I apologize for last week's silence. I spent my interning hours making a map for a cool brochure we're making for the public art in Worthington. I plan on writing a blog post about it when we get an idea of what it'll look like.
I heard 70+ people made it out to the Get Reel Film Series @ the MAC Presents: Beasts of the Southern Wild. I watched it for the first time last week and loved it. I'm going to have to watch it again to get the symbolism between the aurochs and Hushpuppy's adventure/journey or just to emerse myself in the collage of colors, lights, and kooky drunks that make up the whimsical island called The Bathtub.
This Friday at 7:30pm, a couple of musicians, the wildly talented guitarist Richard Smith and his wife, classically trained cellist, Julie Adams will perform at the MAC. Before I go into their musical endeavors and lists of accomplishments, let me tell you how sickeningly sweet this couple is. (Think eating an entire Easter basket of Cadbury Creme Eggs sweet.)
Richard Smith is a British, child prodigy guitarist who's avoided taking lessons or reading sheet music.
Julie Adams is an Ohio native, classically trained cellist who doesn't feel comfortable off the page.
He got started in country music via Chet Atkins.
She was classically trained at Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Cincinnati Conservatory.
Together their musical stylings span folksy genres to classical and pop.
They're "musical bad boy" meets "classical girl next door." Is it just me or are there hundreds of movies made around this concept every day?
I imagine their first meeting was the musical equivalent of "You've got your peanut butter in my chocolate!" "No you've got your chocolate in my peanut butter!" Hahaha, instantly in love and now traveling the world playing music together.
And the music is why you should come to the MAC Friday.
Richard Smith is the real deal when it comes to child prodigy. It took him less than a day, as a left-handed five year old he learned how to finger pick the chords and & melody to a Chet Atkins song on his dad's right handed guitar. Within six years he played ON STAGE with Chet in front of a thousand people. He was eleven and playing complex songs from memory!
11 year old Smith Playing with Chet Atkins
Smith appears to have a natural talent for playing by ear. For most songs after one listen he can play it on his guitar. Many of the musicians he grew up loving and playing consider him their hero. I'll say that again: the people who wrote the songs he plays look up to him!
He's that good.
Smith's primary style is finger picking and he's won awards for his skill and was even inducted into the National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame in 2009. However, since his childhood he has branched out to flat picking and excelled in that music styling as well.
"Pickin' In The Park" Dortmund, Germany
In playing with his wife, Smith raves about the diversity she exhibits. Not only does Adams play her cello traditionally, but also as a bass. Sometimes she can lead the music, but also play counter melodies and harmonies for Smith's guitar. This diversity enables them to play all of the genres they love: country, blue grass, jazz, pop, and classical.
From what people who have seen them perform before tell me, it's the kind of music you fall in love with.
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