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Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
Trombonist/Keyboardist Brian Bender (from the USA) has announced his 2009 European Tour Dates:
August 27: (Edinburgh, Scotland) Dixieland Gig with Gus Ferguson & The Jazzmen - Jazz Cruise around the Firth of Forth
August 30: (Dublin, Ireland) Perform with Yurodny (Klezmer-World) at Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures
Sept. 4: (Nuremberg, Germany) Klezmer Concert with Di Mesinke, performance in Sophienhöhle cave, the band will sleep overnight in a nearby castle!
Sept. 6: (Krumbach, Germany) Klezmer Concert with Di Mesinke
Sept. 8: (Paris, France) Klezmer Concert with Charles Rappaport (fiddle), Pierre Poleveche (accordion) at Le Train De Vie, the only Yiddish restaurant in Paris!
September 10: (Barcelona, Spain) Wedding gig with Tikun Klezmer band
September 12: (Lubeck, Germany) Klezmer Concert with Di Chuzpenics
September 17: (Nuremberg, Germany) Perform at "Klezmer Tantz" dance event with Markus Muller (bass), and others
September 20: (Bonn, Germany) Klezmer Concert with Georg Brinkmann (clarinet), Markus Muller (bass), Fausto Sierakowski (saxophone), Vanessa Vromans (fiddle), Matthew Schreiber (drums, percussion)
Dear Oum Kalthoum, i've just passed by to say hi and to invite you and your friends to our next concert (hope U can make it). Anyway all the best. B. Eitan
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Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Une fois n'est pas coutume, ci-dessous un peu de pub pour les prochains concerts de Serge Utgé-Royo au Vingtième Théâtre. En espérant s'y retrouver... A bientôt,
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