Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler in Oslo Spektrum, Norway (Photo: Norwegianblogger May 31, 2006)
Today was the last day for my boss at work. When his neighbor had to cancel, he invited me to join him for a concert in Oslo’s biggest concert hall, Oslo Spektrum. Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler tours Europe, and tonight was their night in Oslo. It’s a treat to be able to enjoy two of popular music’s biggest icons. The best moments were when they both joined in, singing ballads.
I'm still amazed by the fact that each person playing a guitar has his or her own "voice" in the playing. Hearing Knopfler play is like listening to a singing guitar. It's heavenly!
“Why worry” with only the two of them, with a keyboardist, on stage was memorable. Mark Knopfler singing "Juliette" was of course fantastic and reminded me of younger days.
It was nice, it was pleasant, but the music didn’t really touch me deeply or move me in a profound way. That might have something to do with the setting. A concert hall with thousands and thousands of spectators isn’t actually like a club or a more intimate setting, but I’m impressed by their professionalism. They both treat the audience like friends, and talk freely between the songs.
A nice evening in Oslo with a lot of gray hair in the audience :) - and I'm in the middle of a concert week of dimensions. Last Sunday Josh Ritter & Isobel Campbell in a club, tonight: Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler in a mega-hall and the coming Sunday: Michael Bublé in Oslo Concert Hall (the home-base of the Oslo Philharmonic). I love it!
2 comments:
I farten! Det hørtes bare herlig ut, å få med seg slike konserter. Nyt det! Nå er det bare få dager igjen til jeg reiser til Torino (mandag). Har lyst til å ta med pc`en, og kanskje få blogge litt på turen. Vi får se...
Så flott. Nyt turen. Håper du får det kjempefint! Det er nok full sommer i Italia på denne tiden.
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