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One More Song!
...because we all need more Music in our life!
- Larissa Rose Fernandes
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A French Folk Carol VS an English Folk one!
Rafael Almeida (Violin) and Larissa Rose Fernandes (Piano) playing ' Angels we have heard on high ' (Lyrics: James Chadwick ) | Samuel Dsouza (Piano) playing ' A child this day is born ' (Lyrics: William Sandys ) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 20 - December 20, 2025 : “Angels We Have Heard on High” - The 18th‑Century “Glooooooria” Melisma courtesy the French! “ Angels We Have Heard on High ” is originally a traditional Frenc
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Dec 20, 20254 min read
From the Mountains to the Manger: The Story of an Appalachian Folk Carol rarely heard!
Sian Machado playing ' Jesus, Jesus, rest your head ' 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 12 - December 12, 2025 : “ Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head ” is a gentle Appalachian folk carol with roots deep in the oral traditions of rural Kentucky. Like many American folk hymns, its exact origin is unknown, but its earliest documented collection comes from John Jacob Niles , a pioneering folklorist and composer who traveled through the App
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Dec 12, 20252 min read
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