I have just recieved this sad news that Silvan Barou ,the great Breton Flute player has has his Flutes stolen .
Following is the communique that I received today that origionally came from Patrick Michiels www.artip.be in which says:
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your help, My friend Sylvain Barou had his bag stolen on Sunday off a train in Brussels, The train had just arrived and he had just put his 3 bags in the luggage rack and was making what turned out to be a 20 second phone call, there was a guy standing around next to him and as soon as sylvain had his back turned he had taken the bag and left the train all in under a
minute, hopefully it never happens to any of us, it happens 6 times a day there lately we found out AFTER , anyway maybe it will turn up somewhere, some shop e bay where-ever.
> Here are some photos so you know what to look for please e mail it to music shops and musicians.
The photo's can be seen on : http://www.thebodhran.nl/en/?welcome:STOLEN_INSTRUMENTS
The stolen goods were in a blue MATU bag:
- one D flute and one Eb flute built by Stephane Morvan - both 6 key
the D flute has silver rings and a small crack in the mouth piece
- one F flute by Gilles Lehart
- two Neumann KM140 mikes
- one Audio technica PRO 35X mike
- one 15' Macbook Pro with a Cubase Protection Key and all cables
It is evident that these instrument are of immense value to Sylvain!Please keep an eye out for them around Brussels or on the internet These goods will probably be sold from a shop or maybe on the internet e.g. on EBAY -
if you hear or see anything related to this info, please contact:
Sylvan - thats terrible news - and you had your lap-top stolen in Ennis last trad fest. I will keep my eyes and ears open and see you in Breizh in September.
Thanks for the warning... I shall shortly be on that same train into Brussels, probably with flute and laptop (mine, I hasten to add!). In general though, you just can't afford to leave your stuff unattended on a train while the doors are still open, phonecall or not. Don't let it happen to you! By the way, if anyone knows of a session in Ghent between Tues and Fri next week, I might come along.
Sylvain Barou's instruments stolen
Sylvain Barou's instruments stolen
I have just recieved this sad news that Silvan Barou ,the great Breton Flute player has has his Flutes stolen .
Following is the communique that I received today that origionally came from Patrick Michiels www.artip.be in which says:
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your help, My friend Sylvain Barou had his bag stolen on Sunday off a train in Brussels, The train had just arrived and he had just put his 3 bags in the luggage rack and was making what turned out to be a 20 second phone call, there was a guy standing around next to him and as soon as sylvain had his back turned he had taken the bag and left the train all in under a
minute, hopefully it never happens to any of us, it happens 6 times a day there lately we found out AFTER , anyway maybe it will turn up somewhere, some shop e bay where-ever.
> Here are some photos so you know what to look for please e mail it to music shops and musicians.
The photo's can be seen on :
http://www.thebodhran.nl/en/?welcome:STOLEN_INSTRUMENTS
The stolen goods were in a blue MATU bag:
- one D flute and one Eb flute built by Stephane Morvan - both 6 key
the D flute has silver rings and a small crack in the mouth piece
- one F flute by Gilles Lehart
- two Neumann KM140 mikes
- one Audio technica PRO 35X mike
- one 15' Macbook Pro with a Cubase Protection Key and all cables
It is evident that these instrument are of immense value to Sylvain!Please keep an eye out for them around Brussels or on the internet These goods will probably be sold from a shop or maybe on the internet e.g. on EBAY -
if you hear or see anything related to this info, please contact:
> Patrick Michiels
> Groenendaalsesteenweg 30
> 1560 Hoeilaart
> Belgique
> www.artip.be
Lets hope they turn up Anyone with any info can also drop me a line .
And I hope it never happens to any of us here
# Posted on July 17th 2008 by bazouki dave and the real tooty flutey
Re: Sylvain Barou's instruments stolen
Looks like the link is broken?
# Posted on July 17th 2008 by fliedermaus
Re: Sylvain Barou's instruments stolen
You can see photos over here:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=61256
# Posted on July 18th 2008 by MTGuru
Re: Sylvain Barou's instruments stolen
That is terrible news. He is a genius of a musician. One of Brittanys best. I will certainly watch out for anything.
# Posted on July 18th 2008 by eurbanjo
Re: Sylvain Barou's instruments stolen
Sylvan - thats terrible news - and you had your lap-top stolen in Ennis last trad fest. I will keep my eyes and ears open and see you in Breizh in September.
# Posted on July 18th 2008 by iwerzon
Re: Sylvain Barou's instruments stolen
Thanks for the warning... I shall shortly be on that same train into Brussels, probably with flute and laptop (mine, I hasten to add!). In general though, you just can't afford to leave your stuff unattended on a train while the doors are still open, phonecall or not. Don't let it happen to you! By the way, if anyone knows of a session in Ghent between Tues and Fri next week, I might come along.
# Posted on July 20th 2008 by de Selby