[mplpost] Concert dates are available in October for Clannad guitarist Ian Melrose's Canadian tour with his group Norland Wind
Ian Davies
idavies@cims.net
Tue Aug 29 16:15:07 2000
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NORLAND WIND featuring Clannad guitarist Ian Melrose, Celtic harper =
Thomas Loefke, and vocalist/guitarist Kerstin Blodig are on tour in =
Canada from October 6 - 15, 2000. Some dates are still available for =
Ontario presenters.=20
Please contact Ian Davies at 519-473-2099 or ian@iandavies.com =20
More information at www.iandavies.com/norland.html
Norland Wind and Clannad, are closely connected =96 while Clannad's =
Duggan brothers join Norland Wind once a year for a tour, Clannad =
invited Norland Wind's Ian Melrose to join the band, as Clannad were =
looking for a guitarist. After CLANNAD's tour through Germany in 1996 =
with NORLAND WIND, Noel & Padraig Duggan of CLANNAD suggested Ian =
Melrose for the job of lead guitarist with CLANNAD for the May '96 tour =
of Ireland, Great Britain and Holland. They were obviously pleased with =
him and offered him the rest of the "World Tour =9196", which included =
Australia, New Zealand and Japan. In addition, Ian Melrose is part of =
Clannad's most recent studio album "Landmarks" (1998).=20
The Clannad connection allowed Norland Wind to release their debut album =
on the Celtic Heartbeat label (distributed by Universal). Norland Wind's =
harper Thomas Loefke commented, "Celtic Heartbeat was founded by the =
management of U2 and the management of Clannad, and as Norland Wind is a =
group with Clannad musicians involved, and Celtic Heartbeat at that time =
were just starting to get together a repertoire, they were happy to =
release the album =96 and we were, too." And has the international =
contract brought advantages? "Yes, it is something different =96 when he =
toured with Clannad, Ian has looked from time to time where the CD was =
available =96 so it can be found in the shops all over the world; but =
that does not mean we are having huge CD sales worldwide, it just means =
that we could theoretically have them. And that is at least better than =
not having the theoretical possibility." Still, Norland Wind's =
composition =82The Snowy Birchtrees', to be found on the sampler CD "A =
Celtic Heartbeat Christmas", reached in December '96 number 3 in the =
American World Music Charts.
"Between The Sighs" is the latest recording by Ian Melrose, the Scottish =
guitarist who lives in Germany (and performs with Clannad and Norland =
Wind). The CD is divided between traditional (and traditional sounding) =
solo guitar pieces and more contemporary numbers. Melrose is a very =
versatile player; his interpretations of the traditional tunes are very =
fluid and precise. His contemporary pieces tend to be more =
introspective, more exploratory, yet no less melodic and enjoyable. =
Occasional percussion, bouzouki and flute fill out a few of the tracks. =
(by Jim Lee, Dirty Linen Magazine)
NORLAND WIND on tour
Oct. 6 - Celtic Variety Show, London, ON
Oct. 7 - Octoberfolk, Brantford, ON
Oct. 8 - open
Oct. 9 - open
Oct. 10 - open
Oct. 11 - open
Oct. 12 - House Concert, Barrie, ON (tentative)
Oct. 13 - Metropolitan United Church, London, ON
Oct. 14 & 15 - Rasputin's, Ottawa, ON
Oct. 15 - Ottawa Folklore Centre (workshops)
=20
Members of Norland Wind are also available for workshops. Details of =
workshops are listed below.
Thomas Loefke (Celtic/Irish harp)
In this 2 hour workshop students will learn how to play the ancient =
"sean nos" singing style on the harp. Applying the Irish vocal =
ornamentation to the harp is tricky and challenging. Thomas Loefke has =
taught this workshop all over the world. He taught this workshop in =
Windsor and London last February.
=20
Ian Melrose
Workshop #1 - Celtic fingerstyle guitar/ fingerpicking guitar solos =
(standard & DADGAD Tunings)
=20
Workshop #2 - How to create an interesting guitar (fingerpicking) =
arrangement for a song
Kerstin Blodig =20
Workshop #1 - Vocal harmony - creating vocal arrangements=20
=20
Workshop #2 - Song interpretation - singing techniques and song =
accompaniment
(including plectrum guitar/Rhythm technique, =
particularly DADGAD tuning)
Ian Melrose & Kerstin Blodig
Ian & Kerstin can do a workshop together along the lines of "Everything =
you wanted to know about song & accompaniment but never dared to ask!" - =
which would be a general display of all the interesting ways of going =
about doing things to traditional songs.
Please contact:
Ian Davies
IDEA - Ian Davies Entertainment Agency
17-1415 Commissioners Rd. W.
