[Dixielandjazz] Ever Play Under These Conditions?

[David Richoux]

Thanks for posting the link - a great performance!
I have been in similar situations many times, I do street  
performances quite a lot. Picking a location that allows better  
audience interaction is one of the things a street band has to learn  
to do. Gunhild is an amazing performer with a lot of experience, so I  
don't have a clue why that group was playing right there. (If the  
audience has to cross a busy street to put money in the hat, they are  
less inclined ;-)

I think the reason they "got away" with having no traffic until the  
end probably was because the garbage truck was blocking the flow for  
a while.

Dave Richoux
On Jun 18, 2008, at 10:56 PM, Hal Vickery wrote:

> Dummy that I am, I forgot the link to this rather odd video: http:// 
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Azt3f81wwg<http://www.youtube.com/watch? 
> v=2Azt3f81wwg>
>   ----- Original Message -----
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>   To: Hal Vickery<mailto:hvickery_80 at msn.com>
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>   Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Ever Play Under These Conditions?
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>
>   As I've indicated in the past, I've established a love for the  
> playing of Gunhild Carling over the past several months ever since  
> her bagpipe solo on Amazing Grace was posted here.  As a result I  
> occasionally check YouTube to see if anything new by her has been  
> posted.  Today I found a video that I found truly amazing.
>
>   She's playing with a band on a sidewalk with a small crowd on the  
> opposite side of the street with her young toddler perched on her  
> lap (playing with a toy recorder or slide whistle...not sure which)  
> trumpet in one hand and eventually a bullhorn in the other.  About  
> three minutes into the video, traffic starts to pass by led by  
> something that resembles a garbage truck.
>
>   It was certainly a strange gig, so my question is does it compare  
> with any gig you've ever played?
>
>   Hal Vickery
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