Spotify
We have put together this Spotify playlist with a selection of Kipling-related music containing both his verses set to music and music inspired by his works. If there is something you know is already on Spotify and would like to see added, please let Mike Kipling know at michaelrkipling@gmail.com
Kipling and Music
Brian Mattinson has written a detailed study relating to the setting of Kipling’s work to music, both during Kipling’s lifetime and thereafter, it can be read here. Brian has also compiled a comprehensive catalogue of the Musical settings of Kipling’s verse.
Singing Kipling
The website editor (yours truly) is a keen singer of his own settings of Kipling’s verses under the name ‘Singing Kipling’ and invites you to sample any of the below…
Mandalay (live/Ian+Rich 030425)
Gentlemen-Rankers (live/Ian 261024) – with thanks to The Whiffenpoof Song composer(s).
The Ballad of the Bolivar (live/Ian 261024)
A Carol (live/Ian 261024)
An Old Song (live/Ian 261024)
Carmen Simlaense (live/Ian+Rich 030425)
The Bee-Boys Song (live/Ian+Rich 030425)
I Have a Thousand Men (live/Ian 261024)
The Undertaker’s Horse (live/Ian 261024)
The Glory of the Garden (live/Ian+Rich 030425)
Jobson’s Amen (live/Ian 261024)
Rimini (live/Ian 261024)
Christmas in India (live/Ian 261024)
Christmas ‘Neath an Eastern Sun (A Ballad of Bitterness) (live/Ian 261024)
To The Hills (A Ballad of Burial) (live/Ian 261024)
Arithmetic On The Frontier (live/Ian 130125)
A Ripple Song (live/Ian 130125)
Bridge-Guard in the Karroo (live/Ian 130125)
Brookland Road (live/Ian 150225)
Jenny (The Liner, She’s A Lady) (live/Ian 150425)
The Dutch in the Medway (live/Ian+Rich 030425)
If you are a member and wish to share your own Kipling recordings on this page, please contact Ian at iantks@icloud.com