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by Andrea Rudolph translation by Astrid Nolde-Gallasch Close-up Storyteller Singer Chris de Burgh presented his new CD in Castell Castell - He came, smiled and sang - and quietly enjoyed the Franconia wine. During his CD presentation in Castell not far from Kitzingen Chris de Burgh appeared to be approachable and humourous. It's a backdrop like in a picture book: In front of a solemnly covered terrace there's a view on a rose garden and a horse paddock; and in the back there is the Castell castle and the vinyards. Loud rock music overtones the twittering of the birds and the neighing of the horses - but yes, it fits into this ideal world. Chris de Burgh sings once again about big feelings, dreams of a better world full of love and peace. The title of his new album "The Storyman", that will be released in October, is programmatic. Chris de Burgh has written the story of each song like a script, sometimes on several pages. "I have always seen my songs as movies." An example with unexpected timeliness: a song about the nights in Lebanon. He finds the attacks on Beirut terrible. He certainly won't tie up to his huge hits like "High on Emotion" or "Lady in Red". But now he wants to connect two parts of his life that are especially important to him: music and storytelling. Alone at the piano or on guitar the star enchants a wonderfrully heimish open air atmosphere into the garden of the castle. It won't be so cozy during his German tour at the end of the year. It starts on November 21 in Bayreuth. During the press conference the musicians, born in 1948, feels like joking and chatting. Bayreuth reminds him of the cobble stones in front of his house in Ireland. He had discovered them by chance at the station and had them delivered to his home after 1 1/2 years of negotiation with the Bundesbahn. Wine shoptalks Next to the numerous media deputies, the Franconian wine queen Jennifer Herbert also smiles about this anecdote; a few minutes later she beaminlgy may hand over a hamper. Ferdinand Earl of Castell-Castell is thrilled about this premiere and praises not only the music of his guest but also his wine knowledge. The night before, both of them had enough opportunities for wine shoptalks during dinner. De Burgh's judgment about the Silvaner of the castle vinyard from 2004: "Simply wonderful." The earl smiles. "Maybe he comes back to a concert one day", he says and lets his eyes wonder over the garden, "back there by the horses, that would be great." 30 years in business You can think of this familiar sound with the unmistaken voice what you want: The success speaks for the Irish musician. With over 45 million sold albums in 30 years the music business can't get rid of Chris de Burgh. |
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