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Tue, 06 May 2008
Watching Clannad and Robin of Sherwood on the Tube
Late night at the office again. Excel fun doing an expenses invoice. Always a chore but a pleasant one: there is certainly profit in retrieving money for all those Facebook ads, domain names and what not paid with personal credit card.
Watching some Robin of Sherwood themed fan videos of Clannad songs. Excellent stuff. Probably only Star Trek: The Next Generation (or early Deep Space Nine or Babylon Five) ranks as high as Robin of Sherwood for me. Was totally hooked on the series back in something like mid-80s when they used to show it on Finnish TV during summers.
Saw Clannad last Saturday. First time they were here in Helsinki. A superb performance. Really glad I went to the concert. The set was pretty close to what's on the 1996 "Live in Concert" record, but that was fine: at least I could recognize most of the songs. Earlier in the week there was another stellar concert. This time by the chamber choir of the university music association. The venue was the entry hall of the national library and the theme medieval. Especially enjoyed the 14th and 15th century Spanish works, including one set in Quechua by an anonymous native Andean composer. The library as a setting was interesting: the concert started with the choir spread along the shelves on the balcony encircling the hall. The space was well used with the choir members switching locations between every couple of songs.
Oh well, back to work and listening to Fisk Industries. Couldn't get Scred Connexion on Emusic.
Update: A more extensive post on my brother's blog on the Clannad concert (in Finnish). Thanks Stibe and Tebu for a wonderful birthday present!