Re: [Harp-L] re: Blues in Nurnburg (Nuernberg)

["Splash" <celtiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I'm in a foreign place, I sometimes look for the familiar.  People of
like mind and similar interests are a comfort for a strange person in a
strange land.  I have other things besides music to help me find comfort
when I am in unfamiliar surroundings, but finding local color is not
something I would normally ask about on a music forum before travelling.

BTW there is a pretty active Bluegrass community in Japan.  When I travel to
Japan, I might ask about that beforehand on the BG forums.  It would be nice
to meet some new people with similar interests when I make a trip to Japan.
They certainly are able to help me find appropriate local culture and avoid
trouble.  Bluegrass is not the only reason for which I travel to Japan, DOH!

I certain that The Blues isn't the main reason for travel to Germany either.

Nuff said.

PEACE
Scott
Believe in Magic!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralf K. Buschner" <r_buschner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] re: Blues in Nurnburg (Nuernberg)


> Snaruhn@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I always wondered when American list members asked for blues
> > clubs when planning to make a visit in Germany. That´s the last
> > thing I´d asked for when visiting Germany even as a harp friend.
>
> Why not? I've been in Rio de Janeiro in October, and i asked for blues
clubs
> there, too. That way i got to know some really fabulous guys, the Rio
> Dynamite Band and Flávio Guimarães, as well as Flávios Band since about 25
> years, the Blues Étilicos. We had a great time together, he let me sit in
on
> three gigs and he inspired me to play much more on the chromatic
harmonica.
> I had a lot of Samba and other brazilian ethnic music too (one hasn't to
go
> far for that in Rio de Janeiro) but to meet Flávio was a bit of coming
home.
> So i can't discover something wrong in looking for a blues club when
you're
> somewhere else.
>
> See ya,
> Ralf