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Season 3, Episode 15: Published author Jake Evans now calls Melissa, Texas, home. He loves this community, but it's his communities within the community that are starting to create impactful ripple effects - whether that's at his church, in his neighborhood or in his book club. On this episode of The Front Porch, we'll discuss Rise of the Oceanborn, Jake's book ... we'll talk about how he ended up in Melissa ... and he'll share his heart for this community.  #frontporchLinks:Rise of the Oceanborn: AmazonRise of the Oceanborn: AudiblePodcast: Melissa Farmer's Market: Listen NowCity of Melissa: WebsiteMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

Pop the kettle on because Nelson Aspen is back, and he's spilling all the tea! (Yaaayyy!!!) Join AW and Mr JWags as they embark with legendary entertainment journalist Nelson on an 'Oceanborn' journey with Nightwish's album, before diving into the Unsinkable Molly Brown!Plus, we chat Nelson's show Tony Bennett: A Tribute (check below for details), Romanticizing Titanic, Press Junkets, Paths to Success, Nelson's latest book Dancing Between the Raindrops: the Hollywood Years, and so much more in this extra-juicy episode!--::Socials::Nelson Aspen: https://nelsonaspen.com -- https://x.com/nelsonaspen  -- https://instagram.com/nelsonaspenTickets to Tony Bennet: A Tribute (Selling Fast!): https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/show/details/QbVsaj31o4LdQW96Qmaw/1721581200000?event_id=UnbR9l0mjip6vEmcWIXR Dancing Between the Raindrops: https://www.amazon.com.au/Dancing-Between-Raindrops-actual-remember-ebook/dp/B0CNFGH6BFDancing Between the Raindrops: the Hollywood Years: https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Between-Raindrops-Hollywood-Years-ebook/dp/B0D73SK679--Second City NYC: https://www.secondcity.com/shows/new-yorkMr J Wags: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJWags -- Instagram: https://instagram.com/MrJWagsAround the World in 80 Plays:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/around-the-world-in-80-plays/id1709294420Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6M8Yff4VPblqINhu2SSrrg*****Juxtaposing Metal with Musicals - joined by iconic guests from the worlds of Music, Broadway, Hollywood, and more! https://www.thetonastontales.com/listen -- https://www.patreon.com/bloomingtheatricals - https://twitter.com/thrashntreasurehttps://linktr.ee/thrashntreasure*****Help support Thrash 'n Treasure and keep us on-air, PLUS go on a fantastical adventure at the same time!Grab your copy of The Tonaston Tales by AW, and use the code TNT20 when you check out for 20% off eBooks and Paperbacks!https://www.thetonastontales.com/bookstore - TNT20 *****  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

For episode 087 of Actorcast we are joined by my friend, actor and singer, Luisa Tascone! Luisa is such a wonderful person. I had the opportunity to meet her through my time at the Neighborhood Playhouse and was excited to have her on the show to share her story of training and working in the industry. We talk about what inspired her to pursue this career, why she enjoyed her training at the Neighborhood Playhouse so much, as well as her experience working in the United States as an Australian. To keep up with all of Luisa's work, be sure to follow her @luisatascone and visit her website at www.luisatascone.com. Luisa Tascone (AEA, MEAA) is an Italian Australian actor and singer trained in the Meisner technique and contemporary and classical singing. She is an alumni of the world-renowned acting school The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in NYC. Recent credits include lead actor in the short films ‘Through Fault' (awarded Best Australian Short Film at PRIDE Film Festival), ‘Blue Belt' (awarded Best Youth Short Film at St Kilda Film Festival) and ‘The Keys' (awarded Best Short Horror at Bloody Mirror Film Festival). Luisa has also performed Off-Broadway in the premiere musical production of ‘Oceanborn' (part of the Rave Theatre Festival produced by multi-award winning Broadway Producer Ken Davenport) and appeared in commercials for some of Australia's highest-ranking businesses including Fox Footy, Medibank, Commbank and Chemist Warehouse. Recently she co-founded a new Melbourne theatre company Mi Casa Theatre (@micasa_theatre) and performed in their first production‘Tales from the Vault' in April 2022. Follow my work at https://patrick-mcandrew.com and @patrick.mcandrew

