Allan Taylor: "What we aimed to do was to make a film about a travelling troubadour, how he gets his ideas for songs, how he writes songs, how he plays the concerts and how he travels from city to city - we wanted to show the lifestyle of a singer-songwriter. It´s hard for me to be objective about the result, I guess, because I've lived it, but I hope you get some idea of what it's like." This film also delivers insight into the genesis of a song: idea, lyrics, composition, performance and recording in studio.
LEVERKUSEN 2010, the fifth and latest release in the continuing series of classic live recordings by Allan Holdsworth, is due November 5 from Manifesto Records.
Les Blaireaux sont un groupe de chanson française originaire de Lille. Leurs spectacles oscillent entre humour et émotion, avec une mise en scène très poussée. On les compare souvent aux Frères Jacques, à Brel ou à Renaud.
Le groupe a cessé ses activités depuis 2013 mais certains de ses membres sont apparus sur scène pour quelques rares représentations depuis.
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