"Rave on . . . words on printed page" Van Morrison
from the Musekal-Memorial Library in the Tower of Song
And twenty-seven angels from the Great Beyond They tied me to this table right here In the Tower of Song . . . I'm just paying my rent every day Oh, in the Tower of Song Leonard Cohen
Professor of Musekal Philosophy; Troubadour of Knowledge & Lecturer in the Joyous Science.
The playlists and thematic images for the current archived essay are kept on the "Playlists & Images"subpage (of the "Program Guide" page) until the next program. They are then transferred to the "Archived Playlists & Images" subpage.
Beltane / May Day 2012
Part 5
Beltane / May Day 2012
Part 4
Beltane / May Day 2012
Part 3
Beltane / May Day 2012
Part 2
Beltane / May Day 2012
Part 1
Troubadours & The Beloved Orphic Essays-with-Soundtrack
There are many contentious academic issues concerning the subject of the Troubadours and Courtly Love that cannot be adequately dealt with in the GS's music essays. Below you will find a link to a summary of these issues, which will help the layman with the background to the GS's amateur research into the Troubadours and Courtly Love.
There are technical issues of geography and language that cannot be dealt with in these essays without taking up too much time to explain (not to mention being tedious on radio). These issues of geography and language are confusing to the average person with no background in the literature of the troubadours. Thus, the GS has tried to present here more detailed “academic” information, which he hopes will serve to make clearer the terms used in the musical essays.
