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From The Desk Of Nick Garrie: Singing “In The Bleak Midwinter” With The Meadowbrook Montessori School

In 1969 Nick Garrie recorded The Nightmare Of J.B. Stanisla, a lush folk/pop album. When collectors discovered it in the ’80s, it began fetching astronomical sums, and it was eventually reissued on CD in 2005. Garrie’s life in obscurity has too many twists to recount, but includes two albums as Nick Hamilton and an opening spot on a Leonard Cohen tour in 1984. The Moon And The Village (Tapete), Garrie’s first release in 23 years, is another subtle charmer. His mellow vocals are supported by arrangements that let his stories glow with a warm inner light. Garrie will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week.

Garrie: To my mind, the most beautiful English Christmas carol. The children sing it from the heart. Every Christmas, I go out to the Swiss Alps and sing the Christmas songs. And when I finish, I go out, and there is usually a band of chortling angels on the roof cheering me on.