Mixed emotions heading to NCH tonight, first time at a gig since my father passed away in January. Despite his Alzheimer’s, the music kept his spirits high…he never forgot your music especially Nancy Spain! He sang his heart out when he lost his speaking voice, Silent Night, I’ll tell me Ma and Nancy Spain.
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In the midst of heartbreak, it is a beautiful thing when those afflicted with Alzheimers recall songs, join in, express recognition in the midst of their confusion…I’m reading your post 30 minutes before tonight’s gig starts…I think of my own father…he died in October 1956 when I was 11…I’m remembering him now…how he used to sing The Kerry Dances and The Pride of Petravore….songs contain and unleash many emotions…
I hope you have a good night here in The National Concert Hall…..
Mixed emotions heading to NCH tonight, first time at a gig since my father passed away in January. Despite his Alzheimer’s, the music kept his spirits high…he never forgot your music especially Nancy Spain! He sang his heart out when he lost his speaking voice, Silent Night, I’ll tell me Ma and Nancy Spain.
In the midst of heartbreak, it is a beautiful thing when those afflicted with Alzheimers recall songs, join in, express recognition in the midst of their confusion…I’m reading your post 30 minutes before tonight’s gig starts…I think of my own father…he died in October 1956 when I was 11…I’m remembering him now…how he used to sing The Kerry Dances and The Pride of Petravore….songs contain and unleash many emotions…
I hope you have a good night here in The National Concert Hall…..