From the time I could walk and talk, I've always loved music. And when it came to music, I was very picky and choosy about what music I was going to listen to.
According to my mother, God assoil her, I had an eclectic taste in music. Meaning, I liked all kinds, or most kinds of music.
When I was growing up, I listened to whatever was on the radio, along with children's songs. But I still sang along with those songs that I liked. When I was ten, I discovered The Monkees and The Moody Blues, although I wouldn't really get to appreciate the latter until ten years later.
When I was twelve, I found that I liked The Smothers Brothers (I even went to see them with Mom when I was fifteen). A year later, I joined the legions of fans of New Kids on the Block and Tommy Page.
As I got older, my tastes in music changed, evolved, and matured, and my favorite repertoire included artists like Barry Manilow, Suzy Bogguss, and Colin Raye, among others. When I was in my early twenties, I found the beauty of Irish music, thanks to Riverdance. And thus began my journey of finding Ireland's national choir, Anuna and discovering the beauty of Michael McGlynn's compositions.
These days, I listen to a lot of favorite artists from my past and present. The past ones for nostalgia mostly. But currently, my favorite artists include Barry Manilow, Lynn Hilary, Mindy Gledhill, Anuna, Dallyn Vail Bayles, Jenny Phillips, Gaelic Storm, Stephen's Green, Lunasa, Solas, The Chieftains, The Bear River Band, Cranachan the list goes on and on.
There's something about music that has always soothed me. I hope that when my time comes to leave this world and pass through the veil, there's a nice soothing piece playing in the background to help me on my way.
Slan go foill...
