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Andrew Shields Jan 7, 2025

A noontime concert of solo saxophone by Nicole Johänntgen. #111Words #Music #RoliFrei #TheaterBasel #NicoleJohänntgen https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-noontime-concert-of-solo-saxophone-by.html

A noontime concert of solo saxophone by Nicole Johänntgen

Last week, I learned my friend Roli Frei would be performing at the Theater Basel Foyer at noon today. As my Spanish lesson takes place ther...

Andrew Shields Jun 14, 2023

I write a spontaneous poem; Roli Frei sings a spontaneous song. #111Words #RoliFrei #Music #ViertelDach #Basel #Poetry #Improvisation https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2023/06/i-write-spontaneous-poem-roli-frei.html

I write a spontaneous poem; Roli Frei sings a spontaneous song

I went to Viertel Dach early for this evening's Roli Frei concert so I could eat something before the show. When Roli sat down nearby to pre...

Andrew Shields Apr 6, 2023

Andrea Samborski singing between Canada and Switzerland at the Kult Kino in Basel. #111Words #AndreaSamborski #RoliFrei #Music #Songwriting #KultKinoBasel #Canada #Switzerland https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2023/04/andrea-samborski-singing-between-canada.html

Andrea Samborski singing between Canada and Switzerland at the Kult Kino in Basel

I call myself a Basler from Detroit; perhaps Andrea Samborski calls herself a Baslerin from Vancouver Island. At her short set at the Kult K...

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Andrew Shields Jan 24, 2023

@stevesilberman That's a beautiful juxtapostion. It reminds me of an experience I had: after the terror attacks in Paris in November 2015, I wrote a poem, "Bataclan", that I posted on Facebook. Then I set it to music. I didn't know that my friend Roli Frei was setting it to music at the same time. Here are the two versions:

Human Shields (my band); https://humanshields.bandcamp.com/track/bataclan

Roli Frei: https://rolifrei.bandcamp.com/track/bataclan

#Music #Bataclan #HumanShields #RoliFrei #Songwriting #Poetry