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Experience New Years Eve’s Rhythm And Vines Music Festival

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The great Rhythm And Vines Music Festival is something you want to experience live, in order to ring in the New Year the way it should be brought in. You are going to love being around the crowd, as this outdoor event brings in the biggest stars, the best music, and the ultimate musical celebration to bring the New Year in, with thousands of others who love music and performance as much as you do. You will love the bands, the live feel, and the open outdoor event, which will go the whole night through, and will not end until about 3 in the morning the next day.I was looking for more information and found it here.

What better way to bring the new year in than with several thousand other people, and being out having a great time on the streets. You will not be at home waiting for the ball to drop, or at an indoor party, where it is crowded and you are not having nearly as fun a time as you would somewhere else. So, experience the new year the right way this coming year, and make sure to spend the night at the outdoor Rhythm And Vines Music Festival, to bring the new year in right

Paul Winter Consort Gives Influencing Exposure To The Koto

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

By virtue of his Grammy Awarding winning album, Miho”Journey To The Mountain, Paul Winter and his consort have opened the door of exposure to a very unique genre of oriental music, especially focusing on a Japanese musical instrument, the koto.

The Koto is a 13-string musical instrument made of wood with plastic or silk strings. This national instrument of Japan is believed to have been introduced from China in the 7th to 8th century. Around the 16th century, a Buddist priest residing in the mountains of Japan began to compose ‘tsukushi goto’ style music for the koto.

Paul Winter formed a consort group of American instrumentalists during the late 1960s and as the group traveled around the world, Winter became enthralled with musical sounds made by creatures such as wolves, birds and whales. He began creating a music-ecology genre later dubbed ‘earth music’ mixing sound recordings and the koto.

In 2010, Paul Winter decided to record an album at Miho Museum in the area of Kyoto to combined music of nature and mankind. For this very special album, Winter chose to accompany the creatures on French horn. Among the sounds he captured was the song of the Japanese rush warbler.

Romantic And Traditional Japanese Koto Music

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Japanese koto is a large wooden stringed instrument. It looks curved, and very simple. It’s played with picks worn on the fingers, similar to those used in playing the guitar. The pressure of the pics, combined with unique hand movements that press on the other strings make a very unique sound. According to historians, the koto was invented around the fifth to third century B.C. in China.

New age Japanese music saved this romantic traditional of koto music from dying out, as it was becoming unpopular. This revival was intentional, and it was a collaborative effort on the part of new musicians, composers, poets, and academics. Western themes were inserted into koto music, and thus began its revival. Its revival was widespread, and now the koto is known throughout the world.

The richness of Japanese history and tradition that is displayed by koto music is a thing that is precious. The romantic tone of the koto sets the scene for the romantic style it was intended for. Whether the tradition of the koto is brought to life through a concert, or the romantic style is recorded and played for all to hear, the world is better because this wonderful Japanese tradition was kept alive. .

Annual Rhythm And Vines Music Festival In New Zealand

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The annual Rhythm and Vines music festival is a musical festival held at Waiohika Estate vineyard in New Zealand. This festival first started in 2003 by three students of the University of Otago. They started the Rhythms and Vines festival because they wanted to hold a safe and fun new year-s event for people that attended their school. Every year the crowd grew more and more and became a very popular new year-s event. The music is diverse and everyone can have a great time at this event. It is a great way to spend your new years safely, watch some great musical performances adn spend time with a lot of people.
There were many great performances at last year-s event. Musical performances include NERD, Carl Cox, Miami Horror, BARB, Bulletproof and much more. Now the festival is extended and lasts from December 29 to January 1. The next festival will have performances by Grandmaster Flash, David Dallas, Pendulum and many more. Every year the Rhythm and Vine music festival is one of the best events in New Zealand. If you love music this is the event for you. Go and purchase your ticket now. You will have a great time.