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Dan Bern with Adrian Glynn & Fringe Percussion
Dan Bern
A remarkably prolific songsmith, Dan has released some two dozen studio albums, EPs, and live recordings since his first acclaimed Sony-distributed CD in 1997. Either fronting the prodigiously talented band Common Rotation or as a solo performer, he is comfortable and convincing, funny and topical, with an unassuming tip of the hat to the spirits Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash, the Beatles, and young Bob Dylanall while sounding thoroughly original and 21st-century. Whether writing about stepping back and appreciating the world around us ("Breathe") or celebrating the venerable voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers ("The Golden Voice of Vin Scully"), Dan's songs are always literary, sometimes funny, and often cinematic. And it's not uncommon at a Dan Bern concert to see and hear fans unabashedly singing along to one song after another with no prompting
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Adrian Glynn & Fringe Percussion
VANCOUVER - What happens when a guitar feedback loop is replaced with a water-dipped gong? What if a drum kit was replaced by firebells, rusty bread pans and a timpani drum or a harmony line by a handsaw? These are some of the questions innovative singer-songwriter Adrian Glynn and Vancouver's premiere new music percussion ensemble, Fringe Percussion, have been answering ina groundbreaking new collaboration.
In a Vancouver recording studio in 2012, the members of Fringe Percussion laid down intentionally rough-hewn bed tracks for Glynn's album Bruise. Apart from resulting in a sublime, critically acclaimed album, this session also planted a seed in the minds of both parties about possible further collaboration. Since that time, Glynn and Fringe have worked together to develop a more refined fusion of their sounds, with Fringe now taking on the role of the full band, using their full arsenal of percussion instruments to supply bass lines, harmonies, and countermelodies, in addition to the rhythmic drive and exotic sound-world first explored in the Bruise session.
"This is an exciting meeting of musical worlds", says Fringe leader Danny Tones. "Fusing the Western musical tradition work that we do with Adrian's lyrical songwriting style is a type of collaboration we've never seen before, so we jumped at the idea to create a new sound in this way".
The show will feature collaborative works both artists have been working on over the past year and a half, as well as performance pieces from Fringe Percussion's catalogue (including the likes of John Cage and Steve Reich) and newer songs of Glynn's.
"It's a songwriter's dream to get to hear your songs come alive in a way you'd never even considered before", says Glynn, who is also one of the leaders of modern folk group, The Fugitives. "And sharing a stage with the sort of musicianship Fringe employs- that's like a hallucination. I can't even believe it's happening".
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LocationThe WISE Hall (View)
1882 Adanac Street
Vancouver, BC V5N 2E2
Canada
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| Minimum Age: 19 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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