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However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time. In , American five-string fiddler Casey Driessen and his family took off around the world for nine months for his music-sharing project Otherlands: A Global Music Exploration. In a tantalising snapshot of his journey, often into the musical unknown, he recalls meeting and playing with some of the great regional Global music.
Rhythm project. These were my top four sticky notes — out of a dozen priorities and things I was doing to survive as an independent musician.
Could I combine them? I was hoping that this exercise in achieving my life goals would give me focus. After four years in Spain we began considering our return to the US and decided to take the long route, travelling the world as a family for a year and making music along the way. We allowed ourselves one suitcase and one backpack each, while I also had my fiddle and a case of gear. My Otherlands project began taking shape.
The basic idea was simple: meet with musicians and share our traditions, documenting when possible. As a constant travel photographer with audio engineering skills, I figured I could also handle some video. It was September In preparation, I had a few lessons in flamenco music with guitarist Ricardo Bustamante near Valencia and glimpsed the future.
