[New-Poetry] Lorca songs

[Anny Ballardini]

A good book on the Spanish history behind the facts is Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell.

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:37 PM, <jforjames at aol.com> wrote:

> Making music from the poetry of an icon
>
> http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/WhatsOn/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=WhatsOn&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=WhatsOn&itemid=NOED15%20Oct%202008%2009%3A57%3A12%3A270
>
> KEIRON PIM
> 15 October 2008
>
> Federico Garcia Lorca.
> Spanish fascists shot Federico Garcia Lorca in August 1936 and dumped his
> body in an unmarked grave.
> In doing so they created an icon, as the already renowned young poet and
> playwright became a symbol of the indiscriminate crushing of opposition that
> accompanied General Franco's seizure of power from a democratically elected
> socialist government.
>
> The regime banned his writing from publication in Spain but could not
> prevent its popularity gradually spreading worldwide. Now it is finding yet
> more admirers through being set to music by a British duo comprising a
> highly acclaimed singer-songwriter and double bassist.
>
> Keith James and bassist Rick Foot...
>
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