In our second episode, we're chatting to Xandria vocalist and Nightwish superfan Ambre Vourvahis! It's also a good time to share my experience seeing Tarja live as we discuss the difficult Oceanborn sessions and ponder whether it's odd for her to still be performing Nightwish songs in her solo sets.  Instagram and Twitter: PodcastPendulum Preorder Nightwish On Track - Every Album, Every Song by Simon McMurdo https://ko-fi.com/podcastpendulum Check out Xandria's site for tour dates and the new album: https://www.xandria.de/  Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Special Guest: Ambre Vourvahis Fan Jury: Dan Kumar, Chaz Paice and Renata Cervantes Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Colabora Con Biblioteca Del Metal: En Twitter - https://twitter.com/Anarkometal72 Y Donanos Unas Propinas En BAT. Para Seguir Con El Proyecto De la Biblioteca Mas Grande Del Metal. Muchisimas Gracias. La Tienda De Biblioteca Del Metal: Encontraras, Ropa, Accesorios,Decoracion, Ect... Todo Relacionado Al Podcats Biblioteca Del Metal Y Al Mundo Del Heavy Metal. Descubrela!!!!!! Ideal Para Llevarte O Regalar Productos Del Podcats De Ivoox. (Por Tiempo Limitado) https://teespring.com/es/stores/biblioteca-del-metal-1 Nightwish es una banda de metal sinfónico procedente de Kitee, Finlandia, formada en 1996 por el compositor y teclista Tuomas Holopainen, el guitarrista Emppu Vuorinen y la cantante Tarja Turunen, todos ellos compañeros de instituto.La música de Nightwish se inspira intensamente en música de cine, la literatura, los sentimientos y en el folclore nórdico. Además Holopainen reveló que antes de formar la banda se inspiró en Stratovarius.Desde su primer álbum Angels Fall First, Nightwish ocupa un lugar destacado en su país de origen. El reconocimiento internacional lo alcanzaron con los álbumes Oceanborn (1998) y Wishmaster (2000), y su consolidación como banda de referencia fue en el año 2002 con Century Child y con el álbum de Once (2004). En octubre de 2005 Turunen fue expulsada de la banda a través de una carta abierta escrita por Holopainen y respaldada por el resto del grupo. Después de revisar más de 2000 maquetas de cantantes aspirantes, en mayo de 2007 se anunció que la nueva vocalista era la sueca Anette Olzon.A finales de 2007 salió a la venta Dark Passion Play, y a principios de 2011 publicaron Imaginaerum. En octubre de 2012, la banda anunció la separación por mutuo acuerdo con Olzon y contrató a la vocalista Floor Jansen (ex After Forever-ReVamp), que es la actual voz femenina del grupo.De acuerdo a la Federación Internacional de la Industria Fonográfica, Nightwish es una de las bandas de heavy metal más importantes y emblemáticas del género a nivel europeo y a nivel internacional, además de ser el grupo de música de mayor éxito de ventas de Finlandia con más de nueve millones de copias vendidas a nivel mundial.Y recibió más de 60 premios de oro y platino, después de haber lanzado cinco álbumes Número 1 y trece sencillos Número 1.El 26 de octubre de 2018, Nightwish fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama de la Música Finlandesa, convirtiéndose en el miembro número 11 de la galería honoraria. Pagina Oficial: https://www.nightwish.com/Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Biblioteca Del Metal - (Recopilation). Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/308558

El lunes en #GritoPrimal Programa 35 tendremos el gran especial "The Great 97/98 Symphonic Metal Battle: The Gathering vs Nightwish" donde revisaremos los tremendos discos "Nighttime Birds" y "Oceanborn". ¡Imperdible! La casa del Hard 'N' Heavy cada lunes a las 10, 17 y 23 Hrs y repetición los sábados a las 12 Hrs, sólo aquí en 'Grito Primal' de Rockaxis! - Podcast en iTunes, Apple Music, Google y Spotify.

