Hive profile

Barbara

@purplesinger

Musician and ex teacher

102 followers 86 following 1,060 posts Reputation 65.5

Barbara
@purplesinger Aug 10, 2023, 8:04 PM UTC

Hive Open Mic Week 174 'Run'

Hello Hivers, I hope you're all having a good week. The theme 'Beacon of Light' had me feeling a bit concerned because I didn't think I knew any songs about light...but actually when I started lookin…

24 upvotes 14 replies $0.81
Barbara
@purplesinger Aug 3, 2023, 4:14 PM UTC

Hive Open mic week 173 'The Way We Were'

Hello everyone, I hope you are all having fun with this weeks theme of Memories. Memories play such an important part in our lives. Not only because we need to remember essential day to day tasks but…

649 upvotes 15 replies $4.22
Barbara
@purplesinger Jul 28, 2023, 5:51 PM UTC

Hive Open mic week 172 Bring Him Home piano and vocal cover

About 25 years ago I went to see the musical 'Les Miserables' in London. There are several very well known songs in that musical though at the time I knew none of them. Back then it wasn't as easy to…

655 upvotes 22 replies $5.66
Barbara
@purplesinger Jul 18, 2023, 9:26 PM UTC

Hive Open Mic Week 171 I'm Still Standing (Cover)

It is an unfortunate fact that not all relationships work out well. So many songs are about being in love but there must be almost as many songs about breaking up with a partner. This song 'I'm Still…

64 upvotes 25 replies $9.77
Barbara
@purplesinger Jul 12, 2023, 8:46 PM UTC

Hive Open Mic week 170 Pure Imagination

Hello Hive musicians. I've been away for a while as work got incredibly busy but now I have a little bit more time for myself for a month or two, so I hope to be contributing to this page more often…

521 upvotes 19 replies $12.20
Barbara
@purplesinger May 13, 2023, 8:49 AM UTC

Hive Open Mic week 161 original piano music 'Lucy'

My offering for hive open mic 161 is a little piano piece that I wrote in honour of my Mother's lovely dog 'Lucy'. Lucy is the sweetest girl but lively and playful too. She is a border collie and is…

544 upvotes 17 replies $4.49
Barbara
@purplesinger May 4, 2023, 3:25 PM UTC

Hive Open Mic Week 160 He Ain't Heavy (Cover)

'Fraternity' literally translated means brotherhood, so I chose this week to sing a song by The Hollies, 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother'. The story behind this song starts way back in 1918 when a bo…

61 upvotes 1 downvotes 19 replies $9.39
Barbara
@purplesinger Apr 29, 2023, 5:20 PM UTC

Open Mic week 159 You've got a Friend (Cover)

After a couple of very busy weeks, I've been able to come on here and listen to some of your entries for the great theme for this week. There is an old saying 'You can't choose your family but you ca…

812 upvotes 14 replies $6.38
Barbara
@purplesinger Apr 6, 2023, 4:48 PM UTC

Hive Open Mic week 156 For All We Know (Cover)

Hello fellow Hivers, I hope you are having a good week and enjoying making music wherever you may be. Tis weeks theme 'To The End' could perhaps be seen as a little bit sad. In life we don't like to…

97 upvotes 21 replies $1.62
Barbara
@purplesinger Mar 30, 2023, 4:27 PM UTC

Hive Open Mic Week 155 Woman to Woman (Cover)

Hello fellow Hivers, I hope you've ha a good week. I wasn't sure what to chose for this week's theme of DNA. I had to think about it quite hard to find a song, though I suppose one could interpret it…

876 upvotes 1 downvotes 22 replies $15.42