I'm so siked right now. Today I had two pretty ordinary assignments, one of which was logistically flawed, so I was headed back to the newsroom with some photos I wasn't particulary jazzed about which is never a good way to come back in. However - I parked my car in the Bank/Cherry St. parking garage downtown like I usually do and much to my surprise and excitement I stumbled upon an accordion player pumping the squeezebox inside the stairwell of the garage. Awesome. I immediately threw down my gear and got ready to shoot - and being ever so prepared, I had my mic on hand to collect audio as well. The musician, Timothy Lang, was siked to see me as well as I guess he was on the outs with his band for forgetting to pull in some press for their last show. I should hope today's endeavor made up for it. He played so beautifully and with such emotion. There was such a lonely, downtrodden vibe going on inside that stairwell with the rusted stairs, dim hazy lighting and gritty acoustics. I asked Timothy "Why play inside? Inside the stairwell no less?" (since so many of the musicians in Burlington strike out on Church St., the outdoor marketplace, to play their tunes) he replied that the acoustics made him feel like he was playing in a church or small concert hall. The sound radiated through all five floors and the echo created the perfect sense of vibrato. What a great moment to witness and for once I had all my gear in tow!
This was the perfect way to end my shift today. I quickly threw together my favorite shots and a track of the accordion players' audio for yes, another audio slideshow. Click the link below to see it:
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/legacy/slideshows/050708accordion/index.html
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