During her long labor the first song Shara needed to hear was Clare and The Reasons song, “You Got Time”. She played the song on repeat… for a looooooooong time. Other artists on the labor playlist were The Living Sisters, Led Zepplin, and Renee Fleming. The lyric’s from Tim Fite’s sing along song “Burn it down” were changed to “baby come on down down down, down down down, please come on down!” and finally after the midwife told Shara that she had to push like she really wanted that baby to come, she cranked Prince’s “The Beautiful Ones” and sang “I want you!!! baby baby baby I want you! Yes I do!”. After 24 hours of labor, Shara and her midwives peacefully came to the conclusion that her big boy needed to be delivered by c-section. After the delivery, the surgeon asked Shara if she had anything to sing and from the operating table came a happy, though quiet refrain of the Hallelujah chorus.

Baby Constantine’s favorite band is, of course, The Constantines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChXlPd0H1MU

06.17.2010 – The new IFC Original Series DINNER WITH THE BAND is the first cooking show to combine culinary delights, musical performances and conversations with select acclaimed indie music artists. DINNER WITH THE BAND debuts April 27 at 10:30 pm ET/PT in IFC’s Tuesday night AUTOMAT programming block, following two new back-to-back 15-minute episodes of FOOD PARTY.

In each of the 30-minute episodes, celebrated NYC rock-n-roll chef Sam Mason (Tailor, WD-50), invites a band over to his Brooklyn loft where he teaches them how to add his signature culinary spin to their favorite “on-tour” food. Throughout the show, Chef Mason and the artists converse on food, music and life while cooking together. After they “chow down” they “get down” as each act takes to the loft’s living room to play a rockin’ musical set.

On June 22, DINNER WITH THE BAND will feature special guest band MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND. Shara Worden visits the loft with her string quartet and will play some of her beautiful tunes, and indulge in Sam’s cooking.

On the menu: Inspired by one of her songs, “Apples,” Sam is making a meal with apples in every dish. Dragonfly Tenderloin (Roast Pork Tenderloin stuffed with apples and plum paste), Gentleman Sprouts (brussel sprout salad with apples), and a side of charred cinnamon apple sauce. All this will be washed down with The Workhorse, which is Sam’s take on a Rum Old fashioned, garnished with apples. In between helping out with the meal, My Brightest Diamond graces Sam’s friends with the song, “Inside a Boy” and the song, “Apples.”

1) Colin Stetson – 3 June at 1pm in the Playhouse

2) Blind Boys of Alabama – 3 June at 5:15pm on ABC Radio

3) Blind Boys of Alabama – 4 June at 8:50am on Channel 7’s Sunrise!

4) Slow Music Night – 4 June at 8pm in the Concert Hall of SOH (1 new song written by Shara especially for this night, accompanied by Colin Stetson, and 2 songs with the Blind Boys of Alabama)

5) Blind Boys of Alabama – 5 June at 8pm in the Concert Hall of SOH (3 songs)

with a host of other performers

in a tribute to the Nico,

hosted by John Cale and his band,

on April 11th.

For more information you can go

HERE to download the press pdf

or get ticket info.

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