The Nightwish Story experience continues this week as I venture around the virtual exhibition and Diana shares her own experience of attending in person! Elsewhere, we're discussing Oceanborn and this episode's song Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean! Instagram and Twitter: PodcastPendulum If you love the podcast and would like to, you can donate to it at https://ko-fi.com/podcastpendulum Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Fan Jury: Oha Cade of Valcata, Diana F, Pete Rawcliffe and Zayn Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro)

Eu sou Danilo de Almeida, e no episódio dessa semana, eu falo sobre o 2º álbum de estúdio do Nightwish, que é considerado por muitos como a verdadeira estreia da banda, esse álbum é o Oceanborn de 1998. Siga: http://twitter.com/jaouviuodisco http://instagram.com/jaouviuessedisco/

Eu sou Danilo de Almeida, e no episódio dessa semana, eu falo sobre o 2º álbum de estúdio do Nightwish, que é considerado por muitos como a verdadeira estreia da banda, esse álbum é o Oceanborn de 1998.

PROGDOC #028 SECRET MISSION – RENAISSANCE - AZURE D'OR – 1979 Azure d'Or é o nono álbum de estúdio da banda britânica de rock Renaissance, lançado em 1979. Renaissance é uma banda de rock progressivo do Reino Unido popular nos anos 1970. THE LIZARD KING – MAGENTA - THE ESSENTIAL – 2017 Magenta é uma banda de rock progressivo do Reino Unido formada em 2001 pelo ex-membro do Cyan Rob Reed. Reed é influenciado por bandas como Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes, Eurythmics e Bjork. Apesar de fortemente influenciado pelo rock progressivo, Reed também é compositor, tendo realizado vários trabalhos para o cinema e televisão. BRING'EM – SLEEPWALKER SUN - 2005 Banda de rock progressivo formada em 2004 em Niterói e já tem três álbuns lançados. CHANGING LIVES – MOSTLY AUTUMN SIGHT OF DAY – 2017 Mostly Autumn é uma banda de rock inglesa. O grupo foi formado em 1995 e construiu sua reputação por meio de constantes turnês, [5] [6] [7] nunca assinando com uma grande gravadora. AMARANTH – NIGHTWISH - DARK PASSION PLAY – 2007 Nightwish é uma banda finlandesa de metal sinfônico formada em 1996 na cidade de Kitee pelo tecladista e compositor Tuomas Holopainen. O Nightwish era popular na Finlândia desde o lançamento de seu primeiro álbum, Angels Fall First (1997), e ganhou fama na Europa com o álbum Oceanborn (1998). Contudo, foi com os álbuns Wishmaster (2000) e Century Child (2002) que adquiriu reconhecimento mundial.

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Nightwish's 1998 release, "Oceanborn". Justin's recommended track: The Pharaoh Sails to Orion Chris' recommended track: Passion and the Opera Listen to "Oceanborn": https://open.spotify.com/album/37LveKPgKGwpuI0cEVbPj4 https://nightwish.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nightwish/ Other Band Mentions Ad Infinitum: http://adinfinitumofficial.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/AdInfinitumMusic Jeff Scott Soto: http://www.jeffscottsoto.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/JeffScottSoto Labyrinth: https://www.facebook.com/labyrinthitaly/ Mors Principium Est: https://www.morsprincipiumest.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/MPEofficial/ Scardust: https://scardust.co/ & https://www.facebook.com/ScardustOfficial/ Join us at The Metal Exchange https://www.facebook.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast https://www.instagram.com/themetalexchangepodcast/ https://twitter.com/MetalExchangePd https://linktr.ee/MetalExchange

Over fifty podcast listeners and Nightwish fans ranked the songs on Oceanborn and we can now reveal the results - which song came out on top? Which finished last? Did The Riddler get the justice it so vehemently deserved? Listen and find out! If you enjoyed this episode, we've also done extensive deep-dives into Oceanborn tracks including Sleeping Sun, Stargazers and Gethsemane on earlier seasons - feel free to have a listen... Created and hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Also featuring Dianne van Giersbergen of Ex-Libris (www.exlibrisband.com) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi)

Oceanborn, Jesus and The Mt. of Olives Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by James Longley (Piano Sculpture Ambient)

**Oceanborn** (1998) es el segundo álbum de **Nightwish** y uno de los más importantes de la banda. Es uno de sus álbumes más oscuros por hacer uso de la voz de Tapio Wilska en canciones como "The Pharaoh Sails To Orion" y "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean". La mayoría de las demás canciones son fantasías, como por ejemplo "Swanheart" y "Walking In The Air", aunque también hay sonidos religiosos que se hacen sentir en canciones como "Gethsemane". "Stargazers" inicialmente se llamó "Aztecs".

