Thank you, Mr. Keillor
- 26 Apr 2009
- Category: Theater
- Author: admin
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The play premiered summer 08
Maybe most pirates don’t go well with the symphony, but Edward Teach, also known as Bloody Blackbeard, wasn’t like most pirates.
He quickly learned to leave the cannonball fuses behind and adopt a finer style on the Carolina coast where he wooed women, charmed local politicos (all but one), and perhaps took in a symphony performance.
So he’ll likely be there in spirit March 27 - 29 for the Blue Skies and Golden Sands series performance with the North Carolina Symphony.
Honoring the state’s cultural coastal connection, the symphony is hosting an evening with stories, songs and dance. The evening features narrator Frank Stasio, Native American flutist Arnold Richardson, vocalist and concertina player Jeff Warner, dancers Heidi Kulas and Tyler Mercereau, and little ol’ me.
I’m honored the symphony asked me to sing and play with a sypmhonic adaptation of “Remember My Name” from the Bloody Blackbeard soundtrack. For this event we recorded a new version of the song featuring Rebecca Stevens on fiddle and Scott Manring on guitar. Recorded by my good friend Robert Kirk at Treehouse Mobile Studio for a new album, Stages is a collection of songs spanning career stages, life stages, and the variety of stages that North Carolina has given me in previous years - from the theater, to the sypmhony to Merlefest. The new album will be available for sale at the symphony performance.
One note of gentle warning about that symphony: Should you see a black bearded head hovering above the symphony stage, hold on to your treasure.
Tags: arnold richardson, bloody blackbeard, blue skies golden sands, edward teach, frank stasio, heidi kulas, jeff warner, north carolina symphony, polecat creek, rebecca stevens, remember my name, robert kirk, scott manring, stages, treehouse mobile recording, tyler mercereau
