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Post by martindn on Jan 15, 2023 13:28:19 GMT
Hey guys, I wanted to come on here to say hi and thank you! Appreciate you all still being here Little update just for you: Our daughter's name is Rose and she was born in September last year. She's a delight. Travis is the most amazing father and life has been pretty dreamy since the day we met. He's not in the music industry, but he's very supportive of my career and so you can expect to hear more from me in 2023! I hope you are all doing well and once again, THANK YOU so much for the support over the years. Much love. X Hayley Lovely to hear from you again Hayley, thanks for posting. And congratulations, it is good to see you have finally found happiness and have a wonderful family life to look forward to. Rose is a good mane; in fact it is my granddaughter's middle name. Like so many here, I have always loved your music, but I wouldn't want to think that we are putting you under any sort of pressure. Take your time, enjoy your daughter while she is young (they grow up so quickly), and if you do get round to making music again, we will treat it as a bonus. Martin
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Post by martindn on Aug 19, 2022 8:35:19 GMT
Of course Libby, he might be someone she has known for a long time, e.g. from school. But perhaps we shouldn't speculate. They will tell us what they want us to know if and when they are ready. Right now I'm just happy for them.
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Post by martindn on Feb 15, 2022 10:27:46 GMT
People also ask Why do churches have such good acoustics? The primary material of churches and cathedrals being stone plays a large part in carrying the sound around a space. Stone walls allow for long reverberation that also gives a specific rich depth to the sound of instruments. ... Columns also aid in carrying sound gracefully through the air. Not all churches have good acoustics. One of my local churches which has sadly recently closed has terrible acoustics, so much so that the worship leader had to stand in the middle of the church to be heard properly instead of on the dias at the front. Other buildings with acoustic problems are the Royal Albert Hall, that had to have those "mushrooms" attached to the roof to improve the sound quantity. The best acoustics I have encountered is the Birmingham Symphony Hall. Wherever you sit in that hall, you can hear a pin drop anywhere else. You can even choose one individual in the audience applauding and focus in on them to hear them clapping. Sorry mods, this is off topic. Maybe we will hear Katie sing there one day.
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Post by martindn on Feb 2, 2022 11:00:14 GMT
What does thumbs-up mean anyway? That you like the comment or opinion, like the news that was given, like one of several bits of the post (but what if you didn't like the rest?) or just wanted a quick way of saying "OK" in reply to a post directed at you? I guess it all depends on the context - and most posts will probably continue to have no Likes anyway, I'd imagine. So yeah, it's an imperfect system but we'll see how it goes. I use it when someone else beats me to posting a comment that I would have posted. Also, on Facebook and YouTube to indicate that I like a video or piece of music. Facebook has a "love" button too, so you can indicate how much you like something. You never know, a lot of likes might persuade the poster to post more of the same.
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Post by martindn on Dec 22, 2021 11:54:25 GMT
Happy Christmas everyone!
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Post by martindn on Nov 26, 2021 11:18:41 GMT
Indeed, this was wonderful to hear. I did an A/B with Stevie Nicks' version. Hayley sings it in a much higher key of course, and the two are quite different.
Let's have lots more Hayley! We still love you.
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Post by martindn on Oct 4, 2021 10:12:48 GMT
Or as they say in Italy, "pasta, its best".
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Post by martindn on Sept 21, 2021 9:17:00 GMT
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Post by martindn on Sept 20, 2021 9:23:57 GMT
Hello Bernd,
Welcome to the group. I'm from Leicester in England. Pokarekare Ana was the first song I ever heard Hayley sing, and that was live when she was 16 years old. ! I've been a fan ever since. We are not sure what she is doing at the moment, except being locked down in New Zealand. We haven't had any new music from her for a while, but we live in hope.
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Post by martindn on Sept 17, 2021 9:29:16 GMT
Several ways you could interpret that quote. One is that you should kill off any spirituality you may have and become little more than a machine. That is a terrible thing, that can involve mental (or spiritual) illness. Or that you shouldn't care about morality. Another is the opposite, the Christian idea of being dead to sin in Christ, and free to act according to your God created spirit, free from the burden of sin. Take your pick!
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Post by martindn on Sept 7, 2021 9:05:12 GMT
Yes, with a reference to Carly Simon's song "You're So Vain" if you missed it.
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Post by martindn on Sept 3, 2021 9:18:03 GMT
Then of course there is this one. Very poignant if you have lost your other half, as I have.
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Post by martindn on Jun 14, 2021 9:15:03 GMT
The important think though is that she appears to be recording something. Yes, I know we have been there before, but it gives me hope that something new is in the pipeline.
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Post by martindn on Jun 3, 2021 8:31:56 GMT
Yes, Libby I agree. We tend to put these things behind us. I know my country wasn't involved in Vietnam, but most people nowadays are too young to remember the sixties anyway. They probably don't think about the wars we were involved in like the Korean War, Suez and The Falklands. Or even Afghanistan. The world was a different place back then.
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Post by martindn on May 11, 2021 9:16:23 GMT
The first time I ever heard Hayley sing was live, and I was in tears after 10 seconds. The song was Pokarekare Ana. Perhaps because it is is sung in Maori, we don't appreciate it as a sad song.
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