We've tackled metal in its various forms and sub-genres, but this week for the first time we're checking out the symphonic metal of Finnish band Nightwish via their 1998 album Oceanborn. Combining operatic vocals with shredding guitars, double kick-drum beats and classical-influenced strings, keyboards and pianos, we're left mouths agape at the musicianship and ambition of this band and album. While a few choices left us scratching our heads (odd synth choices, overly dramatic male vocals), for most of the run time we were on board with Oceanborn.   Songs In This Episode:   Intro - Gethsemane 14:47 - Stargazers 21:20 - Swanheart 24:37 - The Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean 28:21 - Sacrament Of Wilderness Outro - The Pharaoh Sails To Orion   To support the podcast, join us at Patreon for bonus content and more. Facebook / Twitter / Instagram   Zazzle Merch Store   http://www.digmeoutpodcast.com  

We've tackled metal in its various forms and sub-genres, but this week for the first time we're checking out the symphonic metal of Finnish band Nightwish via their 1998 album Oceanborn. Combining operatic vocals with shredding guitars, double kick-drum beats and classical-influenced strings, keyboards and pianos, we're left mouths agape at the musicianship and ambition of this band and album. While a few choices left us scratching our heads (odd synth choices, overly dramatic male vocals), for most of the run time we were on board with Oceanborn.   Songs In This Episode:   Intro - Gethsemane 14:47 - Stargazers 21:20 - Swanheart 24:37 - The Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean 28:21 - Sacrament Of Wilderness Outro - The Pharaoh Sails To Orion   To support the podcast, join us at Patreon for bonus content and more. Facebook / Twitter / Instagram   Zazzle Merch Store   http://www.digmeoutpodcast.com  

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These are songs that inspire the best in us. They make us want to join the bands on stage, take up an instrument, and add our own little something to the mayhem. Any instrument is fair game. We've divided things up a bit between instruments, or at least inserted our own commentary for most of the songs, so give a listen... then respond in the comments with your thoughts, and certainly any songs we left out!Due to the nature of the genre, there is a preponderance of guitar songs. Oh, and both DJ's Yuletide and Jack actually DID begin playing guitar because of THESE SONGS! Jack made us proud, having had the honor to shred Episode 666 (see playlist) in front of a live audience at none other than the WORCESTER PALLADIUM, perhaps the MOST METAL venue ever (insert citation here...)?Disclosure of DANGER:This show may inspire reckless amounts of air drumming, with feet thundering mercilessly on dual air-bass-drums; air-shredding leading to fingers air-bleeding; and of course fingers fluttering at supersonic speeds along air-keyboards until complete air-dislocation. You have been WARNED! Playlist for Melting Point Radio: Wednesday, Jul 8th, 2009 DJ: Yuletide TimeArtistSongAlbum 10:30 PMNightwishCome Cover MeWishmasterrequest 10:32 PMIn FlamesThe Jesters DanceThe Jester Racerequest 10:35 PMSymphony XCommunion And The OracleVrequest 10:43 PMChildren of BodomChildren Of BodomHatebreederrequest 10:48 PMLiquid Tension ExperimentAcid RainLiquid Tension Experiment 2request 10:56 PMDimmu BorgirBlessings Upon The Throne of TyrannyPuritanical Euphoric Misanthropiarequest 11:00 PMArch EnemyEnemy WithinWages Of Sinrequest 11:05 PMHelloweenMission MotherlandThe Time of the Oathrequest 11:14 PMIn FlamesEpisode 666Whoraclerequest 11:17 PMAndy TimmonsI Have No IdeaEar-X-Tacyrequest 11:19 PMNightwishSacrament of WildernessOceanbornrequest 11:24 PMChildren of BodomChildren of DecadenceFollow the Reaperrequest 11:29 PMPagans MindAegan ShoresCelestial Entrancerequest 11:34 PMLamb Of GodBeating On Deaths DoorSacramentrequest 11:43 PMDecapitatedSpheres of MadnessNihilityrequest 11:48 PMInto EternitySplintered VisionsBuried in Oblivionrequest 11:57 PMNightwishMoondanceOceanbornrequest 11:57 PMQuo VadisSilence Calls the StormDefiant Imaginationrequest 12:01 AMIn FlamesMoonshieldThe Jester Racerequest 12:08 AMSex MachinegunsJACKYCAMERONrequest 12:15 AMMechanical PoetThe Dead, The Living and the CityCreepy Tales For Freaky Childrenrequest 12:21 AMChildren of BodomTrashed, Lost, and StrungoutAre You Dead Yet?request 12:27 AMToolAenemaAenimaAudio ArchivesSubscribe to our podcast in iTunes!Recent Playlist Archive: Melting Point @ WRMC Melting Point Podcast Subscribe Podcast feed Audio Archives

