Tolkien Music, Introduction and Questions! =)

07-16-2000, 06:39 AM

Hello all!

I promised someone that if he quit smoking, I would read all of Tolkien's books. Sure, it may sound like a nutty promise but I intend to keep my word- I know how hard quitting smoking can be and if my friend manages to quit, then I'll find a way to accomplish my goal too. I read The Hobbitt when I was young but I think I'll have to read it again for it to "count".

As for a bit about me, I'm 28 and female and live in Seattle, WA. I speak English and Swedish (my family's Swedish, I was born in the US). Hobbies include geeking out online, travel, I'm a former windsurfer but don't sail anymore thanks to back injuries and the fact that I don't have a truck to haul my equipment anymore. =)

To motivate myself, I'm trying to find good "background music" to sort of set the scene while I read Tolkien. I've found an mp3.com artist, Bassic, who has some beautiful soothing music inspired by and dedicated to Tolkien (as well as others) and I'd like to find more artists like him (I'll list the URL for Bassic below). I tried doing a search on "Tolkien+music" but most of the stuff I came up with was **** so if you have any recommendations for good "music to read by" please let me know!

Also if you have any other tips on how to get motivated, background stuff I could use when I read, good websites, etc. Please email me!

Bassic is at www.mp3.com/bassic if you wanna check him out.

You can email me at: vinterstjarna@hotmail.com

Thank you so much for any help/advice you can provide!

Best regards,
//HannaH - aka WinterStar

P.S. I just moved to a new house and found out my next door neighbor has a dog named Frodo! I think that's a good sign! =)

07-16-2000, 06:39 AM	#1
vinterstjarna Guest Posts: n/a	Tolkien Music, Introduction and Questions! =) Hello all! I promised someone that if he quit smoking, I would read all of Tolkien's books. Sure, it may sound like a nutty promise but I intend to keep my word- I know how hard quitting smoking can be and if my friend manages to quit, then I'll find a way to accomplish my goal too. I read The Hobbitt when I was young but I think I'll have to read it again for it to "count". As for a bit about me, I'm 28 and female and live in Seattle, WA. I speak English and Swedish (my family's Swedish, I was born in the US). Hobbies include geeking out online, travel, I'm a former windsurfer but don't sail anymore thanks to back injuries and the fact that I don't have a truck to haul my equipment anymore. =) To motivate myself, I'm trying to find good "background music" to sort of set the scene while I read Tolkien. I've found an mp3.com artist, Bassic, who has some beautiful soothing music inspired by and dedicated to Tolkien (as well as others) and I'd like to find more artists like him (I'll list the URL for Bassic below). I tried doing a search on "Tolkien+music" but most of the stuff I came up with was **** so if you have any recommendations for good "music to read by" please let me know! Also if you have any other tips on how to get motivated, background stuff I could use when I read, good websites, etc. Please email me! Bassic is at www.mp3.com/bassic if you wanna check him out. You can email me at: vinterstjarna@hotmail.com Thank you so much for any help/advice you can provide! Best regards, //HannaH - aka WinterStar P.S. I just moved to a new house and found out my next door neighbor has a dog named Frodo! I think that's a good sign! =)