[mplpost] 'live' interviews

[david grierson]

Hi, gang.

can't let this thread go without comment.
mine come not out of any self-service (although I
have some professional expertise to happily share
with AD's looking...he said tongue firmly planted
in cheek) but more as a fan of the compleat festival
musical experience.

the onstage interview is very effective in certain
circumstances...

where;
-the venue is intimate enough to afford inclusion
of the audience
-the artist has bought into the concept and is willing
to play along and drop the standard stage banter
-the interviewer is as skilled at his/her craft as
the artist is at theirs. (this will help with the previous
caveat, I find.)
-the interview is strongly billed as an interview--thus
eliminating those expecting an intimate musical performance
and nothing but.

I have participated in successful executions (at least everyone
I talked to was happy) at Womad, Vancouver, Rootsfest and
Island Music Fest, to name a few. All have been recorded for
broadcast and/or webcast. This adds a contracting wrinkle
and some added technical requirements...but is a solid
outreach tool for festivals/artists looking to build
profile.


oral history counts.
let's say the names.
let's hear the voices.
before it's too late.

for what it's worth.

greetings from the comfiest chair
in God's waiting room...


d.



>From: "Shilman, D (David)" <DSHILMAN@organon.srh.akzonobel.nl>
>Reply-To: maplepost@icomm.ca
>To: Maplepost <maplepost@icomm.ca>
>Subject: RE: [mplpost] 'live' interviews
>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:21:42 +0100
>
>Estelle wrote;
>
> > Re the Jackie Washington interview by Ken Whiteley at Folk Meet:
> > I thought it was wonderfully well done and Jackie's recall of great
>stories was a revelation to many.
>
>Does anyone know if these interviews were taped or if transcripts were 
>made?
>I'd love to hear or read Jackie's
>
>David Shilman
>Toronto, On
>"Always wave to the locals!"


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