Listen to the interview here!Tell me a little about yourself and your writing.I'm an award-winning writer of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages and just about to have my seventeenth novel, THE TIME OF SINGING, published in the UK. In the USA I have recently agreed a deal to have two of my novels published – THE GREATEST KNIGHT and LORDS OF THE WHITE CASTLE.I began by writing near the historical romance end of the genre and have gradually moved along the line to mainstream historical fiction, telling the life stories of people who actually lived in the Middle Ages. I guess I'd be on the same author page list as Sharon Kay Penman, Philippa Gregory, and Anya Seton.As far as my personal writer's journey goes, I have been telling stories since I was old enough to talk. My earliest memory is of being three years old and making up a story one light summer evening when I'd been put to bed. I wasn't sleepy, so I opened out my handkerchief and I made up a story about the fairies printed on it. It's quite a vivid memory. I loved adventure stories as a child, both the historical kind and the ones that covered myth and legend. I loved folk tales from around the world and the ancient stories such as the Illiad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid. If I hadn't taken to writing historical fiction (after falling in love with a tall, dark handsome knight on a TV programme when I was fifteen), then I'd probably have taken to fantasy writing instead. Indeed, I still have a slight yen to rework some of the Scottish Border Ballads into new branches! Tell me about the story for which you’ve created a soundtrack. I create soundtracks for all my stories; it's an integral part of the writing process, so I guess I'll go with my most recently completed novel, THE TIME OF SINGING. This is about a twelfth-century lord called Roger Bigod whose father, through treachery, lost the trust of King Henry II. The latter razed the family castle at Framlingham and took away many of their lands. After his father died, Roger had to work his way back up fortune's ladder. While at court doing this, he met Ida de Tosney. She was King Henry's young mistress (reluctantly so) and had borne him a son. She and Roger got together after a few hiccups and married, but that didn't mean they left their problems behind. Far from it. Roger was still struggling to regain his inheritance and Ida was grief stricken over some things in her past (not to give the plot away). Her sorrow, combined with Roger's long absences on business for the Crown meant that their relationship was in danger of foundering. Both had to fight battles on several fronts - physical, political, emotional. The history of England at this period is woven into the story of Roger's and Ida's struggle. What is your playlist? 1. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS - ApocalypticaThis is an instrumental that runs as a general theme throughout the novel. The bittersweetness of the tune and arrangement are perfect for starting out Roger and Ida's story.2. THE PROMISED LAND - Bruce Springsteen.This is the hero's viewpoint as he faces up to his father. His feelings of desperation and anger. His grit to do something about the situation, especially the last verse. 'Gonna be a twister to blow everything down, that ain't got the faith to stand its ground.' 3. PRAYER OF THE REFUGEE - Rise Against. Roger burns his bridges on the eve of a battle.4. THE MONSTER IS LOOSE - Meat Loaf. The battle of Fornham.5. BEAUTIFUL GIRL - INXSKing Henry sets eyes on Ida de Tosney and her vulnerable innocence is irresistible to him. 6. THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES - Kate BushIda encounters Roger at court for the first time.7. A GOOD HEART - Feargal SharkeyRoger is attracted to Ida but wary because she is the King's mistress8. SWEET SIXTEEN - Billy IdolKing Henry's relationship with Ida and having to let her go 9. LOVE IS ONLY A FEELING - The DarknessRoger's feelings towards Ida in the long term10. ETERNAL FLAME - The BanglesIda falls heavily for Roger 11. SWETE SONE - Mediaeval BaebesIda's grief at a certain particular leave-taking 12. INEVITABLE - AnberlinRoger and Ida's wedding night. 