Seasonal Splash: My Photo and Christmas Music

I have just received copies of the above CD, which features my photograph of Mumbles in the snow. It was taken from my study window during our time in the city.

The CD features music by the Dunvant Male Choir. The CD cover was produced by students (under Paul Hazel) at Swansea Metropolitan University.

If you fancy some Christmas music from Wales and would like to buy a copy, purchasing details can be found here.

And, incidentally, you can see another of my snowy scenes of Mumbles here on the Golau Cancer Foundation homepage. 

The President, the Poet and the Performers

Poet, Elizabeth Alexander is to read at the inauguration ceremony of President Obama, who was seen recently with a copy of Walcott's Collected Poems.

P.S. Just for those who can't resist a catchy tune: There's no one as Irish as Barack Obama. The Corrigan Brothers (aka Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys) starred on the Late Late Show on Irish TV on 7 November 2008. Irish American Democrats have invited the band to play at the inauguration party on 19 January 2009. The Guardian ran a feature on Obama's Irish lineage back in 2007.

• Trees for the President (Terry Allen)