Kei Ishiguro -- Wasureyuki（忘れ雪）

Now the above was just a first dusting of snow back on the 7th. A couple of days ago on the 11th, Toronto and the rest of Southern Ontario got smacked really hard with several centimetres. It's not every year we get hit with a snowstorm this early in November and so it's probably not all that surprising that there are a number of folks who are already in mid-January mode and grumbling for all this snow to go away. Can't quite blame them.

Therefore, it's kinda providential that I was able to pick this one song from the backlog list titled "Wasureyuki" (Snow to Forget) by singer/actress Kei Ishiguro（石黒ケイ）. A track from her 1978 debut album "Monogatari"（ものがたり...Stories）, "Wasureyuki" has that rhythm reminiscent of a waltz and a prima donna ballerina dancing about in some snow-covered forest. There's something rather folksy about it but I think in the end, it's more about the kayo pop. Songwriting vets Takashi Matsumoto and Kyohei Tsutsumi（松本隆・筒美京平）were responsible here.

Ishiguro herself hails from Chigasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture, and has released a total of 12 singles and 14 albums up to 2016, although she took a long break between 1989 and 2005. The Discogs description of "Monogatari" describes it as a mix of funk/soul, blues and pop. I've mentioned that "Wasureyuki" is a pop tune so I'd be interested in hearing some of those other genres through the album.