lisa hannigan giveaway:

hi friends. i just wanted to share a new artist (well, new to me) with you all: lisa hannigan. she is just so lovely. she has just released her solo debut album earlier this year titled "sea sew". her video posted below, 'lille', features a handmade pop-up book that you watch along with the song - i just adore all her hand made elements and how she incorporates craft and art/design into the music video.

free download + giveaway:

so kind of a random mid-week giveaway, we have one of lisa's albums, "sea sew" and some super cute buttons to giveaway to one lucky reader. courtesy of atorecords.com (thank you court!)

simply leave a comment along with your email address and i'll pick a winner next week via random.org.

free download for all readers: ato records also has kindly offered a free mp3 download of Lisa's song: “Lille”! click here to download 'Lille". (no email or sign up required, just a present from your friends at ATO!)

be sure to visit lisa's website and myspace to listen to some of her other songs!

amazon downloads:

have you been over to the amazon mp3 store yet? it's really quite great. and since it is my duty to share with all my friends things i find note worthy, as i surf the endless wide world of web, i thought i would share this. i hope you think it's cool too.

anyway: amazon, like itunes, offers albums for direct mp3 download straight to your computer. you can of course preview all the songs. they also have a mp3 daily deal, which is sweeeeet. today's album deal is nick drake: Five Leaves Left, for $1.99. well, i think that's pretty cool and i'll download it for $2 dollars.

some other albums worth mention: Priscilla Ahn; the iTunes Live Session EP for $3.68.. which i also totally downloaded. The Bird And The Bee: Please Clap Your Hands for $3.68. The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces for only $7.99. get into the classical! John Mayer has a good acoustic set for $4.99 + Jason Mraz has some lovely live songs too. The Look Of Love by Diana Krall, is $1.99 today as well. or you can stock up on your christmas music early and get Bing Crosby White Christmas album for next year, which you really can't go wrong with. the P Is For Panda Mix Tape Vol. 1, for only $1.89 is nice for you folk people. and meiko, for only $4.52. i'm a fan. oh, and i didn't put this image in but Flight Of The Conchords, The Distant Future, is $4.99..nick loves them.

and i suppose that is about all. even if these aren't your music tastes, there are a lot of albums to search through..

peace song:

for your saturday,

i just had to share this beautiful song i came across with you, it got me pretty emotional. it is titled, "white dove, fly high" performed by casting crowns.

they were invited to represent the us in the 2007 spring friendship art festival in pyongyang, north korea. so inspired by their trip, they recorded this korean peace anthem as a tribute. i think so many factors tie into why this song is so significant. the situation and history between north and south korea is heartbreaking. and a band from the us singing inside north korea is a big deal. you can read some articles about it here and here. anyway, i hope this song blesses you as it has me.

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lyrics:

Pu li leun haneul ga eh
Hee mang eh nale pyuhgo
Han up she jayoo lo ee
Choom choo myu nali nae

Bee dul gee ya!
Bee dul gee ya!
duh no pee nal ah la

Nae jo gook ee po leun ha naneul
Gooleumee heuleejee ahngeh

High up in the blue sky
Wings of hope are spreading wide
A white dove is dancing
Flying free and happily

White dove,
White dove,
Flying higher and higher

Lest my country's clean and blue skies
Should be cloudy and grey.

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희망의 나래 펴고
한없이 자유로이
춤추며 날으네,

비둘기야!
비둘기야!
더 높이 날아라

내 조국의 푸른하늘
구름이 흐리지 않게