The Mermaid guitar sculpture

Subject: The Mermaid guitar sculpture
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 06:31 PM

For the latest on Andy Manson's Mermaid guitar sculpture please visit the Julie Ellison News & Listings thread.

Subject: RE: The Mermaid guitar sculpture
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 06 Jun 05 - 07:31 AM

BBC Devon have published a feature on "The Mermaid" at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2005/06/06/mermaid_guitar_event_feature.shtml

Subject: RE: The Mermaid guitar sculpture
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Jun 05 - 12:06 PM

Quick reminder - first ever public performance on the Mermaid guitar sculpture is at Exeter Phoenix arts centre tomorrow evening - 17th June. A 30 minute performance by Julie Ellison, including music especially written for the instrument, between 7pm and 8pm (suggest arrive at 6:30pm) alongside a performance/demonstration of the Virtual Vincenzo harpsichord.

More details can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/folk on the news page and at www.julieellison.co.uk.

Anyone with questions is welcome to call me on 07940 816830.

Cheers folks.

Regards
John (aka Cittern)

Subject: RE: The Mermaid guitar sculpture
From: SharonA
Date: 16 Jun 05 - 07:06 PM

Sure wish I could see and hear it! But alas, I'm on the wrong side of the pond for that...

For the benefit of others in the same predicament, I've found more pictures of the Mermaid at Andy       's site, located here: www.andymanson.co.uk   Click on the photo of the Mermaid, as prompted, to see lots of pix including views of the guitar case! At the end of the slide show, you'll be at www.andymanson.co.uk/mermaid.htm where you can click on the image at the top of the page to see still more photos plus a link to a page about materials used.

The only things missing, IMO, are audio clips and photos of the guitar being played (to show how it must be held!). In the article Sorcha linked, Julie Ellison says, "I sit down to play her so she leans back into my shoulder and wraps her tail through and around my legs. As she's played the sound vibrates through her whole body, right down to the tips of her tail, which is quite a strange experience and means that I feel the sound as much as hear it." I'm having a hard time visualizing this, so I hope Andy       will add to his website some pix of Ellison in concert!

Wistfully,
Sharon

Subject: RE: The Mermaid guitar sculpture
From: SharonA
Date: 16 Jun 05 - 07:13 PM

Oh, good grief! The filters on the public-library computer from which I'm posting will not let me post the word M.a.n.s.o.n.!!! (That's the reasong for the spaces in my previous post.) Arrrrgghh!

(I'm getting mighty sick of the government's pseudo-parental controls...)

Subject: RE: The Mermaid guitar sculpture
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Jun 05 - 05:26 AM

Pics of Julie Ellison playing the Mermaid will be available fairly soon.

Andy will be delighted to hear about the "Manson ban" !! Can't wait to tell him.

John