Re: Owain Phyfe in Los Angeles!

Thanks for kind words! We will publish this as a "tour
report".

At 12:38 PM 2/6/2005, [email protected] wrote:

You have no idea
what a pleasure it was to hear that Owain was to be opening for
Blackmore's Night on Feb 5, 2005! I rushed out to buy tickets for
my daughter (19yrs) and myself as soon as I heard this. She and I
have been listening to Owain and the NWRB for many years, in the form of
"Where Beauty Moves and Wit Delights." I believe I first
heard his music on public radio and I was immediately struck with a need
to purchase the casette. The evening started out by explaining to
those in line that we were there for the opening act. A friend had
mentioned to me that Ritchie Blackmore was w/Deep Purple and they were
surprised to hear that he was now involved with this genre of
music. We immediately headed over to the vendors and met Lady
Paula; it was such a pleasure to meet her! I ended up purchasing
three CD's and am now listening to one as I write this commentary.
Needless to say, my daughter Brittany and I were in our zone when Owain
came on stage and proceeded to sing familiar songs from the cd in our
possession. We were a bit disappointed that the NWRB were in the
"far off kingdom" of Texas. However, it did not diminish
our delight in the live performance of our many favorite tunes from his
"greatest hits of the 16th Century" repertoire! Owain was
very comfortable on stage and seemed a natural for the venue - he was
engaged with the audience and his comments received laughter and applause
from this receptive group. The evening was made complete by meeting
our favorite minstrel in the lobby as we left a bit early from the
Blackmore's Night performance. Owain was most gracious (as was Lady
Paula who was at his side) and apologetic for the absence of the
NWRB. I suppose my daughter and I were both star-struck as we spoke
with this lovely couple and gushed about his performance and our devotion
to his multi-lingual approach to music that speaks to our soul.
Thank you, Owain and m”\Ãw€ë ay you continue to do what you love and for
sharing your vision with us mere mortals; we get it.

Elizabeth Jimenez-Scaggs

Brittany Scaggs