3 venues, 6 concerts
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The Dreyland Festival attracted approximately 1000 guests. Excellent conclusion in Wehr with the “wild younger guy” Selwyn Birchwood of Orlando.
The 6th Dreyland Blues Competition attracted nearly 1000 visitors. Every of the three venues designed their have live performance atmosphere, starting off with the idyllic Lousy Sckingen castle park, by means of the intimate Schopfheim city park in a pure location, to the urban ambiance of the Wehrer Talschulplatz at the closing celebration on a Saturday night. The Schopfheim affiliation “Exbluesive – Jazz und Blues Sdbaden” has authorized the competition, perfectly organized in each and every regard, to run smoothly with its commitment on internet site.
Poor Sckingen: Blues made in Germany
“Blues designed in Germany” provided on Thursday night the 1st day of the festival in the castle park of Poor Sckingen. Very first off, Tbingen’s Black Cat Bone confirmed exactly where the blues hammer hangs. With a basic Chicago groove, guitar-wealthy blues rock and melancholy sluggish blues, the band, boasting 44 a long time of phase knowledge, has shown their musical mastery. Singer Tanja Telschow quickly observed the viewers obtain in the beginning relatively reserved and certain with her strong alto voice and a good part of charisma.
“It is really superb to be again on a serious stage, enjoying in front of a genuine viewers and listening to serious applause.”Guitarist Gunther Richter
In the close, not only did the viewers seem to be to delight in the live performance, simply because in the stop guitarist Gunter Richter declared: “The very last two years have been awful. It can be wonderful to be back again on a actual stage, taking part in in front of a real audience and listening to authentic applause. “. And they were amply rewarded.
So the Bluesanova lit fireworks in a excellent mood, no matter of the rain. With their retro combine of blues ‘n’ boogie, rockabilly, common blues and rock ‘n’ roll, the 5 Münsteran ripped audiences out of their seats. Melvin Schulz proved to be a good singer with a fantastic voice, and with his bold Elvis hip swing and easygoing manner of him, he acquired the sympathy of the viewers on his side. Guitarist Filipe de la Torre and keyboardist Nico Dreier sparked acclaim yet again and again with furious solos. The band didn’t acquire prolonged to talk to for an encore, so the night finished with a cheerful dance party.
Schopfheim: The youthful blues genres will make you sit again and take be aware
Two associates of the younger blues generation honored each individual other in Schopfheim metropolis park. Irish singer, guitarist and songwriter Grainne Duffy received things started out. She confident with standard, rock and present day. She was followed by Vanessa Collier, American singer, saxophonist and guitarist. Her earthy and soulful voice, her passionate saxophone and the great band behind her designed the concert a feast for the ears. Just one of her many highlights was her edition of Tina Turner’s strike “I cannot stand the Rain,” which ended in a actual impromptu fight amongst saxophone and guitar. Vanessa Collier managed to captivate the audience with her songs and make it dance.
Wehr: Two American musicians encourage in the valley faculty sq.
Two American musicians performed the very last two concert events of the festival on Talschulplatz in Wehr. It begun with Jim Kahr, a veteran of the Chicago blues. He has been on phase for far more than 50 many years. Accompanied only by bass and drums, he was deeply rooted in his hometown blues. Then Sir Waldo Weathers joined them. The Kentucky saxophonist and singer has been in James Brown’s band for 15 years. That night time he nearly stole the present from Kahr when he playfully strolled through the audience and then warmed up the viewers with “Sexual intercourse Machine”.
Just after a short hiatus, she played Selwyn Birchwood of Orlando, Florida. For him it was the first and presently only concert in Germany. Everyone who assumed they experienced heard all the blues versions prior to was taught differently from the “younger savage”. His guitar taking part in was whole of ingenuity: the passages of “Star Wars” or “When the Saints Go March” ended up intertwined. He performed classic blues so boldly and energetically that the concert-goers temporarily forgot to dance and just listened. The lap metal guitar was also employed, an open up Hawaiian guitar played on his thighs.
A favourable equilibrium indicates: to keep on
Josef Wagner and Manfred Bockey of Exbluesive had been pleased with the BZ and have drawn a favourable equilibrium. The increasing reaction to the festival is encouraging, and so they want to proceed to enthusiastically carry the blues to the persons. One particular matter is specific for her: to continue on.
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