SIUE STEEL members perform with HATTERS, 2/8 run-through
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Allyuh look Satan correcting sin! LMAO!
Hmmm - Mr. Marcus Ash,
@Jeffery and Wmlpan thanks for the information,
I was close in my assumption, thinking of Southern Illinois University, but was thrown off by the photo (lol)
@Marcus Ash,
I am not a "scholared" musician, but I also thought what I heard of Hatters' live performance was a little under my expectation. I am in no way questioning the judges decision. But I recall in 1966, Desperadoes performed "Brazil" as its tune of choice, and did not qualify for the 1966 Music Festival. It is allege that the judges cited "Brazil" as a piece beneath Desperadoes' playing caliber. It may be unfair on my part, to expect more from the ones you admire as in Dr. Remy as well as Pamberi's Mr. Cato, both are noted in their field, and I also admire you.
SIUE Steel is a group of musicians from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. We came down on s small sponsorship from Ski soda and grant from SIUE. Mostly with our own money we came and practiced with the Hatters for one week before the preliminary performance. It was a learning experience for us music students from midwest USA where steel bands are few and far between. I personally had never seen a steel pan in person until 6 months ago when I started attending SIUE. We are a young Steel group and only 10 of us were able to make it down to Trinidad.
SIUE Steel is the steelband from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville of Illinois, USA. Just google it.
What is curious is that after listening for example to Pamberi's arrangement and performance, after which they were "scored" 226, observing the disjointed, meandering non-musicality of Hatter's arrangement I remain hard-pressed to understand the so-called judges' decision that this arrangement at 250 points, far outranks others in the preliminary, (those I heard before they were taken down from reverbnation), including Pamberi. At the very least, five or six bands from other regions proved themselves for a place in the semifinals, before Hatters and SIUE.
Good luck Hatters allyuh soundin nice.
Can someone supply inform about SIUE STEEL. I know that Valley Harps had 5 pannist from Mexico. The Government of Mexico gave the players a grant and they were here for 2 weeks, departing on Sunday after the Preliminaries. They are part of a Steel Ensemble in Mexico.