Today 30 May marks birth of Elizabeth (Bess) Cronin born 1879 in the Fuithirí (Fuhirees) area of West Cork. ‘The Queen of Irish Song’ as Séamus Ennis called her, she was probably the best-known Irish female traditional singer of her time. https://t.co/WvJmxmtDPS#otd #itmatrad pic.twitter.com/gNb8cb8Fd0
— ITMA (@ITMADublin) May 30, 2022
Elizabeth ‘Bess’ Cronin..
Italians singing from their balconies in Rome, Italy
Ok #Dublin, get practicing, we’re all doing this out the windows tomorrow evening 🎶☘️🇮🇪 #LockdownIreland https://t.co/FvqUyzwBzC
— WASH YOUR HANDS🖐🏻🧼 (@alloneworddotie) March 14, 2020
*clears throat*
Solidarity balcony singing spreads across Italy during lockdown (The Guardian)
Meanwhile…
Bummed about the lockdown? I tried singing the national anthem from my balcony (well, window), like they're doing in Italy, and wow, just look at what happens next. pic.twitter.com/rhasVYkgX0
— Daithí Ó Muineacháin 🏳️🌈 (@IndefiniteDavid) March 14, 2020
The Key of Awesome teams up with CDZA in a rather excellent homage to some of the daftest voices in popular music.
The inhabitants of Planet One get together for a sing-song.
The first animation from illustrator Andy Martin’s rather adorable design project, Handymartian’s Illustrated Aliens, the ongoing progress of which can be viewed here.
Red Mum writes:
Our bus home last night was entertained by a wee toddler singing at the top of her voice ‘I Don’t Want To Talk About It’ and then Adele’s ‘Someone like you’. I managed to record her first track here, the 39a has talent!
