BLOOM, LUKA - Amsterdam (180g / Black Vinyl)

It's difficult to capture the magic of a live show. I hope that this attempt will come very close." Luka Bloom doesn't have to worry, with Amsterdam he has managed to capture the electrifying atmosphere of a stage appearance in the Dutch metropolis on sound recordings. On February 11th 2002 he gave a fantastic concert in front of 1,500 fans, some of whom flew in from all over the world. Only with an acoustic guitar around his neck did he fascinate the audience from the first note on and created a wonderful atmosphere, which was an unforgettable experience for the people on site and can be felt at home via compact disc even in the four walls. Great! On the frosty winter evening, the folk musician from Ireland warmed up the souls of the fans with songs from all phases of his career. Kevin Barry Moore, who chose the stage name Luka Bloom in 1987 and used Suzanne Vegas'"My Name Is Luka" and the character Bloom in James Joyce's novel Ulysses, sang for example the early work "Delirious" (from the 1990 album Riverside), which deals with his years in New York and the experiences of many compatriots as emigrants in the distance. In "Fertile Rock" (Turf, 1994), the passionate conservationist from Newbridge, County Kildare, addressed the fight for the preservation of the endangered Mullaghmore in the Burren landscape. And in "Monsoon" (Between The Mountain And The Moon, 2002) he compared love and sex in lyrical verses with the elemental force of a tropical storm. In addition to ten of his own compositions, the little brother of singer/songwriter Christy Moore also had three foreign titles in his program. Thus he interpreted "Make You Feel My Love" written by Bob Dylan and Bob Marley's reggae number "Natural Mystic" in his typical, warm-hearted manner. And he also played the ballad "Sunny Sailor Boy" by Mike Scott (Waterboys). When Bloom tells about the sailor who spellboundly listens to the song of a mermaid, your heart opens up. And when the audience sings along with the chorus word for word, it runs down your back in an ice-cold chorus. Goose bumps pure! Harald Kepler Record Label: Skip Records Style: Country