The Mists of Islay

Another enchanting song from Hayley Westenra:

The Mists of Islay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE6iCJNNrd8

This song seems to evoke a beautiful place in Ireland.

Best wishes

Listen to the Wind

While looking around the outside grounds of the Kremlin, Moscow, in September 2009 I was
quite mesmerised by the beautiful shimmering leaves of trees which seemed to shimmer in the
breeze as the wind whistled through them.  It was so quiet and almost uncanny, as the guide was leading
a group around the premises and giving a talk about the place.  The leaves in the trees were so noticeable
and I so clearly remember as though it was a message, brought by the wind and on the leaves.

  On the Gold Coast in a park the other day I noticed how beautiful the tops of the trees were
swaying gently in the breeze with the sunlight glinting on their tops and shining brilliantly on the sunlit
leaves against a vivid blue sky.  It is quite cold out of the sunlight
at the moment on the Gold Coast but brilliant in the sunshine.

  I will send some pictures of the brilliance of the autumn colours on the Gold Coast in autumn, however,
at present I am on a public computer.

  A beautiful rendering of a song about listening to the wind is by Hayley Westenra from The New World :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nq-X70DRrA

  Best wishes

A song at the memorial service

I first heard Hayley Westenra singing at an Auckland Domain concert many years ago,
perhaps 10 years ago.  The song was "Amazing Grace" and Hayley Westenra sang this
song at the memorial service for the Christchurch earthquake victims which was held at beautiful
Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.  The Prime Minister and also Prince William attended and
gave speeches.

This is the video of Hayley Westenra discussing the meaning of the service and singing "Amazing Grace"from the New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/video.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=117363

  I once visited Christchurch many years ago.  I travelled by train to Wellington and crossed Cook Strait by boat and remember the beauty of the coastline of the South Island as the boat travelled
down the coast to Lyttelton Harbour.  It was very scenic and also seemed a little misty in the distance.
The cathedral in the main square was illumined and beautiful.

My best wishes