We had the joy last night of hearing these wizards whose extraordinary skill even was outshone by their ease and vibrancy onstage. As a newly-made baby bouncer, it was great for me to hear such connected, natural music, born of a language which, though I don’t speak it, I could tell was not being contorted […]
Why do we love these traditions that come through people? What are they a voice of? I’ve always believed that nature has a lot to do with it, and I get fascinated noticing the way that voice manifests itself in the irregularities of each tradition. For example, there are many varieties of rhythmic feel which […]
Check out this beautiful version of Unknowing that Jon emailed me from the road - he recorded it in hotels and dressing rooms on the Ottmar tour. Jon’s Unknowing