Hey, Since we're on the topic of clubs, does anyone by chance know of any folk clubs in North Dakota? If there are any players near Fargo, we should get together.
Also, could someone link me to Valentin's music that would rock. I lost my computer, and i had already deleted the emails. Thanks, Michael Opp On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Jim Petersen <[email protected]> wrote: > I find it interesting how taste varies from individual to individual. How > do we arrive at these different tastes, what stimulus while we were growing > up formed these variances? Although I do not doubt the man's talent for a > minute the "perfect" word I can use to describe what I heard, especially at > his site is "cacophony". > > I do not know if it is my simplistic approach to life or my lack of music > theory but I think "if you are going to play music make sure it has a > point, it makes it more interesting for the listener." > > This is not meant as a dig to the performer or meant to be harsh, I just do > not > understand it. > > Discussion anyone? > > Peace > > Grey Aengus (aka Jim) > > http://www.greyaengus.com > > > > *often in error, never in doubt* > > > --- On *Fri, 1/30/09, ungava <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: ungava <[email protected]> > Subject: [HG-new] Valentin's music > To: "hurdygurdy" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 8:03 PM > > I found an interesting site a youtube with Valentin Clastrier. > Valentin's web site in French with sound samples! > http://www.valentinclastrier.com/content/index.php > Valentin plays and briefly speaks (in French.) > Just to mention: his music always defies perfect words, but very > complex and exciting. > A thrill. Kind of rock slightly. Some jazz improv., which he clearly > has used devotedly with > the > > hurdy gurdy on his own DCs. It seems to be > in D, the drone is hard to hear, but model, like melodicly centered > around A or the dominant tone, suggesting A minor almost but with Eb > in a D major that gives this an eastern feeling. The "Barana Trio," > but it is more than 3 performers in this film. Behsat Uves drums, > Steven Kamperman soprano sax, Bart Lelivelt accordion... with guests > Valentin Clastrier/hurdygurdy, and Carlo Rizzo on the tambourine. > Live, April, 2007. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yib4QGNYja8&eurl= > refernce-the trio's site: > http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=147140116 > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
