Dear list,
just returning from a very successfull "tour" to the german island
Ruegen where we played the baroque lute duets by Telemann, the D-Major
Weiss duet and the duet by Gleimius. This weekend I had the rather
unusual experience of playing the lute on an open-air rock-festival.
I was invited to play there a while ago and out of curiosity accepted
the gig. ("Sommerschein-Festival", http://www.sommerschein.de, pictures
from a past festival on
http://www.sommerschein.de/content/galerieall/rockblock/galerie/index.php)
I arrived early and listened to the band playing at that time - rather
strange lyrics in combination with a not so talented singer (not just
that he had not a good voice - he also missed the tones. But the drummer
was good).
I went to the information, got my backstage card and the information
where and when I would have to play. Somewhere on the festival area was
a tent - actually it was a tent in form of nomad tent known as "Jurte"
where I had to play. Soon my gig began and the tent began to be filled.
I started playing music from Ms.1512 and some english lute music before
changing to the baroque lute and playing music by Baron and Kropffganss
somewhere in a crowd of wild-looking young people with strange clothes
and hair style. The applause was cordial (and to my great relief much
better than that for the bands I have heard there playing) and the
interest in the instrument and the music was great. They seem to enjoy
very much that I allowed the one or the other to touch and play my
instruments. I even had problems to get rid of some of those guys.
I had the one or the other contact and got some invitation to play in
jazz pubs of the area. Afterwards I listened to the next band (some kind
of "Sex Pistols" music) and then went away with the good feeling that
our music even "works" in a very different environment and to a very
different audience.
Best wishes
Thomas
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