I started teaching myself cello at 15, I was playing drums before that. Eventually went to the San Francisco Conservatory and got a Masters in Composition. I don't favor classical over folk or folk over pop - I like it all - or maybe I am lying.
Currently I am touring with Anoushka Shankar as cellist, playing cello with Shelley Phillips, and Jesse Autumn -- sitting in with other groups -- composing for flute and string orchestra -- arranging strings for some pop stuff -- and figuring out how to play my 16 string (5 playing/11 sympathetic) string cello ------ the "variety pack" life.
This Syrian village, Saidnaya, where houses are built around a rock with a very old convent at the top, is considered a place for religious pilgrimage.
A steep climb is the only way up to the convent, which is said to date back to the Emperor Justinian.
Legend has it that the Virgin Mary appeared to Justinian and asked him to found the convent.
After entering through a maze of passages, you finally reach the Chapel of the Virgin. The walls are covered with beautiful icons including one said to have been painted by St. Luke.
This chapel was very famous to Christians and at one point was the second Christian place of pilgrimage after Jerusalem, the crusaders called it "Notre Dame de Sardeneye".
Greetings and love from Syria
Nabeel
Thank you Barry for including me among your friends.
I greatly admire all the interesting and amazing talents you have
and am so honored by this friendship with you.
Ha! Between Mikael Marin and Natalie Haas seems to be a good place to me!! :-) You're in London in November... Maybe we could meet up? How long are you over for?
Barry, Hi back and thanx for checking this out! Like it? 4 CD reviews & 5 live Audio Interviews about everything Metal and ... Violins... and bow ... and NO GUITARS on our MySpace page under 'Blogs' and the beginning of our rock journal at www. metalmonthly. com/RockJournal. html ;) - Armand
Hello! Thanks for the add. Happy to hear of more cellists playing folkish music. Have you heard Natalie on Sola's new album? She is phenomenal with Winnie and Tania (duhks) I'm sure we have many mutual friends. I just wanted to say hello.
Cheers from Norway, Barry, and thanks for the add! Allways a pleasure to meet great musicians who are into Norwegian/ Scandinavian trad.music!. Your collaboration with S-J on her great "Nesta"-CD is amazing, especially on "Fionn..s"! Great inerpretations of Scandinavian music here too! All the best! :-)
Hi Barry Thanks for the add - it was a delightful surprise to see you again the other night. Such a shame you couldn't play - it would certainly have added to the evening ... Love to Shelley from both of us. B&M
This musik beautiful to me many time so do you know to play tambourine and lesson? I enjoy your new glasses much. I now wear such glass so maybe somday I play like you to!
Even though I'm not one of your "Top 16 Friends", I'm still going to all of your concerts. And I'll be listening to every note. Someday we'll meet and I will show you my large feet.
