Monthly Archives: October 2011

NRW’s Best Streetmusician sought

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Arne Schmitt

WDR TV programme ‚Daheim & Unterwegs’ will be presenting 10 street musicians over the coming weeks.  They have been shortlisted by viewers who were asked to name the people they most enjoyed see playing on the streets.

On 24 October 4.15pm on WDR it will be the turn of Arne Schmitt who is often to be found with his gleaming piano on the streets of Bonn.

Maybe you will recognize other performers presented too?  The jury includes Kölsch Rocker Peter Brings and Kelly Family man Peter Kelly – himself a former street musician.
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Bert Jansch – Unsung Guitar Hero

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Bert Jansch performing at the Green Man Festival

Image: c. Chris Barber. Dartford, England

 

You probably didn’t notice it, but a guitar legend died recently. No, not Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page or even Slash – but someone who probably influenced all of these fine musicians. He certainly influenced one of my early Folk Heroes, so I’ll pass you on to that man, Ralph Mctell, who had this to say on his Homepage about the gifted Bert Jansch:

RALPH MCTELL ON BERT JANSCH

Double Dangerous – Erja & Meena

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Meena and Erja LyytinenA rock can be smoothe or it can be, well, rocky.  The same can be said of Rock Musicians. If you were at Tuesdays Harmonie concert with Meena Cryle and Erja Lyytinen then you will certainly know what I mean. Meena, sporting an Elvis T-shirt and faded jeans, Erja in figure hugging short black dress with feather draped shoulders.  Meena with wild hair falling where it will, Erja with coiffered locks trimmed to precision above precisely defined eyebrows.  Most importantly of all – Meena with a raw, pleading, Joplinesque voice, Erja’s vocals flowing like silky smooth chocolate. Continue reading →