On a rainy afternoon in home garden, Don Williams came calling, and I dared to churn this song out that I grew up listening to, with my brother. A humble tribute to childhood favorite and the greatest country singer, Don Williams
Author: Gautam
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…like a kite with a broken string..i wandered in endless skies.. today i sing..for i know not what tomorrow might bring.. and the story goes on.. Today morning as my Google cab waited, I was wading thru these verses after seeing off Varuna to snowy lands. Couple verses from the Hindi song Abhi Mujh Me…
Impermanence of life yet the soul travels on. Salute and tribute to Sridevi on her sudden death. This Kishore Kumar song just popped into my head..first attempt. RIP Sridevi Lyricist : Gulzar | Movie : Parichay (1972) Enjoy..
Shyam Venkatramani also known as Shyam Sunder or as I fondly called him, Shyam bhai when I knew him in 2012-13 during my volunteer days at Aurobindo Ashram at South Delhi. A master Mridangam player, amazing on Harmonium and gifted vocals he had. This morning while browsing through my Facebook friends, the infamous “Remembering” tag…
I’m posting this verbatim from Varuna’s blog about Vipassana meditation course that she took at Dharamsala (Himachal, India). Vipassana Meditation Retreat Course – My 10 days of Experience in Silence Four years back when my sister did her 10-day Vipassana course, I looked at her with disdain and thought how could she waste her 10…
There is an old anecdote that my Father always tells me and my brother. “When you were little kids of 5 and 8 respectively (my brother is 3 years older than me) – people who would visit our house would often ask – who is listening to these ancient songs of Talat Mahmood?”. It turns…
Tried learning Simon & Garfunkel’s Sound of Silence recently on my Guitar. Lyrics: Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless…
A medley of Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Me Khayaal Aata Hai..immortal nazm written by Sahir Ludhianvi. I combined the song that was sung by Mukesh for the movie, Kabhi Kabhi starring Amitabh Bachchan and combined it with the rendition I heard in the play, Ek Mulaqat starring Shekhar Suman and Deepti Naval based on the…
During Secret Life of Walter Mitty that I was watching last night, this David Bowie song “Space Oddity” comes on where Kristen Wiig comes on screen and plays it on Guitar for Walter to motivate him. As Varuna is doing her Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC) at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), I thought of recording a verse…