Comments on: Ave Maria for Christmas

By: Lu

Lu — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:08:05 +0000

Mike and Alan,

I came across this recording when doing a search for Ava Maria. It is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

By: Mike Whitla

Mike Whitla — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:49:24 +0000

Joey

I am so glad you enjoyed my recording. As a musician to touch other people is a great honour.
Peace right back at you.

By: Joey Gamino

Joey Gamino — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:48:42 +0000

Thank you so much for putting this song on your blog. It IS a beautiful and very intimate rendering of the song and exactly what I was searching for. I have been on a dark road in my life recently, but have found the road to a brighter and happier path. I have discovered how to live each day, that I must accept the past and cannot change the future. Life is amazing and am learning to embrace each day and live in the power of NOW. I too, continue to listen to this song and am experiencing wonderful and interesting experiences while playing it. I understand you completely. Peace, my friend.

By: Mike Whitla

Mike Whitla — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:31:05 +0000

Amy

Here’s how the player works. You install the plugin on your blog.
It’s available here
http://an-archos.com/anarchy-media-player

Then where ever you post links to media files on your blog in posts or comments players magically appear.

The file can be anywhere on the internet but must be created using the tags.

This works for video as well as audio files of various different formats.

So to have this work on your site you need to install the plugin.
Then posters could put up links to media files on your site.

By: Amy Stephen

Amy Stephen — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:53:00 +0000

FABULOUS! FABULOUS! That is amazing music!

What do you use for your mp3 player? And, I hate to sound so dumb (esp. since I am!) but I don’t understand how what you are talking about works. So, let me see if I can explain what I think you are saying. You can share mp3 files — host them here. And, I could play them on my site by referencing the URL within my mp3 player? If so, that is absolutely marvelous and opens up all kinds of marketing opportunities. I’ll come back to see your answers to this.

I also wanted to let you know that our Coldplay singers left a message. I thought you might want to say something to the lads if you have a minute (since you are a professional!) . They are so cute!

Thanks for sharing Alan’s music. So very nice!
Amy

By: Mike Whitla

Mike Whitla — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:16:50 +0000

Amy

You can hear samples of some more of alan’s singing on my cd shop site at:
http://www.deepdownproductions.com/kavkasia-songs-caucasaus-p-77.html

In fact I’ll put a sample here as a test. I installed a new feature on the blog where anyone can post links to sound or video files by posting a link to the file.
here

Lemme know if you can hear this.

By: Amy Stephen

Amy Stephen — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:42:17 +0000

http://www.argosoft.org/kavkasia/ … WOW!

BTW, Mike - your site just gets better and better and better.

By: Mike Whitla

Mike Whitla — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:46:19 +0000

Amy

Thank for taking time to listen. I am glad you liked it.

Alan

That is true. The song’s beauty certainly is durable even after so many repetitions. I also enjoyed listening to it again.

By: Unck

Unck — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:04:46 +0000

Yes, it’s interesting to hear something from so long ago …
And the recording we did was so simple, especially compared to, say, the Elvis manner of singing Ave Maria, I’d got into the habit of, or … the subway buskers’ audition when we morphed from Can’t Help Falling In Love to Ave Maria, and almost could not do it without laughing.
The surprise, of course, is that although we did the song so many times, counting on its great powers of beauty and of compelling people to give us cash, the song itself is still hauntingly beautiful, still worth listening to. (Boy were there some funny — i.e. not quite right — versions of Christmas carols out there in the subways this year!)

By: Amy Stephen

Amy Stephen — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:59:01 +0000

Mike - that was FABULOUS! Thank you for sharing! Happy Holidays!