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Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Monica Schley – “Pavane”

What would a holiday collection be without a little harp? Harpist Monica Schley has brought us her arrangement of Gabriel Faure’s “Pavane,” and it’s the perfect, peaceful interlude to relax and refresh one’s mind and soul for the season. I … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 54 Songs: The Daphnes – “Happy Apple”

If you took harps, accordions, bells, strings, horns, and symphonic percussion and you threw them all into an orchestra pit with a few blank score sheets, you might come up with something listenable, but I can guarantee it wouldn’t be … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): Monica Schley – “All the Pretty Horses,” Illustrated by Laura Szumowski

“‘All the Pretty Horses’ is a lullaby, so I wanted to draw something whimsical and soothing– an illustration that felt somewhere between awake and dreaming. I chose muted colors to accompany bedtime, when we turn down the lights and play … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 37: Songs about Animals!

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Ball of Wax 36 Songs: Monica Schley – “In the Shadows (of Enchantment)”

Monica Schley‘s “In the Shadows (of Enchantment)” closes out Ball of Wax 36 with some sparse, roughly-recorded folk. The first minute of “In the Shadows (of Enchantment)” consists of just harp and violin. The fidelity is decidedly low – it sounds like an … Continue reading

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