Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Found in Translation

Here is a show review from a concert in Germany that we did a few weeks ago.This one is fascinating in that the syntax as translated is hilarious, but still, a good review is a good review and you get that at the heart of it.

A lift ‘o th’ lid to our good buddy Rob Griffith for the translation. Rob is from here in N. California, but he's been an ex-pat living in Germany for a number of years now. His German is actually very good and I suspect he is having a bit if sport with us here.

So...here ya go:

"Well that from their personal record clearly it follows that Jenny Kerr originates from San Francisco. Who believes to be able to lead away from the musical work of the US American any references to its origin it notices very fast that he is on the wood path. Jenny Kerr, that is a little Country, Blues, a Folk and a skirt, that is Robert Johnson and Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and Bob Dylan; Music, which can be never put into a drawer, except into the one: all first quality! The Singer Songwriterin has a pleasant, transformationable voice, which gets along in all style directions so reliably, like an experienced American pathfinder into the Everglades. But Jenny Kerr does not only sing, it plays also guitar, banjo and harmonika. A multi-talent, that convinces with their albums just like live. A meeting in co-operation with "the province lives e.V.", www.solingen info.de/cobra

…and in the original:

Gut, dass aus ihrem Lebenslauf eindeutig hervorgeht, dass Jenny Kerr aus San Francisco stammt. Wer nämlich glaubt, aus dem musikalischen Werk der US-Amerikanerin irgendwelche Hinweise auf ihre Herkunft ableiten zu können, merkt sehr schnell, dass er sich auf dem Holzweg befindet. Jenny Kerr, das ist ein wenig Country, Blues, Folk und Rock, das sind Robert Johnson und Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal und Bob Dylan; Musik, die sich nie in eine Schublade stecken lässt, außer in die eine: allererste Qualität! Die Singer-Songwriterin verfügt über eine angenehme, wandlungsfähige Stimme, die sich in allen Stilrichtungen so sicher zurechtfindet, wie ein erfahrener amerikanischer Pfadfinder in den Everglades. Doch Jenny Kerr singt nicht nur, sie spielt auch Gitarre, Banjo und Harmonika. Ein Multitalent, das mit ihren Alben ebenso wie live überzeugt. Eine Veranstaltung in Kooperation mit "Die Provinz lebt e.V.", www.solingen-info.de/cobra

1 comment:

Pissedoffcabbie said...

Songwriterin ain't easy, 'specially when you're playin' the harmonika.