Meladramas

"Queen of the Night"
1985
Romain de Tirtoff
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Meladramas

Saturday, June 04, 2022

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"St. John's Wort”

Easy to see why
I'm mesmerized by flowers
making their entrance...

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Pamela MacCarthy Photos 2022

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"Photinia Glabra buds”

I look forward to visiting
Kyodo no Mori Park
later this month,
for the annual
Ajisai (Hydrangea) Festival!

"The Flowered Room"

Harold Budd

From The Album

The Room

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Harold Budd, June Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Seasonal Flowers, Spring 2022, YouTube

8:25 PM

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

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"A Patch of Orange"”

When doing errands
I love passing wild flowers
on my bicycle...

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6-2022 Music Playlist:

Custom Job - Duncan Grey
Remind Me Tomorrow - Coss & Luca Musto
Atrocity Exhibition - Joy Division
Domino - Van Morrison
Fire On The Mountain (I-II-III) - Wand
A Flaw In The Iris - Death And Vanilla
Twilight (Acid Pauli Remix) - Noema
Gentle Rain - Houston Person, Ron Carter
Part Two - In My Own Way - Ray LaMontagne
My White Devil - Echo & The Bunnymen
Douceurs Ternaires - Chet Baker
Before I Sleep - Marika Hackman
Tokyo - The Books
A Little Blues - Be Good Tanyas

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, June Photos, Music playlist, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022

12:15 AM

Thursday, May 26, 2022

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"Calla Lily Leaves”

I love the way the
light, shadow, and color move
fluidly throughout...

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"Gentle Rain"
(L. Bonfá)

Houston Pierson, ts,
Ron Carter, b

From The Album

Remember Love

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Callas Lily Leaves, Haiku, Houston Person & Ron Carter, May Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, YouTube

9:01 AM

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

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"SMILE 25"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

9” X 13”
22.8 X 33.2cm

Entirely too much
to fucking process lately
Get my box of paints...

© 2022 Pamela MacCarthy

"Fire on the Mountain"
(I-II-III)

Wand

From The Album

Ganglion Reef

Till Next Time...

Labels: "SMILE 25", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, Wand, Watercolor Paintings, YouTube

3:29 AM

Monday, May 23, 2022

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"Green And Blue”

End of May this year
finds me with nothing to say
and a racing mind...

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"Remind Me Tomorrow"

Coss & Luca Musto

From The Album

Remind Me Tomorrow

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Coss & Luca Musto, Haiku, May Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, YouTube

12:19 AM

Saturday, May 14, 2022

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"Necessary Equipment:
A Wild Rose, A Fan, and A Crying Towel”

Introspection is
seeing a kaleidescope
within the raindrops...

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Pamela MacCarthy Photos 2022

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"Wild Roses In The Rain”

"Douceurs Ternaires"
(V. Cosma)

Chet Baker, t
Hervé Sellin, pf
Maurice Vander, keys
Pierre Gossez, s, cl
Jean-Jacques Justafre, fh
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, b
John Guerin, ds

From The Album

Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (Sentimental Walk In Paris)

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Chet Baker, Haiku, May Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Roses, Spring 2022, YouTube

1:21 AM

Saturday, May 07, 2022

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"Happy Mother's Day”

Digital

To my mother, Shirley,
and to myself, and all mothers all over the world,
Happy Mother's Day, 2022!

”The Ladder”

Röyksopp

From the Album

Profound Mysteries

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Digital Art 2022, Haiku, Happy Mother's Day, My mother Shirley, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Röyksopp, Spring 2022, YouTube

7:00 PM

Friday, May 06, 2022

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"Hyacinth Orchids"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Washi Postcard

Always during the
nicest weather of Springtime,
it's Mary's birthday...

© 2022 Pamela MacCarthy

Happy Birthday, Mary!

5-2022 Music Playlist:

Singularity - New Order
Erotica Nervosa - Duncan Gray, ft. Sarah Rebecca
Anna Painting - Four Tet
Talking Loud And Clear - OMD
Alone In Kyoto - Air
Girl I Love You - Massive Attack
Smoke Ring - Robert Levon Been
Cello Song - The Books, ft. José González
Walkin' Blues - Sonny Landreth
Days Of Bloom - Thelma's Dream
Helium Reprise - Tom Waits and the Tin Hat Trio
The Ladder - Röyksopp
Hi-Heel Sneakers - Blue Mitchell Quintet
Broad Gold - Iris DeMent

Till Next Time...

Labels: "Hyacinth Orchids", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Etegami 2022, Haiku, Music playlist, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, Watercolor Paintings

6:45 PM

Sunday, May 01, 2022

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"New Green”

May, and Golden Week
I try not to plan things then-
Just let them unfold...

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"Don't Give Up"

Peter Gabriel, ft. Ane Brun
and the New Blood Orchestra

From The Album

New Blood

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Golden Week, Haiku, May Photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Peter Gabriel, Spring 2022, YouTube

8:25 PM

Thursday, April 28, 2022

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"White Passion Flower”

April's flowers are
blooming all over the place
and with them, fragrance...

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Pamela MacCarthy Photos 2022

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”White Azaleas And Rust”

"Osiris Pt #1"

Klaus Schulze

From His Upcoming Album

Deus Arrakis

Klaus Schulze
4 August, 1947 - 26 April, 2022
R.I.P.

Till Next Time...

Labels: April Photos, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Klaus Schulze, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, YouTube

7:04 AM

Friday, April 22, 2022

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"Yae-Zakura”
(Late Blooming, Many-Petaled Cherry Blossoms)

While on errands,
I sat down to take a break
and look, what's overhead!

