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Old 07-31-2012, 09:42 AM   #1
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http://www.diena.lv/izklaide/damien-...-riga-13959186

Damien Rice performs a secret concert in Riga 11
Ellen Kerr, diena.lv. 2012 July 24 at 16: 30
Singer Damien Rice on Monday night in Riga in one of the above does not advertise "in concert, for which the only known at the last moment, more than 200 townspeople. Most of the concert visitors until the last moment unable to believe that cramped premises free of charge for Dads café will be able to listen to the world-famous musicians in performance.
As the day told Dad café staff letter hostesses for coffee musician management DACE sent already a year ago. When the musician arrived in Latvia, with the aim to speak the truth before the Festival in salacgrīva visit he made to this cafe. "He came, he liked it and become friends," said coffee shop worker Alice. Then followed a spontaneous invitation to speak at a coffee shop, which the musician agreed. "No coaxing, it all happened naturally," said Carol.
On Monday evening, following the invitation of employees, Part café Damien Rice iesildījuš a number of home-grown musicians-Annette Kozlovsk, liene Dravniec and group Jorspe. "When we drove to the cafe, thinking that it will simply chili a few people. But we arrived and saw that already has all the music lovers, "day told the Jorspe musician Konstantin Prindul. Other concert visitors day, told me that on the show learned from friends and acquaintances, and until the last moment did not believed that such appearances.
All the artists during the night without microphones and insisted on sound amplifiers, which held a special concert in an intimate atmosphere. Café in the small spaces and behind its glass drūzmējuš at least 200 people, even the cafeteria staff do not have no idea how much was real concert goers.
After a speaking group Jorspe Damien Rice asked the group to Jorspe, čellist to Kanašķ, Joanna to stay on with him and drummer. Damien Rice's residence were doing it for the more than one-and-a-half hours, and the concert as a whole longsuffering up at 12.30 at night. Irish musician students invited to sing along with the show's visitors liked it.
"It's a story about dreams and daring," it commented on Dada café worker Alice. She stressed that most cafes staff impressed with Damien Rice's humility and simplicity.
(Another video from Damien Rice concert in Riga on Monday can be seen here.-red.)
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Old 07-31-2012, 09:43 AM   #2
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Old 07-31-2012, 03:57 PM   #3
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Kick ass how he does these extra free gigs just for the love of performing/ fans. The only way this could be a better story is if we somehow had the whole show/ setlist.
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Old 06-01-2013, 12:35 PM   #4
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http://vimeo.com/50096083

just found this
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Old 06-01-2013, 11:16 PM   #5
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great finding! thanks for sharing!
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