2001 / december / 05
Fernando Lameirinhas
been listening to
Fernando Lameirinhas a lot today.
The man who cannot help but smile when he sings.
I met him eight years ago, when I attended
a songwritingworkshop at the Buitenkunst
festival/fair/whatevertocallit, which he did so well, encouraging everyone
in the very varied group to go for their own unique talent. A combination
of enthousiasm, humbleness and love for music and people.
So after that course,
I had to check him out and luckily, he played an open-air concert in the
vondelpark a week later. And he blew me away! When he sings, plays, and
sees that his band's swinging, he can't help but smile.
Enjoyment. And it's contagious, too.
And then I haven't said a word about his wonderful songs or the band...
Every now and then I run into him again and he's always very friendly.
I once met him around dinnertime where of course I had
to come in, from which I remember the tea from fresh lemongrass, the
best meal I'd had someone cook me in my life 'til then, and
that he's got the same smile and
enjoyment for his family as he's got on stage - he's such a great father!
So, co cut it short: go and see him, he plays all over europe (though on
the current agenda only gigs in the benelux are listed). And get his
cd's. Start with the latest, the double-live album. It's great.
