Steve Layton YouTube Channel: Miriam Bryant sings the DuBose Heyward/George Gershwin classic from Porgy & Bess, "Summertime" on the August 10th, 2013 broadcast of SVT's "Sommarkväll" at The River Cafe, Göteborg, Sweden. http://youtu.be/5cVr9VKmmdo
Just like Swedish summers -short, sweet and sublime- Miriam Bryant singing "Summertime" from Porgy & Bess on SVT's "Sommarkväll";
@MiriamBryant, @Zedd, #GeorgeGershwin
Why this song, now?
Because sometimes you just need to hear an old song you've always known, and hear someone you've just begun to admire and appreciate over the past year, sing that song really well to remind you why you like them.
Miriam's voice is just perfect for this song.
I first saw her perform this iconic song the weekend after it first aired on Swedish TV, and was very keen on sharing it here, since it reveals another aspect of her range, but to be honest, I then sort of spaced it.
It was probably the oppressive summer heat.
It was probably the oppressive summer heat.
Nothing beats Swedish summer! ☀🏊 pic.twitter.com/bt3a51ByIp
— Camilla Lennarth (@camillalennarth) August 4, 2013
Wow, dreamy! RT @swedense As summer is here the country of Sweden is green and full of life pic.twitter.com/TYFUI7D7K8
— swedennewyork.com (@swedennewyork) June 25, 2013
In Sweden, the midnight sun occurs from late May to early August. pic.twitter.com/thaHorVvUS
— Sweden.se (@swedense) June 23, 2013
In any case, when I finally did remember, I thought it was probably long gone from the SVT website after a few weeks, as they are VERY punctual about their rights.
It they say it will be up for 30 days on their website after first being aired, that's it.
It will be gone by Day 31
I've mentioned Miriam in five previous blog posts, but the ones that actually featured her were these two:
August 4, 2013 - Awesome! Miriam Bryant's musical talent is opening eyes and opening doors everywhere -even in the U.S.; video of Miriam performing LIVE Saturday night on TV4's Sommarkrysset at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, easily the best and most-compelling performance of hers I've ever seen; @MiriamBryant, @StereoscopeAB, @Zedd, #pushplay, #sommarkrysset, #happy
http://hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/awesome-miriam-bryants-musical-talent.html@GagasBabee pic.twitter.com/Xgaqvi2jRU
— Miriam Bryant (@MiriamBryant) October 27, 2013
More information on Miriam at: http://www.miriambryantmusic.com/
Miriam Bryant @MiriamBryant https://twitter.com/MiriamBryant
Stereoscope Music Scandinavia @StereoscopeAB https://twitter.com/StereoscopeAB
