking"

8- Sissel "Sarah's Song"

9- Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, Edgar Meyer "Appalachia Waltz"

10- Ludavico Einaudi "I Giorni"

HARPISTS GALORE!

There are so many harpists or pieces written for harp I've listened to, so it's hard to narrow it down, but here's a list to get you started.

(Artist, Album)

1- Yolanda Kondonassis "American Harp"

2- Catrin Finch "Bach: Goldberg Variations"

3- David Snell "The Subtle Sound of David Snell"

4- The Watanabe Duo "In Concert"

5- John Rutter "Requiem"

6- Judy Loman "The Genius of Salzedo"

7- Persichetti "Serenade for Flute and Harp"

8- Dale Warland Singers "Heitzeg: Little Tree"

9- Sasha Boldachev "From Russia with Harp"

10- Susann McDonald "The World of the Harp"

SONGS I JUST LOVE BECAUSE!

These don't fall into any specific category other than "I love this song!" Hope you enjoy some of these…

1- Colin Hay "Overkill"

2- Cranberries "No Need to Argue"

3- John Adams "A Short Ride in a Fast Machine"

4- Jude "I Do"

5- KEANE "Hamburg Song"

6- Michale Bublé "Home"

7- Debussy "Children's Corner: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

8- Owl City "Hello Seattle"

9- Passenger "Table for One"

10- Tauren Wells "Hills and Valleys"

GET INSPIRED

I could seriously keep you busy for a year with all the artists, titles, albums that I just adore. If you're looking for more classical, or more celtic, or anything more specific, let me know! I'd love to give you more to work with.

I'm here for YOU!

Happy Harping,

Elizabeth