Poets of the Fall Day – Trivia, puzzle etc.
Before starting with the matter at hand which is Poets of the Fall day or the World Wide Listen to Poets of the Fall Day, please join me in wishing our favourite singer and poet, Marko Saaresto, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY ?. Playing in Lahti this evening, those of you who are attending, please make some noise and sing Happy Birthday to the man! ? Now, hold on to your horses my friends because this post is about to be rather long, but hopefully fun to read! It might also be the last one for 2017… so just in case, Happy Christmas ? to you all and Happy New Year ? Celebrations! ? What do you…
Poets of the Fall – Forward Quotes – EP04
Never doubt A dear friend of mine just reminded me of something rather important that I tend to forget, or just indulge out of old habit. She said: “Never doubt your writing, you write beautifully.” Heart warming, isn’t it, to have a friend believing in your art that much. I am well aware that she is not the only one believing that way; I also know that I have a hard time with an average judgement when it is not supported by valid and constructive arguments… at the same time, the same friend told me to “forget them”… so this is me doing just that since, after all, one cannot…
Poets of the Fall – Forward Quotes – EP03
“Individual, mysterious and personal” As I read the previous post, I could not help but notice that my self-imposed shackles did not do me any good as far as restraining the words towards a lengthy post was concerned. Just as well, I should say. After all, I am not one to follow so-called advice that I do not care for, especially when they’re unsolicited. I sound a bit resentful, don’t I? Well, yes I do… no need to put on gloves… say, at least a little! But I do have some people in mind, or rather a flow of “insufferable know-it-all” (plural) invading my Internet browser and my mailbox to…
Poets of the Fall – Forward Quotes – EP02
Weather vane When I had the idea of this series, I thought that it’d be fun to write this way again, at the same time I did not really have a plan for it. I’d already chosen the quotes and it’s almost like I put myself in shackles restraining the words from the start. The truth is that I can be like a weather vane when I write so unconsciously I might have put in place some kind of frame to hold me fast. This might actually help me keep it short and concise… not that I should bother about it, but you might like it. Anyway, I ask again…
Poets of the Fall – Forward Quotes – Pilot
Dear readers This is an introductory blog post about the brand new series around Poets of the Fall lyrics. It is called Poets of the Fall – Forward Quotes. The title did not come out of a hat – as some might think – but was the result of two cosy Poets of the Fall evenings that my husband and I shared recently. We discussed a few things and I remember telling him about a line – don’t remember which just now – how it pulled me forward: hence the title. Therefore, this series will not try and decipher the meaning behind any lyrics, but will rather pick a line or…
Jay Ray – Striven feat. Marko Saaresto
Ever since Finnish artist Jay Ray announced his collaboration with Marko Saaresto (Poets of the Fall), I have said and promised myself that I would write a post about the single Striven. Of course, I have, as usual, been side-tracked, delayed by other projects… however, my listening to Striven on full repeat – and more recently some other songs from Jay Ray‘s album Self-Resonance – was not. Nonetheless, I am once more not so much synchronised with the actual event that the Striven release was. Have you noticed how good artists have become in throwing teasers at us? I mean, they know how to engage and Jay Ray is no…
