Hey Rosetta! - Fogo Sessions
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Recorded Live on Fogo Island, Newfoundland. 'Second Sight' is available now on vinyl, CD & digital @ heyrosetta.com/... or on iTunes @ smarturl.it/HR-.... Directed & Produced by Mark Bennett. Produced with the help of MuchFACT, NLAC, and Fogo Island Arts.
Late last May we strapped our van and trailer full of recording gear and took off through the melting snow to Fogo Island (a small island off the northeast coast of our home province Newfoundland). We wanted to record and film some of our new songs in inspiring spaces - spaces that suited them, spaces that heightened them. We'd been hearing about the magical buildings being constructed on Fogo Island for the past few years - these off-the-grid, Scandinavian-looking artist studios and this huge, floating, luxury eco-inn - and like any nosey local, wanted to see them for ourselves.
I'd actually been hearing about Fogo Island for many years from my own family - my great-grandmother and great-aunt were originally from there and my great-uncle used to talk about it with a misty-eyed, almost evangelical zeal. I always imagined a kind of heaven. And he was kind of right- though it's a constantly windy, bitterly cold, terribly isolated, Newfoundland outport kind of heaven.
A place of contradiction. It's warm and welcoming, despite the ice in the bay. It's calm and relaxed, despite the thick, mystical, ever-shifting fog. It's rich and vibrant, despite the long-decimated fishing economy. And now, with these otherworldly structures poking out of the stark and marshy moonscape like hallucinations, and with the worldly artists and wealthy visitors they attract, it all still somehow manages to feel laid back and humble and home.
And our trip was likewise contradictory - a rush, with so many moments of stillness, with little sleep and plenty of stress and so many hearty laughs. As a band of Newfoundlanders who try to build things that are new and beautiful and dreamlike out of a place so old, cold, solid and stoic, I think the spaces spoke to us. Loudly, and in our own language. And so the rooms fit the songs, like mitts over palms.
The result is this short film of Fogo Island and our visit to it - three performances scattered through the mist and moor and all the lovely encounters and the windy white spaces that reflected the tunes back at us and into the mics. Fair warning though, it takes its time - like riding to the island on the old ferry, or waiting for the tide to come up the long rocky beach, or like setting up to multitrack a 7-piece band in an artist studio run on solar panels and a woodstove - there is nothing instantaneous about any of it. So dig in, steep a cup of tea, have a spell (as my great-uncle used to say) and come along.
We'd like to specially acknowledge the talented workhorse Mark Bennett for envisioning and filming and editing it all. And to the audio engineering dreamteam of Richard White and our own Romesh for capturing the spirit of the spaces and the songs so deftly. And to the Shorefast Foundation and the Fogo Island Arts' Artist in Residency Program, to MuchFact, to NFB (for the inspiration and for our projection of The Fogo Process), to Rachel Cameron Burns (ultimately the dreamer of the dream) and to the wonderful people of Fogo Island.
Tim Baker
Hey Rosetta!
Damn this was a good band. In 10-years they're going to blow some kids minds when they discover them.
I miss this.
It's a shame only 740 people ever saw this, but at least they came back a total of 96,787 times so far.
Hey Rosetta. I miss you. My son listens to you every night. I am grateful but I wish you would come back to us.
Still listening, I love this. It's magic
How are there only 758 likes? This band is world class, sophisticated, intelligent, rhythmical music.
This band is no longer.😊
We need you back, you made great music.
6 years later, still my most listened-to video on youtube....sometimes i sit and watch, other times just throw it on in the background.
Im from colombia and i love this band xd
There's something really special about this.
I already miss this band.
me, too. so glad i got to see them live once.
I literally travelled to Fogo Island this summer because of this video. It was everything I imagined and more. Thank you Hey Rosetta!
I am incredibly sad to hear they are taking a break, but feel so grateful to have witnessed their journey so far. Their music and art has been life changing for me.
@Orange OwL next time!
Are they local
@@hippyable they're from St. John's, Newfoundland
@@RobertVincelli thank you. I hope they get back together. They took a break I think
My son still listens to you every night. I return to importance as much I can. My soul is replenished by you.
Nearly 6 years ago this gives me chills. We are still in Covid lockdown and one of the greatest weapons we have is music. Hey roestta has provided some great masterworks and we should take cues from work accordingly
Whenever I'm working, this session is on loop. It never gets old!
One of the best bands of the XXI Century, abrazos from Spain!
HOW TF ARE THERE ONLY 325 LIKES?!??! This is amazing!!! true canadian talent
Makes me homesick, can't wait to go back in a few weeks with the family for some fishing.
scenery, song, people, sand, fire, just feels right. Hey Rosetta @ the shore club in Hubbards, please come back !
as a Canadian away from home, your music brings me so much happiness and joy - I'm not from NL but I absolutely feel home watching your videos. Your music has become a big part of my life and I listen so often... I'm so happy to see you guys getting more and more of the recognition you deserve as highly talented artists and treasures of Canadian music. Keep up this awesome work. Keep kicking ass! And come visit me in Amsterdam :)
My same exact thoughts, but replace Amsterdam with London
This signifies the end of an amazing experience and i love every minute every minute of it.
Saw them in Paris in October 2015 - AMAZING
+Daniel Bourrion maiala peddavvero ma no amazing poho, amazing TANTO
Thank you for breathing this into existence!
How perfect is this?
I love Newfoundland. I've been to Twillingate and Fogo island looks similar. Great video that truly captures the essence and beauty of The Rock!! Love the new music guys, I'll try and catch you in Los Angeles.
I love the fog! It's beautiful and I feel so happy and at peace when the fog is around. It's extremely comforting!
Watching these videos and listening to your music brings me back home even though I've been away for three years now in Australia. I have been asked a few times what the difference between Aussies and Canadians is, and I struggle with the distinction. It's sometimes a bit like asking the distinction between Americans and Canadians. But I can always go to you guys and these songs and , and it just sets a place and time and people with the right clarity. So, thank you for that. It's all a part of me.
Up late gaming... I need to sleep.. I should *hears fogo session noises*... what was I saying?
What a lovely film
Wow beautiful music that reflects Canadians culture! The melody of the songs are very soothing too, with rich layers of texture but not dense, great!
Fogo island is so beautiful. Love visiting there
Oh Lord this is amazing! What a great piece of film, perfect setting and a phenomenal band!
Love these guys!
absolutely beautiful guys! making me homesick!
Iv never been to fogo yet this video makes me really want to go. I can't wait for you guys to come back to st johns your christmas show was phenomenal.
I am so much in love with your music. it has inspired me to make something different with my music as well.
I see Beneath the Cedars on that setlist, such a gorgeous song, I hope it gets recorded some day :)
vulcam de fogo
I really wanna go to Fogo Island!!
Beautiful and much like Heima, the setting magnifies the music.
I went by boat to visit Fogo last year, but we missed the island and ended up in St. Anthony. Good vacation nonetheless.
Will probably get a GPS for our next attempt.
Amazing.
Am from fogo island
Fantastic...
Bruuuuuutal
Excellent!
Gold Teeth at 2:00
I'll be seeing you in December. :)
aw
I know who you are. I know what you play. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a fan for people like you. If you play more music now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will listen to you.
This is my exam studying soundtrack.
+Thomas Drumm Haha me too!
Good idea!! :)