© 2022 Pamela MacCarthy

"Broad Gold"

(I. DeMent, A. Akhmatova)

Iris DeMent, pf, vo
Richard Bennett, g
Leo Kottke, g
Jon Graboff, pedal steel
Dave Jacques, b
Bryan Owings, perc

From the Album

The Trackless Woods

Till Next Time...

Labels: April Photos, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Cherry Blossoms 2022, Haiku, Iris DeMent, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, Yaezakura, YouTube

9:20 PM

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

With

吉岡秀晃
Hideaki Yoshioka - piano

2 Shows, Open 6PM, 7:30pm (19:30) Start

Club Kei
J-Akasaka Bldg B1
Akasaka 6-3-15
Minato-ku 107-0052 Tokyo
J-赤坂ビルB1、赤坂6-3-15, 港区107-0052東京都
TEL. 03-3586-5151

Booking Inquiries :
(ブッキング問い合わせ)

mellamaccar@gmail.com

Till Next Time...

Labels: Club Kei Akasaka, Jazz Vocalist Pamela MacCarthy, Pamela MacCarthy's Live Schedule, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, パメラマッカーシー

9:19 AM

Saturday, April 16, 2022

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"Easter Dogwoods”

Happy Easter!

"The Cello Song"
(N. Drake)

The Books, ft. José González

From the Album

Music For A French Elevator And Other Oddities

Till Next Time...

Labels: April Photos, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Dogwood Flowers, Happy Easter 2022, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, The Books, YouTube

11:23 AM

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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"Floating Dogwoods”

Powder blue skies and
hints of green buds opening...
And then, the Dogwoods!

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"The Nocturnes"

1. Op. 9 No 1, in B flat minor, larghetto
2. Op. 9 No 2, in E flat major, andante
3. Op. 9 No 3, in B major, allegretto
(F. Chopin)

Maria João Pires

From the Album

Chopin, Maria João Pires - The Nocturnes

Till Next Time...

Labels: April Photos, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Frédéric Chopin, Haiku, Maria João Pires, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, YouTube

7:25 AM

Saturday, April 09, 2022

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"In And Out"

Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper

13” X 9”
33.2 X 22.8 cm

April's the month for
birds songs, painting, and daydreams...
And music, of course

© 2022 Pamela MacCarthy

4-2022 Music Playlist:

Howl - John Foxx & The Maths
Blue Monday - New Order
Oulhin - Bombino
Half The Day Is Night - Gábor Szabó
Carry Fire - Robert Plant
Lost Verses - Sun Kil Moon
Halfway To Nowhere - Chelou
Let's Go - Club des Belugas
Echo - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Brad Mehldau
Cucurrucucú Paloma - Caetano Veloso
Come A Little Closer/Wild Is The Wind - Shirley Horn

Till Next Time...

Labels: "In And Out", Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Intuitive Painting, Music playlist, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, Watercolor Paintings

3:12 AM

Friday, April 08, 2022

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"Purple”

I was riding by
when I saw purple flowers...
Necessary stop!

© 2022 Pamela MacCarthy

My gig last Friday went very well,
I was pleasantly surprised when a guest musician,
Manabe-san, sat in on drums.
I haven't played with a drummer for a while,
and it was a welcome spark!
Also a visiter from The Netherlands came back to see my show.
That was a very nice surprise!

A great evening, many thanks to my fellow musicians, friends and fans!

Now, I will take a short break from the bandstand.
Stay tuned, for live schedule updates!

Pamela MacCarthy Photos 2022

Labels: April Photos, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, Sun Kil Moon, YouTube

6:03 AM

Thursday, March 31, 2022

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"Skyscapers And Cherry Blossoms”

The blossoms arrive,
and with them seems to come change...
Hang on to your hat!

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Pamela MacCarthy Photos 2022

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"Blossoms: Last Day Of March”

My show at Club Kei is tomorrow night, on April Fool's Day!

"Half The Day Is Night"
(G. McFarland)

Gary McFarland, pf, arr.
Gábor Szabó, g
Jim Stewart, g
Tony Miranda, Ray Alonge, Brooks Tillotson, frh
Louis Kabok, b
Jim Keltner, ds
Hal Gordon, perc
Julius Schacter, vn
George Ricci,vlc

From the Album

Dreams

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Cherry Blossoms 2022, Gábor Szabó, Haiku, March photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, YouTube

3:09 AM

Sunday, March 27, 2022

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"Floating”
(Magnolia Kobus)

A strange day, today
It's warm, but nothing inspires
Then, in the distance...

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Pamela MacCarthy Photos 2022

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, Jessica Williams, March photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, White Magnolias, YouTube

7:05 AM

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Friday, April 1st, 2022
(4月1日金曜日)

AT

With

青木弘武
Aoki, Hiromu - piano

水橋孝
Takashi "Gon" Mizuhashi - bass

2 Shows, Open 5PM (18-00) Start: TBA

Club Kei
J-Akasaka Bldg B1
Akasaka 6-3-15
Minato-ku 107-0052 Tokyo
J-赤坂ビルB1、赤坂6-3-15, 港区107-0052東京都
TEL. 03-3586-5151

Booking Inquiries :
(ブッキング問い合わせ)

mellamaccar@gmail.com

Till Next Time...

Labels: Club Kei Akasaka, Jazz Vocalist Pamela MacCarthy, Pamela MacCarthy's Live Schedule, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2022, パメラマッカーシー, 青木弘武

8:29 PM