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Some Open Source Resources Used On This Site

(Thanks to the authors of the software tools cited above and below. Their dedication and generosity has made my own website possible.
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[The audio files are all in the open source Ogg Vorbis format, for improved quality and cost free access]

[This open source audio player is easy to use and plays Ogg Vorbis tracks]

[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 summer in 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.

Arts Resources and Web Galleries

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Artlyst is a lively not for profit site run by ArtLyst Paul Robinson. It is dedicated to visual arts networking, and does promote some commercial arts activities. There is an excellent web gallery section, and it's a useful source of information & networking contacts, particularly about the London arts scene. Paul's summary of its activities is below:

What is Artlyst?

ArtLyst is a free, comprehensive London based what's on guide for art events, exhibitions, fairs and auctions
ArtLyst is a free international social networking site devoted to promoting and selling fine art and Modern design
ArtLyst is a free interactive publishing platform for art related news, reviews and articles
ArtLyst is a free virtual art gallery displaying and promoting cutting edge fine art and design from around the globe
ArtLyst is a free safe platform-putting the collector in touch with artists and galleries
ArtLyst is free and entirely self-regulating. Registered users are invited to build their own community of like-minded artists, collectors and galleries
We strive to make ArtLyst user friendly and open to the widest possible user base. ArtLyst actively encourages ethnic diversity and welcomes the disabled to submit work.

Mount Bermo Timbo's Artlyst Gallery

(Thanks very much, Paul!)

I've got a small section of pictures in my own gallery on ArtLyst. Most can be freely downloaded from Prophet Trousered Gallery under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence, for printing, framing or distribution.

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