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| From | "Jeff" <Jeffrey@dol.net> |
| Subject | Schoolkidz Rock! |
| Date | Sat, 26 Jul 2003 12:00:53 -0400 |
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Fellow auditeers, thought this might interest you. It certainly amazes me.
Hipped to this site by memepool.com. Here's the first two paragraphs from
http://www.keyofz.com/keyofz/langley/
"The Langley Schools Music Project is a 60-voice chorus of rural school children
from western Canada, untrained but captivated by melodic magic, singing tunes by
the Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, The Bay City Rollers, and others.
The students accompany themselves with the shimmering gamelan chimes of Orff
percussion, and elemental rock trimmings arranged by their itinerant music
teacher, Hans.Fenger.
These 1976-77 recordings, captured on a 2-track tape deck in a school gymnasium,
weren't staged to achieve money or fame, to sell albums or land a record
contract. These kids played music because they loved it. Innocent, flawed and
bittersweet, guided by Fenger's unsuspecting genius, these recordings deserve to
be heard and preserved. They brim with charm and youthful élan, sparked by
flashes of lo-fi Spectorian majesty and Pet Sounds subtlety. Call it folk art,
outsider, or campfire rock -- the labels don't matter. These are gorgeous,
heavenly artifacts. Period."
Enjoy! Let me know what you think!
I'm a digest-reader, so if someone's beaten me to this .... apologies for the
re-post.
Jeff T.
Delaware
NP: Utopia - Deface the Music
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