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By the Seine

June 8, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I’ve mentioned before that I do some work at a radio station. Yesterday I was preparing to pre-record a show and grabbed Iron & Wine’s album of rare-releases “Around the Well” from the station’s library (which, by the way, is a Mecca of music). I was scrolling through the tracks when I found this gem God Made the Automobile…. Psych! Can’t actually embed that track but I found a youtube video that I really enjoy that uses it. So check […]

Categories: Acoustic, Folk, Indie • Tags: Acoustic, Bon Iver, folk, indie, museums, music, Paris, photography, Seine

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busking street cellist in Montreal

A Street Side Cellist

June 6, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I took this photo a few hours ago and couldn’t resist sharing. I love Montreal. I love that on my walk home from work I pass by people like this cellist. The cello also just happens to be my favourite instrument. When I took this photo he had just started playing the very recognizable prelude from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite no. 1. If you haven’t heard the piece, it might still seem familiar to you as there are a […]

Categories: Baroque, Instrumental • Tags: Bach, baroque, Montreal, music, photography, street performer

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Paris sunset, Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde

Beggar in the Morning, King at Night

June 6, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Yesterday I went a little more public with this blog than I had before. The response was overwhelming. The stats on this page skyrocketed. Thank you all so much for your kind words of feedback, you guys are all kinds of awesome, particularly NA, MH and BB… Aces. Today I wanted to share a song by the Montreal band The Barr Brothers. I like Beggar in the Morning because of its simplicity. Consequently, I’ve chosen a simple photo. I don’t want to […]

Categories: Acoustic, Canadian, Folk, Indie, Unsigned • Tags: Acoustic, Boston, Canadian, Eiffel Tower, folk, Harp, indie, Montreal, music, Paris, photography, sunset

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Hometown Visits

June 4, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Man, I miss that waterfront… The summer after my first year of university these two fine women came to visit me in my hometown. The Parisienne attracted a lot of attention at dinner in my small town, by the end of the meal, the entire wait staff had come over to say “bon-jer.” I have two ideas for these photos, it all depends on how you want to perceive them. Happy? You Are the Best Thing by Ray LaMontagne Nostalgic […]

Categories: Acoustic, Folk, Indie • Tags: Acoustic, Barrie, beach, Black and White, folk, happy, indie, music, photography, Ray LaMontagne, sad, Sam Amidon, waterfront

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Spanish Guitar by the Med

June 4, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

It’s a good life they live in Barcelona. I’ve been wanting to share this song by Australian band The Middle East for a little while now. It came out in April and has been a favourite ever since. Months by The Middle East

Categories: Folk, Indie • Tags: Barcelona, folk, indie, music, photography, sunset, The Middle East

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Go. Stop.

June 3, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

All dressed up with somewhere to go. I’m sitting here writing this blog entry in a new dress, hair done and make up on, while my dinner companions are stuck in traffic, presumably staring at the clock and counting down the now 9 minutes we have to make our reservation. I was restless for twenty minutes waiting until I decided to stop and be productive. I felt awful in that “running to stand still” feeling, but it made me think […]

Categories: Electronic, Indie, Rock • Tags: electronic, indie, Montreal, music, night, photography, Rock, traffic sign, Young Brother

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Just Off the Boqueria

June 1, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Barcelona is probably the most beautiful and alive city I have ever visited. I’m not even going to go into it, it’ll just make me want to give up my life here, go back and enjoy a life selling mojitos from a backpack (like the Barcelona equivalent of being a Montreal squeegee kid). I really wanted to find a song from the band I’m from Barcelona to fit this picture, but the mood wasn’t quite right. Instead I’m offering the […]

Categories: Folk, Indie • Tags: apartments, Barcelona, Beirut, Boqueria, folk, indie, laundry, Markets, music, photography, Spain

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