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    Cardinal Richelieu—the Musical Hymns, Carols, and Popular Music in “His Red Eminence.”
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jul 30, 2019
    • 4 min

    Cardinal Richelieu—the Musical Hymns, Carols, and Popular Music in “His Red Eminence.”

    “C’est un rempart que notre Dieu, une invincible armure. Notre délivrance en tout lieu, notre défense sûre. Satan, notre ennemi, en...
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    Lyrics: Quoth John to Joan (medieval)
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    Lyrics: Quoth John to Joan (medieval)

    His Red Eminence is the first song I learned to sing in the Society for Creative Anachronism:  Quoth John to Joan.  Though there is a...
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    Lyrics: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott/C’est Un Rempart Que Notre Dieu/A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    Lyrics: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott/C’est Un Rempart Que Notre Dieu/A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (

    His Red Eminence is well-known by Protestants around the world, though perhaps never heard before in FRENCH.  Watch for “C’est Un Rempart...
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    Lyrics: Adeste Fideles (Cistercian Hymn)/Oh Come All Ye Faithful
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 26, 2019
    • 2 min

    Lyrics: Adeste Fideles (Cistercian Hymn)/Oh Come All Ye Faithful

    His Red Eminence is another very old Christmas carol that was only recently translated to English.  Adeste Fideles was written by...
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    Lyrics: Noël Nouvelet/Christmas Comes Anew (15th Century French)
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Lyrics: Noël Nouvelet/Christmas Comes Anew (15th Century French)

    “His Red Eminence“ is another Christmas carol. This time we are going back to 15th century France for Noël Nouvelet which you can hear at...
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    Lyrics: Veni, Veni
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Lyrics: Veni, Veni

    The oldest known Christmas carol is “Veni, Veni” which started out as a sung prayer in early medieval monasteries. Can it be any wonder...
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    Lyrics: Coventry Carol (1534, by Robert Coo)
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    Lyrics: Coventry Carol (1534, by Robert Coo)

    The third song you hear in “His Red Eminence, Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu” might surprise you. It is the Coventry Carol, one of...
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    Lyrics: Aux plaisirs, aux délices (Pierre Guédon, 1566 to 1620)
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    Lyrics: Aux plaisirs, aux délices (Pierre Guédon, 1566 to 1620)

    “His Red Eminence, Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu” is “Aux plaisirs, aux delices” by Pierre Guedon, one of the most popular song...
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    Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie Lyrics
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie Lyrics

    At long last it’s here! “His Red Eminence, Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu” is the latest biography by Legendary Women of World...
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    Lyrics to “The Streets of Edinburgh”
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Nov 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    Lyrics to “The Streets of Edinburgh”

    Of late a beautiful song by The Proclaimers is really capturing my imagination.  The song is called “The Streets of Edinburgh.” Please...
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    Sing to me the music of the stars
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jun 25, 2017
    • 1 min

    Sing to me the music of the stars

    The eighth book in the Legendary Women of World History series will be “Hypatia of Alexandria” about one of the greatest astronomers of...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Oct 7, 2014
    • 2 min

    Medieval Beltane Music

    All Wiccan holidays are based on the seasons.  That means that witches in the northern hemisphere celebrate the opposite season holidays...
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    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Sep 4, 2014
    • 2 min

    Purging Negative Vibration

    The Johnstown PA troll is back!  Yes, he sent me MORE TEXT MESSAGES — a couple of them clearly sexual harassment. No, I’m not calling the...
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    “Soft kitty” song lyrics for bird people
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Feb 5, 2014
    • 1 min

    “Soft kitty” song lyrics for bird people

    Down with the flu today so I made up better words to the “soft kitty” song from The Big Bang Theory. The last two words can also be...
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