Anybody for Kiel?

Yesterday "my second guitarist" who in fact is the "second main chief executiv of the Kiel-Retreat" and me jammed along and talked about the last development. I can pretty much feel how hard it is to decide either going to Kiel or to Crisfield in September. But it really is a pity that we Kiel folks once were 16 participants of whom now are around 7 left. Not everybody of the rest did cancel because of Crisfield. But several did. The more folks we are in Kiel, the cheaper the house will be for each of us. Reverse is true also.

There may be some folks who thought of coming to Kiel, but did not tell me so far. It is true for us too (as Danny says about his UK-Forum): „We are a friendly bunch. So jump in, the water is warm!“
Making music with friends is much more satisfying than playing alone in your sitting room. Imagine your banjo being accompanied by guitars, other banjos, tin whistles etc. Or vice versa. Even if you would name yourself a „bloddy beginner“, this Kiel retreat is for you! We all will earn from one another. This is Patrick´s way of teaching and learning and it went very well through the years. You can read this on his blog just now again.

And if your from Europe, it´s not as far as Crisfield :-)))

Anybody for Kiel?

Als ich gestern mal wieder mit der „Hilfsgitarristin“ und maßgeblichen Mit-Organisatorin des Kiel-Retreat gejamt habe, haben wir noch mal die letzte Entwicklung Revue passieren lassen. Obwohl ich den Konflikt zwischen der Entscheidung nach Kiel zu fahren oder nach Crisfield wirklich nicht unterschätze – ich hätte auch geschwankt, wenn ich die Alternative gehabt hätte – ist es doch jammerschade, dass inzwischen nur noch ca. 7 Teilnehmer für Kiel fest „gebucht“ sind. Wir waren mal 16. Nicht alle haben wegen Crisfield abgesagt, aber doch einige. Je mehr Teilnehmer wir sind, desto billiger wird die ganze Sache für jeden von uns. Das gilt allerdings auch umgekehrt.

Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass mancher Leser dieses Blogs mit der Idee gespielt hat, sich „zu trauen“ und nach Kiel zu kommen – sich dann aber aus allerlei Gründen bisher noch nicht gemeldet hat. Leute, wie schreibt Danny in seinem UK-Forum immer: „We are a friendly bunch. So jump in, the water is warm!“ Banjo, Gitarre etc. mit anderen zusammen zu spielen ist viel schöner, als im stillen Kämmerlein zu üben. Jeder, auch der sich selbst als „bloody beginner“ bezeichnen würde, ist herzlich willkommen. Wir werden alle voneinander lernen! Das ist Patrick´s Konzept und es hat sich seit Jahren bewährt (das kann gerade jetzt auf seinem Blog gut verfolgt werden).
Ich warte auf Eure Anmeldungen.

Anybody else going to the OTHER retreat?

The CBR (Crisfield BAHA Retreat) understandably is of great attraction to all of us. As it coincides with the Kiel retreat more and more cancellations of the Kiel meeting arrive. Just got one more. Now we are less than ten applicants left. Hopefully there will be some guys from around Kiel who will join us. But the "artists in resident" will be the backbone of the retreat. And they will bear the financial costs. The fewer we are, the more each one will have to pay (well, of course the costs are not very high). We could need some more participants!
So give your heart a nudge, dear reader. (Almost) nothing aquivalents the fantastic view from our retreat´s place across the baltic sea (not even - let´s say - Jane´s Island Park).
It´s true, the Costello´s are missing here, but we could try an internet conference, huh?
And we definetly will sing some BAHA songs here too like "Ears in Heaven", "Dr. Niparcho, the Magic Dragon", "The Baltimore (Fire) Implant", "Driving to the Clinic of Baltimore", "Come On Let´s (Twist) Hear Again", "Take a Walk on the Sound Side".

(Nearly) last call for European/German frailers: Jump in, the water is warm!

Kiel Retreat

Unfortunatly the "BAHA-Festival" :-) in Crisfield coincides with the Kiel-Retreat, both will take place at the third weekend in September. Some applicants did cancel Kiel during the last days as they want to go to Crisfield. Of course I do understand this very well - I also would have liked to go there to celebrate Patrick´s success and to meet the guys again. But I will not be able to go. So in the end the Kiel retreat is kind of compensatory.
Hopefully I will not get more emails with cancelations. So far the number of participants shrinked from 16 to 10 (not all cancellations came because of Crisfield). If you, my dear reader, pondered over the idea to come to Kiel, let me know. See details in this blog in earlier entries and at www.kolicom.de.

Photos

Found a source for beautiful photographies from folk festivals in the sixties including Newport with Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger,Frank Profitt, Son House etc.
It´s on flickr.
I like to view them with Cooliris. It turns your browser into an ever-expanding "3D Wall" whenever you launch it from your browser toolbar. It's really hard to explain, so you have to try it to see what I mean. You can get it free at www.cooliris.com.