Yet More Festing (sort of...)

[ellyssian]

So those really exceptionally beautifully carved drums I mentioned Sunday?

Out of curiosity, I stopped by today and asked how much they were. Turns out they were sold - the two in the stand, two larger, and two smaller - as a set. Just over $2,000 for all six, a few iron bells, and other percussion. $5,000 would have been a fair price, and probably would still barely pay a decent wage for the labor involved.

Didn't actually watch or listen to much at lunch - caught a bit of the warm up of a world dance group, but I think that they use pre-recorded music and their thing is just in the dancing, and we didn't see that, as we couldn't really see that far into the tent. thefrogger picked up some kind of sausage sandwich, and we sat and watched a bit of the Community Music School show while he ate. We listened to a teacher (we think) playing some jazz, blues, and swing piano stuff. He then accompanied a small child who played violin, followed by a pre?teen on piano.

The guy at the Leiderplatz - Little Toby Walker, according to the schedule - was just doing soundcheck when we first passed through the area. I mentioned to Rich that he sounded pretty good, but I didn't think I was into what he was doing all that much - sounded much more old-timey country. On the way back, I heard some nice blues guitar though, so I may have been better off just sitting there to listen.

Comments

[opakele.livejournal.com]

Those drum sound beautiful. Yes, I have a thing for drums. Nas actually played the drums in high school. I can't carry a tune in a bucket and have no music playing talents.

The drums I get emotional over are the pow wow great drum. They bang on that drum continuously, you can feel it through the ground.

The drums you have described sound exceptional.