Secret Festival 2010

I´m glad to inform you all that in the end of June, I´m taking part in a festival called the Secret Festival. It´s a very exciting event happening on the island where I´m born and raise; Öland. John Leo Carter is the initiator of this project. He´s acctually from Cork in Ireland but moved to Öland in 2006 where he started a music and art center called the Yellowbox. This is what he writes on his website about his ideas:

"YELLOWBOX IN SÄTTRA becomes a place where 10 musicians work together during 3 days to find new musical arrangements. The Musicians will be introduced to the specific surroundings in order to partly be inspired by the place and also be informed about its unique qualities. Musicians from the region meet musicians from different nationalities and backgrounds. The Group lives and works together over the 3 days. The musicians will jointly compose a piece of music inspired by the place to be performed at the forthcoming concerts.

SECRET FESTIVAL A TRAVELING FESTIVAL : instead of the festival been based in the same venue and in a place that the audience will recognize, we will organize the event at a number of locations on Öland. It will be at a different place each night. Yellowbox arranges transport for the audience to be driven to the chosen sites, where the audience is presented with the unique musical concept."

I´m really looking forward to this amazing happening, it´s a privilege to be able to work like this with musicians from all over the world. This is all thanks to people who are dedicated and have the strength to work hard for what they believe in. If you feel that you want to encourage this sort of initiative and also listen to some good music, I think you should go to this website and read more about it:

http://hemligfestival.se/

Thank you and see you there! 30 June-3 Juli 2010! On Öland!