Song of the day, 11 Mai 2026

New Virginia Astley song. No. Epic.

Virginia Astley has a new song out called "The Singing Places". OK, it came out over 2 months ago but I just found out about it. It's a 26-minute epic of various songs strung together and they're very much in the vein of her classic From Gardens Where We Feel Secure.

This new tune is simply gorgeous and features some wonderful accordion along with the sounds of nature. Just fantastic.

A Musical Idyll With Virginia Astley

Just a couple of days ago I discovered Virginia Astley's album From Gardens Where We Feel Secure. Released in 1983, it's a gorgeous work of songs that chronicle an English summer day. It's mainly piano but the ivories are accompanied by woodwind and adorned with the bucolic sounds of the English countryside such as birdsong. I think of it as being very Anthony Phillips-like with piano replacing guitar.

Beautiful, meditative. Just lovely music.