By Trina Hamlin
Curiosity.
That is what
has propelled me through life, and more importantly, this musical journey I've
been on since I was a kid. My musical
journey has taken me from Golden Valley, Minnesota all the way to the High
Himalayas and beyond.
I like the
adventure of music, following the road it leads me down. The rhythm of it has
found me partners in crime, friends for life and given me stories to tell. I've been fortunate enough to play with Susan
Werner over the past 5 years, share stages with Charlie Musselwhite, Taj Mahal,
John Gorka, Natalia Zukerman and more. I
love what I do....not sure how to explain it though. It is a true mix of the blues feeling
interwoven with a songwriter’s melody and a deep groove. When you write music,
it is sometimes hard to put it in a box (unless that was your intent). I've written what I feel and hear.....I play
what I feel and hear. I re-interpret
other people’s music from time to time...love doing that!
I grew up
singing and playing piano, went on to study music in Boston at Berklee College
of Music, and shortly after, a harmonica drifted into my sights. I can’t
explain why, but I pushed it aside for a bit and then it hit me, full
force. Once I figured out how to bend
the notes, the harmonica opened up a whole new expressive voice to play
with….melody, rhythm…it has it all. I’m
thankful I didn’t push it away too far because it has opened up my music in a
way I might not have found otherwise.
All this being
said; join me as I put some new and old music into the brand new creative space,
the Katten/Landau Studio, that The Auditorium Theater has created. I can promise you I will take you on a musical
journey that will leave you feeling better than when you arrived.
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Minnesotan Blues? An Evening with Trina Hamlin
Dates: Saturday, June 9, 2012
Times: 8:00 pm
Price: $35-$25
Click HERE for tickets and information.
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