“Calennig toured three times to New Zealand, and our concert night in the stunningly-beautiful Southern Alps town of Wanaka will always be remembered with special fondness. We have Martin Curtis to thank for that; he brought along his big, old tape machine to make a personal memento of the gig, never meaning to distribute it. Some years later, I had the stroke and it looked like I would never play again. As a tribute to Calennig, Martin thought he would bring out a CD - and he realised he'd got a whopper, capturing all of Calennig's excitement and communication with the packed audience. It's 74 pulsating minutes of sheer joy!” ~ Mick Tems
"Calennig: Live In Wanaka, New Zealand"
Gin And Raspberry GRCDO26
Musicians:
Mick Tems ~ voice, diatonic accordeons
Pat Smith ~ voice, anglo-concertina, spoons
Martin Curtis ~ voice
http://www.folkwales.org.uk/
Calennig ~
http://www.folkwales.org.uk/calnig.html
http://www.folkwales.org.uk/albums.html
“Calennig toured three times to New Zealand, and our concert night in the stunningly-beautiful Southern Alps town of Wanaka will always be remembered with special fondness. We have Martin Curtis to thank for that; he brought along his big, old tape machine to make a personal memento of the gig, never meaning to distribute it. Some years later, I had the stroke and it looked like I would never play again. As a tribute to Calennig, Martin thought he would bring out a CD - and he realised he'd got a whopper, capturing all of Calennig's excitement and communication with the packed audience. It's 74 pulsating minutes of sheer joy!” ~ Mick Tems
http://www.chanteycabin.co.uk/Calennig/Calennig.htm
# Posted on November 12th 2006 by ceolachan