WHIP CRAIC
In aid of the Country Alliance '02

Full Review of concert

THE BAND

Roger Waters guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Andy Fairweatherlow guitar
Snowy White guitar
Chester Kamen bass guitar
Graham Broad drums
Harry Waters, keyboards
Andy Wallace keyboards
Ian Ritchie penny whistle
PP Arnold backing vocals
Katie Kissoon backing vocals
Carol Kenyan backing vocals

DATE DETAILS


October 16th The Royal Albert Hall London, UK

TOUR FACTS

ROGER BACK AT THE R.A.H.
_______ Roger last took to the Royal Albert Hall stage on February 7th 1970, with Pink Floyd. Some 22 years later he was back this time to support the Countyside Alliance. Roger was backed with his touring band from the summer of 2002


The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

OPERA DEBUT
_______ With a full orchestra in place and the splender of the Royal Albert Hall, Roger gave a long awaited debut to his opera, Ca ira. The piece carried all the hallmarks of Roger's rock compositions, and even to the untrained operatic ear, the sense of drama and atmosphere could be sensed. A full 5 minute overture was played as Roger watched on.
FLICKERING STRINGS
_______ The orchestra, conducted by Rick Wentworth, stayed on stage to add gusto to Roger's three rock n roll tracks. Flickering Flame sounded particularly polished, one would imagine the studio version may have some orchestral input.

PRESS SNAPSHOT
_______Q. But surely you've observed the fates of rockers who dabble outside the genre. When Paul McCartney put out "Liverpool Oratorio," the classical aficionados threw stones and his fans scratched their heads. What makes you think this will be different?
_______ A. I understand the knives will come out; that's inevitable. But one of the problems that people in the classical world have is how many recordings of Mahler or Beethoven symphonies can you make? They're always looking for new music, but many of the new serious composers are into academic forms, which strike some people as sterile and cold. I think I've made a work that is melodic and emotional; I think I've done something that can move people. The libretto is very much relatable to my earlier work, because it has that humane element. Chiago Tribune 1999.

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