Entertainment

Exhilarating blues

by Mahes Perera

Watch him performing on stage and you are compelled to think where does he get his energy from? But then all strong blues guitarists/vocalists are power driven.

And so too Glen Terry who has released another CD 'The Glen Terry Project' containing tracks from his live performance at the Music Industry Centre. There are nine tracks on the CD and Glen is supported by Dino Martinello - tenor sax, Troy Hambly - hammond organ, Lawrence Gambale bass and Ben Brathwaite - drums.

The CD quite naturally contains blues, the opening track Red Baron an exhilarating one played with exchanges between guitar and sax which is attractive. The other tracks Dad Dad Dad reveals the thinking of a young son - the lyrics so typical of Glen Terry and sung in that captivating voice of his.

Blues lovers will enjoy All I Need Is You, Help Me, Small Town Baby, Trouble in Mind and the well-known Cyclonic Woman. The celebrated When the Saints is given a new dressing while Aieyo rounds off the performance with an infectious salsa fusion beat with lyrics that are worth paying attention to.

Speaking with Glen was exhilarating. He recounted his musical events where he performed at many Blues Festivals and enjoyed himself playing along with other Australian musicians. Of course Sri Lanka holds a special place in his heart which will draw him back again to our shores soon.

There's something in his guitar artistry that makes you stop and listen. His guitar sound, the creative riffs his movements on stage while playing, his instant creativity as the melody runs on, endorses the fact that he is a classy entertainer - knows how to keep the audience with him applauding for more.

So his new CD the Glen Terry Project is an ideal reminder and an appreciation of his blues artistry that comes so easily to him.

Rich guitar expressions

by Mahes Perera

One of Sri Lanka's leading guitarists and vocalists is scheduled to be in town next week to make many appearances with our musicians. He is none other than Dylan Lye one time leading light with the Jetliners led by the living legend Mignonne Fernando.

Dylan who will be flying down from Hong Kong along with drummer/percussionist Bubu Wijesinghe are regulars with the band Taurus in Hong Kong. Dylan finds freelance work with other bands inspiring and is popular choice in the music scene over there. A session musician for recordings as well Dylan hopes to put on tracks more of his music including compositions of his own.

With a repetoire that stretches from pop to rock to jazz to Latin, Dylan is a role model to the young musicians especially the guitarists who aspire to become professionals. He has always stressed the importance of rehearsing for long hours and for listening to music with a critical ear.

Improvisation is a creative art and Dylan's synonymous vocalise while improvising on the guitar is a joy to listen to. We hope Dylan will be with us for a long period so that many young guitarists could learn from his valuable experience.

Verse - a new wave in entertainment

Louise Dean	Sophie Hannah	Susan Elderkin

An interesting evening of entertainment was organised by the British Council in collaboration with Hilton Residence when young writers narrated new works of theirs. Sophie Hannah effectively read her poem 'Don't Say I Said It' and an extract from Hurting Distance.

Louise Dean contributed with an extract from Becoming Strangers and The Idea of Love while Susan Elderkin narrated her short prose Sunset over Chocolate Mountains and The Voices.

Sandwiched with soft music and a spread of crackers and wine, this was a new way of entertainment for those who want to get away from loud music and fizz.