Added: Jul 27, 2008
From: batfancy
Duration: 3:17
www.timeriksen.net My first set in Namest nad Oslavou was in an enormous old stable at the castle. The second was in this lovely Baroque church on the town square. The vibe was great, and I love playing late shows without amplification. Towards the end I had the students from the Sacred Harp singing school come make a square. We sang 47t, 39t and 105 and they sounded really good. They definitely got that it's not concert music, and seemed to be excited about it. My way of singing this song, probably best known as 95 in the Sacred Harp, is heavily influenced by a Boston gospel songster I found in the trash 20 years ago. It almost made it onto the Cordelia's Dad CD "Spine," with Laura Risk on fiddle. For a while we used this to end our festival sets, in part because it was so counterintuitive.
Channel: Music
Tags: alternative eriksen fiddle folk gospel harp hymn northern note roots sacred shape tim
Rating: 5.00 (9 ratings) Views: 614' favoriteCount='6 Comments: 5
berneliz Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - Thanks so much for posting this! I was so sad I couldn't escape from work to get to see you when I was so near and hope you can post from Poland too.
sospello Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - Hi Tim, I am following you on the map as you make your tour--I am excited for your audiences as they discover your masterful interpretations of this most American music.
inatangle Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - Seems like the church walls are playing the fiddle too--wonderful.
bazmanj Says:
Aug 3, 2008 - excellent as always, thanks tim. Are you planning any trips to Britain, preferably Scotland?
batfancy Says:
Aug 14, 2008 - Hey man- I miss that cold wet snow. Hope I can come back for more sometime soon...
zoeplankton Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - nice song! A few years ago, I would go to a fiddle camp here in CA called Fiddlekids. I was lucky enough to get Laura Risk as a teacher for that time and she taught us some great French Canadian tunes. I should probably take a listen to "Spine" soon! Good good stuff...