We turn American poet Robert Frost's early short poem inside out to make it a rocking Blues number. For more about this and other combinations of various words and original music visit frankhudson.org
Here's Robert Frost's tale in harvest time performed, a piece appropriate for American Thanksgiving. For more about this and other combinations of various words and original music visit frankhudson.org
I adapted this classical Chinese poem about grief and mourning into an English language song. For more about this and other combinations of various words and original music visit frankhudson.org
In Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cats Cradle this moving summation of life is described as "The Last Rites of the Bokononist Faith." The LYL Band performs it to complete our Vonnegut series honoring him on the 99th anniversary of his birth. For more about this, other pieces in our Vonnegut series, and other combinations of various words and original music, visit frankhudson.org
Another short song using words from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle set to music and performed by The LYL Band. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music visit frankhudson.org
A dark poem from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Mother Night performed as part of our series noting the 99th anniversary of the author's birth. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music, visit frankhudson.org
In Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut created a fictional religion whose psalms were calypso songs. This one's been often sung by fans of the book, but however imperfect, I prefer this live LYL Band version that actually sings it as a calypso. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music visit frankhudson.org
Kurt Vonnegut wrote this short baptismal litany for a character in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. As we start a Vonnegut series on the 99th anniversary of his birth, this short LYL Band tribute performance from the week of his death in 2007 is good place to start. For more about this and other combinations of various words with original music, visit frankhudson.org
English poet Thomas Hardy's complicated ghost and grief poem performed with a funky band. For more about this and other combinations of various word and original music, visit frankhudson.org
Finishing our Halloween series, Robert Frost's poem makes a wry comment suitable for All Saints and All Souls Days this November. For more about this and other combinations of various words and original music, visit frankhudson.org