New CD Now Available!
Here’s another update to the May 3rd post about the new recording of some of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s orchestral music. The album is now formally available as a CD and on streaming services.
Tag: Recordings
Presto Music Announces Sale of Coleridge-Taylor CD
Presto Music has announced the future release of the Coleridge-Taylor recording described earlier (on 3 May 2025).
New CD Announced on Avie Label
More of Patrick’s efforts are making it to disc with the release of several works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on the Avie label, recorded by the National Philharmonic conducted by Michael Repper and featuring violinist Curtis Stewart.
This post explains how it all came about.
Complicated People
Recording with Patrick and Christine about complicated people.
Patrick’s Perceptions of John
This is a recording from eleven years ago today, 16 Nov 2011, in which Patrick talks a bit about his first father-in-law (John, who subsequently adopted me) as well as Patrick’s paintings and poetry, stories ahead of their time, Dori teaching reading through dance, and Patrick repeating the 11th grade. JPI’m the son of Patrick […]
December Dream
A short dream I had at 1:00 AM on 6 Dec 2018.
Some Long Recordings Added to Existing Items
I’ve figured out a way, I think, to include some long recordings on this web site. The following items now have links so that you can hear the recordings. It’s not an elegant solution, but it works. You’ll see the links defined somewhere in the introductory text for each of these conversations. (Hint: look for […]
Conversational Recordings Added
I’ve created a new category and menu item for recordings of conversations I’ve had with Patrick from over the years and added a few items, including some humor, some philosophical musings about the end, and his recommendation for a film by Francesca Joseph. JPI’m the son of Patrick of Meadows.
House with a Crack, and Medicine
Transcription of a recording from 25 Mar 2017. Patrick began by talking about a house in Valldemossa and Ivonne’s generosity with her mother, then the topic shifts gears to when to take his next pill. You can definitely here the pain in his voice. … that place in the house in Valldemossa where there’s an […]
Coffee
Here’s a short conversation with Patrick about coffee. It’s from November 2011. Here’s a transcription JP: OK, the difference between cafe solo, espresso, cappuccino, cortado? JP: Cafe solo is espresso, cortado is … PM: an espresso with a stain of milk … JP: a stain of milk which is called in Barcelona … PM: Tallat […]
Patrick’s Message to Grand Kids and Much More
Here’s a conversation between Patrick and me on far-ranging subjects and beginning with his message to the grand kids, as a YouTube video using a bunch of still photos from 2011. Warning: it’s about 40 minutes long. The transcription follows. It’s not a perfect transcription, so listen to it when you have time. (I couldn’t […]