Gideon Freudmann
CelloBop
Greeting and happy autumn - my favorite season.
I have been eagerly awaiting a chance to do a solo show at Ott and Hunter, a charming listening and wine tasting room in the heart of Langley. The venue overlooks the Saratoga Passage in the Salish Sea just above Seawall Park where hearty open-water swimmers can be seen frolicking in the waves year round.
Langley is a beautiful small town, touristy by local standards, but fairly subdued most of the time. With one glaring exception - once a year the 4-day Django Fest arrives and throngs of musicians and fans appear to immerse themselves in music celebrating the luminary gypsy jazz guitarist. Well, newbie that I am, I managed to schedule this show smack in the middle of this event and will likely be the only person in the vicinity playing something… else.Another fabulous listening/wine sipping venue is Dancing Fish Vineyards. I am playing there on Oct 7, joined by Joseph Sanchez adding percussion, didgeridoo and flute. This show starts at 5:30 making it the perfect event for those who want to catch a ferry and be home at a reasonable hour - or for locals who want to hear a concert and be in bed by 8:30 (this, I suspect, is rapidly becoming my new demographic).
tickets - https://cellobop.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e4c69037c5ee553556d873d2&id=1c8274ef5c&e=696c490b7e
I am returning to the historic Clyde Theatre in Langley on Oct 30th for a special Halloween event. The movie I'm accompanying is the 1919 German expressionist classic, "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari" - a funny/creepy/poignant film about the mysterious doctor and the even more mysterious somnambulist under his control. There - now you have a new vocabulary word you may employ to impress people while you casually discuss early German Expressionist films as you absently waive off the sommelier.
CD: If you want to be a mensch you can buy the Flying Cars CD at my website shop - replete with artwork and fabulous liner notes - plus all the joy that come with having a new thing, a round thing with music embedded in it.
Stream: You can stream the music streaming here, there and everywhere - including at bandcamp
I've been using pedals for years - delay, loop, etc - and I've been working more recently with 2 pedalboards, incorporating more parallel loops plus other effects, weaving a more complex sonic fabric - and all in glorious stereo with different sounds happening in each channel. This is a big part of what I was developing on this album, and learning to play the tunes live is keeping my brain well engaged.
As an aside, the opening sound on Flying Cars sounds (to me) like a Jetsons-esque flying car and the bass line that follows is reminiscent of the band The Cars. And this concludes today's glimpse into my psyche.
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