Carlos Paredes – Verdes Anos. From Paulo Rocha’s 1963 film. Verdes Anos. An instrumental piece in which the Mestre and his Portuguese guitar carry the atmosphere without needing words.
Paradise Lost – The Last Time
From by beloved album of theirs Draconian Times. Heavy, dark and beautifully atmospheric, with that particular sense of weight and beat that Paradise Lost can create.
Ethel Ennis – Dreamer Dreamer
From the album Lullabies for Losers. A voice carrying longing and vulnerability with extraordinary warmth upon an arrowing musical background.
Hildegard von Bingen – Ave GenerosaMusic from the twelfth century, luminous and otherworldly. Hildegard is also one of my main inspirations and central to The Polymath
Happy International Music Day. ✨
You can read more about Hildegard and Ave Generosa, and the thread connecting music, curiosity and The Polymath, over at The Polymath: Hildegard von Bingen as a Source of Continuous Inspiration
International Music Day at Mondo Bizarre Magazine:
International Music Day 2025 – My Song Choices
International Music Day at The Polymath:
2026 – Four Songs, One Thread
