Gideon Freudmann
CelloBop
And just like that, Bam! It's September. I can't believe it's not butter!
October 26 - Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley WA. My string trio is doing an album release show with our new moniker, King Tide Trio.
November 2 - Raymond Theatre in Raymond, WA. I played in this beautiful historic theatre a few years ago and can't wait to return.
Nov 12 - Academy of Music in Northampton, MA. I'm sharing the evening with my good friend Mark Roessler who is an extremely talented artist and writer. He is celebrating the release of his new book, Fairsted about Frederick Law Olmsted.
Manila Waltz - King Tide Trio
https://youtu.be/yQJ9UMA_dH0
This is an oldie but a goodie. Some songs come and go but this one has stuck around and I've recorded different versions of it with various musicians. This is the latest with my string trio. I shared it on social media where it has had around 5000 views.
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Holiday Party (solo)
https://youtu.be/T-VfhxYQyPg
A song with a message.
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Blue Stew (audio by BRØQUE)
https://youtu.be/egZsisHo4lc
This is on my 2005 cello/guitar album called "Ghost in the Attic" with BRØQUE - our 2nd of three. Mark Herschler and I bounced between blues, classical, flamenco and more. I always marvel at how expressively he plays.
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King Tide (solo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lFNIF1K9uw
A dreamy new tune with water images. It's me playing all the parts, not the trio. Confusing? Yes. I can't believe it's not butter.
River Skeeters is an instrumental tune from my 1997 "Adobe Dog House" album. It caught the ear of Christine Lavin, a NYC singer/songwriter, and she included it on a collection of songs by various songwriters. The CD was called The Stealth Project. Mine was the only instrumental track and it caught the ear of Liane Hansen who invited me to be a guest on her NPR show, Weekend Edition (my 15 minutes of fame, thankyouverymuch Andy Warhol). That eventually resulted in lots of additional musical "bumpers" on NPR elevating me to a higher tier of obscurity.
At the tail end of my interview with Liane, I made an offhand comment about the cello's historic typecasting as "the sad instrument" and how I was on a mission to show how joyful the cello could be. We had a nice little laugh about that, yes we did! Then the interview ended. As my music was trailing off it was interrupted with a voice over sharing a breaking story about a plane crash in which all 200 passengers were presumed dead. So much for my lofty mission.
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During the tune called "Adobe Dog House", I quote the melodies of some iconic TV themes and rock songs including "Smoke on the Water". There ensued a small tiff with the owner of the indy label about to release the album. He said it was a cliché that should be removed and I told him I would redo the track if he could show me one other cello album with that tune on it. The musical quote remained on the track. A small victory. Rock on, Garth.
I mentioned this in a recent email. I won't share the whole backstory again, but this is a really fun, energetic album that was recorded during the last century, when I had dark hair and so much of it. It's a new (improved) release of an album that went mostly unnoticed
It is available only on Bandcamp where you can stream it OR download your very own precious intangible digital copy. It's all so ephemeral, I know, but the music is real. Not just real - but real good!
You can find "All The Rage" here:
Concerts are listed on the gigs page. Have a fabulous day.
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