London, ON N6K 1E2 Canada
Phone/Fax 519-473-2099 Cellular 519-697-6353
E-mail: idavies@cims.net
Website: www.iandavies.com
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NORLAND=20
WIND featuring Clannad guitarist Ian Melrose, Celtic harper Thomas =
Loefke, and=20
vocalist/guitarist Kerstin Blodig are on tour in Canada from October 6 - =
15,=20
2000. Some dates are still available for Ontario presenters.=20
Please contact Ian Davies at 519-473-2099 or ian@iandavies.com =
More =
information at=20
www.iandavies.com/norland.=
html
Norland Wind and=20
Clannad, are closely connected – while Clannad's Duggan brothers =
join=20
Norland Wind once a year for a tour, Clannad invited Norland Wind's Ian =
Melrose=20
to join the band, as Clannad were looking for a guitarist. After=20
CLANNAD's tour through Germany in 1996 with NORLAND WIND, Noel & =
Padraig=20
Duggan of CLANNAD suggested Ian Melrose for the job of lead guitarist =
with=20
CLANNAD for the May '96 tour of Ireland, Great Britain and Holland. They =
were=20
obviously pleased with him and offered him the rest of the "World =
Tour=20
‘96", which included Australia, New Zealand and Japan. In =
addition,=20
Ian Melrose is part of Clannad's most recent studio album =
"Landmarks"=20
(1998).
The Clannad connection allowed =
Norland Wind to=20
release their debut album on the Celtic Heartbeat label (distributed by=20
Universal). Norland Wind's harper Thomas Loefke commented, "Celtic=20
Heartbeat was founded by the management of U2 and the management of =
Clannad, and=20
as Norland Wind is a group with Clannad musicians involved, and Celtic =
Heartbeat=20
at that time were just starting to get together a repertoire, they were =
happy to=20
release the album – and we were, too." And has the =
international=20
contract brought advantages? "Yes, it is something different =
– when=20
he toured with Clannad, Ian has looked from time to time where the CD =
was=20
available – so it can be found in the shops all over the world; =
but that=20
does not mean we are having huge CD sales worldwide, it just means that =
we could=20
theoretically have them. And that is at least better than not having the =
theoretical possibility." Still, Norland Wind's composition =
‚The=20
Snowy Birchtrees', to be found on the sampler CD "A Celtic =
Heartbeat=20
Christmas", reached in December '96 number 3 in the American World =
Music=20
Charts.
"Between The Sighs" is the latest =
recording by Ian=20
Melrose, the Scottish guitarist who lives in Germany (and performs with =
Clannad=20
and Norland Wind). The CD is divided between traditional (and =
traditional=20
sounding) solo guitar pieces and more contemporary numbers. Melrose is a =
very=20
versatile player; his interpretations of the traditional tunes are very =
fluid=20
and precise. His contemporary pieces tend to be more introspective, more =
exploratory, yet no less melodic and enjoyable. Occasional percussion, =
bouzouki=20
and flute fill out a few of the tracks. (by Jim =
Lee, Dirty=20
Linen Magazine)
NORLAND WIND on=20
tour
Oct. 6 - Celtic Variety Show, London, =
ON
Oct. 7 - Octoberfolk, Brantford, ON
Oct. 8 - open
Oct. 9 - open
Oct. 10 - open
Oct. 11 - open
Oct. 12 - House Concert, Barrie, ON =20
(tentative)
Oct. 13 - Metropolitan United Church, London, =
ON
Oct. 14 & 15 - Rasputin's, Ottawa, =
ON
Oct. 15 - Ottawa Folklore Centre =20
(workshops)
Members of Norland Wind are also available for =
workshops.=20
Details of workshops are listed below.
Thomas Loefke (Celtic/Irish=20
harp)
In this 2 hour workshop students will learn how to =
play the=20
ancient "sean nos" singing style on the harp. Applying the =
Irish vocal=20
ornamentation to the harp is tricky and challenging. Thomas Loefke has =
taught=20
this workshop all over the world. He taught this workshop in Windsor and =
London=20
last February.
Ian Melrose
Workshop #1 - Celtic fingerstyle =
guitar/=20
fingerpicking guitar solos (standard & DADGAD Tunings)
Workshop #2 - How to create an interesting guitar=20
(fingerpicking) arrangement for a song
Kerstin=20
Blodig
Workshop #1 - Vocal harmony - creating vocal =
arrangements=20
Workshop #2 - Song interpretation - singing =
techniques and=20
song accompaniment
&nbs=
p; =20
(including plectrum guitar/Rhythm technique, particularly DADGAD=20
tuning)
Ian Melrose & Kerstin =
Blodig
Ian & Kerstin can do a workshop together along =
the lines=20
of "Everything you wanted to know about song & accompaniment =
but never=20
dared to ask!" - which would be a general display of all the =
interesting=20
ways of going about doing things to traditional songs.
Please contact:
Ian Davies
IDEA - Ian Davies Entertainment=20
Agency
17-1415 Commissioners Rd. W.
London, ON N6K 1E2 =
Canada
Phone/Fax=20
519-473-2099 Cellular 519-697-6353
E-mail: idavies@cims.net
Website: =
www.iandavies.com
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