Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Christian YouTube Pianist

Norm Hastings is a Christian pianist I got to know through YouTube. He's got a whole bunch of hymns in piano posted on his channel, and the good news is they are now available for purchase online! I'll let him tell you a little bit about it:



And here is a sample of one of his pieces:



Norm's YouTube Hymns album can be purchased from here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/normhastings13

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Irish Hymn on an Irish Flute

Finally recorded something on my M&E Polymer Irish flute. This is my all-time favourite hymn Be Thou My Vision, which dates back all the way to the 6th century A.D.



More information about the hymn here, including the original Gaelic version: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Thou_My_Vision