A Tribute To Alan Lomax

AB, De Roma and Handelsbeurs present,

under the auspices of the Alan Lomax Archive and The Association for Cultural Equity in New York:

A TRIBUTE TO ALAN LOMAX

with THE GOLDEN GLOWS: A Prison Songbook

and ROLAND plays a selection of Lead Belly songs

+ The Screening of 'The Land Where The Blues Began'

In the autumn of 2009, the Ancienne Belgique organized a tribute to the American ethno-musicologist Alan Lomax. This unique program with The Golden Glows and Roland is now being revived with the introductory screening of the documentary 'The Land Where The Blues Began' directed by Alan Lomax.

Tour: 3/03/2011 in AB in Brussels, 4/03/2011 in De Roma in Antwerp and 5/03/2011 in the Handelsbeurs in Ghent.

THE GOLDEN GLOWS: A PRISON SONGBOOK

As part of the tribute organized by the Ancienne Belgique in the autumn of 2009, The Golden Glows – an Antwerp trio with a preference for old, what ' forgotten' music – the privilege to work with a unique musical legacy: Prison Songs, a selection of prison songs, recorded in the 1940s by Alan Lomax in the oldest penitentiary in Mississippi, Parchman Farm. Where the Glows usually opt for soft, intimate vocal beauty and consistently implemented minimalism, on this occasion they went all out. Backed by six powerful male voices and a phenomenal drummer, The Golden Glows created a unique performance that relies on raw energy and vocal power.

This project is reprized in A Tribute To Alan Lomax with a five-piece line-up as A Prison Songbook, with guest musicians Geert Hellings (dobro & lap steel) and Frederik Meuleyzer (drums).

Occupation: Katleen Scheir (soprano) - Nel Ponsaers (alto) - Bram Van Moorhem (tenor & guitar) - Geert Hellings (dobro & lap steel) - Frederik Meuleyzer (drums)

ROLAND PLAYS A SELECTION OF LEAD BELLY SONGS

Blues legend Lead Belly was discovered by Alan Lomax and his father John A. Lomax. In the 1930s they traveled to prisons in the Southern United States to record prison songs. There they met Lead Belly and the rest is history. His 'Good Night Irene' in a version by The Weavers became a number 1 hit and Nirvana's version of 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In The Pines)' is also etched in everyone's memory. But in addition, Lead Belly played about 500 songs. Who else than our own blues legend Roland is best suited to bring you an exciting selection?

DOCUMENTARY 'THE LAND WHERE THE BLUES BEGAN' (USA, 60')

Alan Lomax, John Bishop and Worth Long search for the basics of blues in the Mississippi delta. They come into contact with charismatic storytellers who take you back to the origins of this African-American genre. Ex-convicts, railway workers and dockers sing their lungs out. Get to know the authentic work songs; the heartbeat of hard work. This documentary contains performances by old guys like R.L. Burnside and Jack Owens.