'I want to be your last first kiss' is so romantic. A wonderful, poignant song. 13. SLOW HAND - The Pointer SistersIda's feelings towards Roger in the first days of their marriage14. YOU BURN FIRST - AlexisonfireA jousting scene with vicious family conflict. I love the building angry menace in this. In a very warped way it kind of reminds me of Ravel's Bolero! 15. LIGHTNING CRASHES - LiveThe birth of Roger and Ida's first son - Hugh. The mingling of angst, sorrow and over-arcing joy.16. JEALOUS GUY - Bryan Ferry and Roxy MusicRoger's jealousy over Ida's past17. TURN, TURN, TURN - The ByrdsRoger rebuilding his life and his family's prestige.18. CHINA - Tori AmosRelationship troubles19. JUST LIKE THAT - Monique BrumbyMore relationship material20. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART - StingThe attempt at conciliation. This also ties in to the building of the new castle at Framlingham and the strains it has put on Roger and Ida. 21. SNOW - Grey Eye GlancesIda in sad and thoughtful mood but with a glimmer of hope.22. PLAY IT AS IT LAYS - Patti ScialfaLife goes on and one has to make compromises. 23. KEEP THE FAITH - Bon JoviRoger trying to work a deal with his brothers. It's the slower version I'm using from the album 'This Left Feels Right.' 24. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS - Lucie SilvasThe grand finale from Ida's viewpoint and linking into track 1 25. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS - MetallicaThe grand finale from Roger's viewpoint. What does music mean to you? To your writing?Music has always exerted a strong pull for me. Right from the moment I wrote my first novel as a 15-year-old, I have used songs as a way of understanding my characters and for getting into and developing their emotional lives. Songs in themselves tell stories - frequently of deeply or strongly held feelings and I harness the resonances in lyrics and music as part of my creative process. I had popular music soundtracks to my novels long before film makers started using them regularly in blockbusters or on TV to sell cars and insurance! People are often surprised to know that I use modern hard rock music (among others) to inspire my novels, but it's my opinion that society changes, not people. The lyrics in a song such as Cat Stevens' Father and Son are as relevant to the Middle Ages as they are today, juxtaposing as they do the impatience and fire of youth with the tolerance and knowing of maturity. What kind of music do you like to write to?I don't actually write to music. I listen to the music away from my PC screen and I know when I get an adrenalin surge in the gut that it's right for the novel. I will gradually lay down a soundtrack during the first draft of writing and I will listen to it over and over again around the house or at the gym - basically while doing mundane stuff. The above mentioned resonances will come into play and enter my subconscious where they join the general melange of ideas and creativity. When I come to actually write, they'll have been processed ready to take their part in the writing. My favourite music is melodic but hard rock - Anberlin, Seether, Fair to Midland, The Used, Springsteen, Counting Crows, AFI. However, my tastes are eclectic. At the softer end I love traditional folk with a modern edge such as practised by Show of Hands. The only things you won't find me listening to are opera and hip-hop/rap. Having said that I do like operatic rock. Meat Loaf's a favourite and everyone should listen to the album Oceanborn by Nightwish. If THE TIME OF SINGING was made into a movie, who would you want to do the soundtrack?Loreena McKennit would be good. I love The Mummer's Dance and I'd be happy with a background track like that. Although rock works well for me as a creative medium, I think a movie would need something a bit more fluid with a wistful historical feel. To learn more about Elizabeth, visit her website.Next week, I offer my own soundtrack and some thoughts on what I've learned during this series!