Good Folk/jazz/swing Music Recs?

Good folk/jazz/swing music recs?

I’m trying to find some jazzy folk music for a friend who swing dances. We don’t overlap on music a ton, but I showed them “Curses” by the Crane Wives and they absolutely loved it! I’m trying to put a playlist together of potential music (some Hadestown songs are already on there), but I need some ideas.

Any suggestions?

Now you’ve got me curious! I don’t know if I matched the characters to the accents correctly, so please forgive me. I googled some accent videos just for the ones in your tags (might not all be accurate because there can be multiple accents in one state/province), and I deduced that the Haus soundscape is CHAOTIC

Jack (Montreal) - if he is a native French speaker over English (sorry I could only find a woman)

Jack (Montreal) - if he is a native English speaker over French (though this voice is WAAAAY deeper than I imagine for him)

Bitty (Georgia) - Jefferson is apparently pretty close to Madison, so I assume it’s similar?

Not sure which character actually? (Boston)

Dex (Maine) - complete with lobsters!

Holster/Nursey (New York)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwny52Ncatk

Some of these still could be wrong, and to be fair, a lot of regional accents are dying out/faded especially when it comes to younger generations. But, in conclusion, the accents that may be bouncing off each other in the Haus are C H A O T I C

Check Please Should Be An Animated Series

Honestly, with the fact that there are so many animated series now that a) have an older audience following and b) have an LGBT audience following, this is kind of the perfect series to adapt!

Just imagine:

Ransom and Holster have an actual theme song for “Hockey Shit with Random and Holster”! I can picture exactly how it sounds in my head, and Jack’s still the only one who can hear it

Not enough material for a full season? ANIMATE BITTY’S TWEETS/THE EXTRAS!!! 

Wait, ANIMATE ASK A WELLIE! Make it another segment like “Hockey Shit”!

Also we could totally include the ghosts haunting Ransom, poor guy

John Johnson the existential goalie 110% has all of his dialogue appear in a speech bubble as he talks (though we don’t see him), but the words are Star Wars intro style

Also I just want Ollie and Wicks randomly appearing throughout the series and commenting on things

IMAGINE HEARING JACK’S VOICE WITH A FRENCH CANADIAN ACCENT

JACK SPEAKING FRENCH

JACK AS AN UGLY BABY

JACK JACK JACK JACK JACK

Bitty and his accent!!!

I’ll probably think of more later (and please add more!), but just - Check Please: the Animated Series!!!

No one:

Me: FINE I guess I have to write a Howl’s Moving Castle live-action, book-accurate mini-series script ALL BY MYSELF

One of my favourite items ever left behind at my work has to be this fancy-looking cane. It didn’t seem like anything special (a bit of pretty detail work, sure), but then my co-worker picked it up one time and it rattled. So, he tried unscrewing it, and you know what that cane was?

A DAGGER CANE.

Like this:

Seriously, the top part of this cane is a dagger!?!?!? Totally unexpected, probably pretty dangerous, but now all I can imagine is Kaz Brekker wielding one of these bad boys and duping everyone into thinking he’s unarmed.

The Artino Sisters

I just finished Supernova, and now I desperately need a short story about Magpie and Nova finding out they are sisters

Because let’s face it, although they’d both be secretly relieved of guilt (Nova) and cautiously happy (Magpie), they 110% would not admit it 

Magpie: WHAT DO YOU MEAN I’M RELATED TO INSOMNIA??? I’D RATHER BE AN ORPHAN!

Nova: And here I thought Ace Anarchy was the worst possible relative

*cue them both screaming insults and denial while Adrian and Captain Chromium have to physically hold them back*

But also after Adrian and his dads have tried to hash out a plan for getting them on the same page, they accidentally spy on a quiet moment between them where Nova’s hesitantly explaining what their family used to be like

And while Magpie’s not saying anything, she’s also not hurling insults or running away

And that’s when the Everharts are hopeful for the two Artino sisters - even if they go back to screaming at each other the moment they notice someone watching them

Ngozi Ukazu absolutely nailed hockey culture

Seriously, my friend sent me this interview with a hockey captain from a few years ago, and I just... From the nicknames to the chirps, it just reads like @ngoziu​ wrote it for the @omgcheckplease​ Samwell team!

[Interview Transcript:

Title: Ten questions with captain Shirley

Collin Shirley led the Kamloops Blazers in scoring last season, registering 79 points, 37 of them goals. The 20-year-old forward from Saskatoon was named captain last month. KTW reporter Marty Hastings got to know Shirley and his teammates in this 10-question survey.

KTW: What’s on your iPod?

CS: I probably have the biggest mix you can find, but I love my country like a good Saskatchewan boy. [Cam] Reagan has got me into the rap lately. I usually rip him in our interviews, but it’s kind of catchy, so I like what he’s got.

KTW: What’s your favourite movie?

CS: It’s probably Endless Love. Me, Daws [Dawson Davidson], Nolan [Kneen] and Millzy [Erik Miller], we watch it probably three or four time a year. It’s unreal. We shed a few tears.

KTW: What team in the B.C. Division do you dislike the most and why?

CS: That’s a pretty easy question. It’s Kelowna for sure. It’s not even a dislike. It’s just the rivalry we have, especially after last year, losing in Game 7. It still hits pretty close to home. I like the battle.

KTW: What is your pre-game ritual?

CS: I’m always knocking on wood. Benjy [Quinn Benjafield] always makes fun of me. And I listen to music before the game.

KTW: Who is the most romantic Kamloops Blazer?

CS: Come on. That’s not even a question. Cam Reagan. He’s always got a new girl or getting over another girl. He likes talking about the dates and taking girls out. We like getting on his case about it.

KTW: If you were going to go to one person on the team for life advice, who would it be?

CS: Joe Gatenby. I’ve got to know him a little bit since he’s been traded here. He’s a serious guy and he’s really down to earth. He’s got his head screwed on right. The last guy I would go to is Cam Reagan.

KTW: What’s your favourite food?

CS: Steak, potatoes and cheesecake. I could have a bath in cheesecake. It’s unbelievable. The biggest appetite on the team is probably Jermaine [Loewen] or Reags. We always have our trips to A&W. They guys will have a burger, root beer and fries, but Reags is always getting the Chubby Chicken wraps. I have a lot of fun with him. I hope he doesn’t get too upset with me.

KTW: Who are the best- and worst-dressed Blazers? 

CS: The best-dressed Blazer is, besides myself, would have to be Reags. He’s got the cool bracelets, hats and always with the nice shoes. He’s high maintenance when it comes to that stuff. The worst is Connor Ingram. It’ll be plus-25 and he wears sweatpants and a hoodie. When he stops 40 pucks a night, we’ll let him do his thing.

KTW: If you could trade lives with anyone, who would it be and why?

CS: Probably the One Direction boys, just to see how life is on the road for them and how they go about their business. Me, Daws, Needer [Matt Needham] and Millzy made a music video and threw it in the group chat. We’re pretty good. I’m right there in the mix with them. I wouldn’t be ashamed of having it out there.

KTW: If you had access to a time machine, where would you go and why?

CS: I’d probably go back to the 1980 Olympics, with the USA and the Soviets. That’s another movie I love. It would be kind of cool to see how that played out, watch the game and the events of those Olympics.]