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(Thanks to the authors of
the software tools cited above and below. Their dedication and
generosity has made my own website possible.
Images are links here)
[I used this versatile multi-format open
source player to test quality and convert audio formats for the
albums. It also records and processes tracks ]

[NVU and Komposer open source software
was used to create this site]
[I used this
Firefox extension to clear the web pages of errors.]
[I used this
open source software to upload and download images form server
to computer.]
[I used this
IrvanView Freeware to optimise the image files for fast loading and
quality]
North and West Wales
Community
El Sueno Existe ...
'The dream lives on!' . This site is about a festival of Latin
American music which takes place in the
summerin
Machynlleth, Mid West Wales. It is inspired by the music and
struggle for freedom of the great Chilean songwriter Victor
Jara, murdered in a football stadium in a brutal massacre by the
Pinochet regime. The 2009 festival was a great success with the
Welsh speaking community bringing their own music and culture to
the South American party.
Musicians
This image links to the home page of Pete
Berryman. He is a guitarist of about the same generation as Jansch
and Renbourne. His recent album The
Return displays him
playing in his inspirational prime. I think you need to listen to
Pete's music repeatedly to "get it"! I can only give my own
subjective response to his work. He combines an immaculate
composer's grasp of the structure of the piece with occasional free
sounding digressions into the wild side, which return effortlessly
to the theme of the piece. His playing appears to be
restrained and quiet, but there is an inner fire there which is
always smouldering and occasionally flames out into the open.
I went on a photographic train expedition up and down the
Cambrian line NW Wales in April 2009, and listened to Pete's album
on every journey. Immensely rewarding and
inventive, in my
opinion, he deserves to
be heard everywhere where great guitar playing is appreciated. You
can hear some of his pieces on his web site. One of my favourite
guitarists, up there with Hendrix, Paco da Lucia
and Robert Johnson, but very
different.
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