Hibiscus
2nd April. We've been busy in the garden tidying things up after the last long wet three months. I noticed the wisteria (known as - you'd never guess - glycine in French) is out. And after 10 years of effort, the lawn finally looks dense and green (with no burnt patches from you-know-who). The hydrangea (hortensia in French) is off and running.. and the small palm tree in the front garden is poised to sprout its yellow blossom. There's also a couple of hibiscus trees (with 5" trunks) that produce spectacular blue flowers that have just started to bud. Everywhere we looked today, nature was in motion.Here's something I caught on the radio earlier today.. It was new to me and it sounded as if it could have been an old Irish air. But - it's called "The Ashokan Farewell" and surprisingly, it was written by Jay Ungar back in 1982. Well done to him! It was also used as the title track to the PBS series "The Civil War".
If ever a tune was written for a 5 string banjo and guitar it was this one.. See here. However, the all-time definitive banjo and guitar track has to be this one. It still leaves me speechless!
