five by five » fairfield http://michalk.id.au/5x5 michael's adventures .. in the world Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:36:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This Most Ancient Land – Emma Bathgate & First Chorus http://michalk.id.au/5x5/2011/12/this-most-ancient-land/ http://michalk.id.au/5x5/2011/12/this-most-ancient-land/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:20:50 +0000 mic http://michalk.id.au/5x5/?p=1352
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    Via Soundcloud: This Most Ancient Land – Ema & First Chorus Band of Singers by EMA..

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  • This Most Ancient Land – Emma Bathgate & First Chorus I’ve tracked down this recording of Emma Bathgate with the...
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    Fairfield Boat House

    Emma Bathgate opened this extraordinary gig at the Fairfield Amphitheatre by welcoming 8 year old Zafiya Witkoski-Blake on drums and poetry. Beats and words. There is something really moving about a child who’s able to get up and work her performance magic in front of a bunch of adults. Plus Zafiya is an amazing performer. A great way to start the show.

    Several of Emma’s songs i’ve heard before, having seen her perform with Natalia Mann (the incredible harpist in Shima) and the Wikimen as well as solo. i enjoy the way her soulful voice jumps across various registers and tones as she searches for the most authentic sound at any moment. Great to hear Emma step away from the crowd-pleasing (crowd-horrifying?) Dilapidated Diva and sing as her own self.

    .. and so it was lovely to be a part of the backing band of singers (first chorus), singing This Ancient Land, Flame Trees and Adoration – a song devoted to Emma’s singing teacher for many years.  There were a few emotional moments in the show, especially when Emma was talking about her inspiration for the song about the wombats during the 2009 bushfires.

    Plenty of deliberation before the show about whether to go ahead in the cold windy rain. In the end Tim the sound guy who’s had experience running outdoor gigs said, “Let’s just do it!”

    i hope someone got a photo of the choir with all our umbrellas out. i’ll have to settle for these photos of the bridge at Fairfield park.

    Fairfield Pipe Bridge

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    Creative Commons License photo credits: yewenyi (thanks)

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