In May 2004, fiddler/composer Oliver Schroer set out with three companions to walk along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrim trail that meanders across France and Spain. Over the course of two months, the four companions walked 1,000 km in the footsteps of their medieval brothers and sisters. Certain things
may have changed since medieval times – pilgrims are less likely to be
eaten by bears or to be robbed by gangs of raiding mountaineers as they
cross the Pyrennées. Yet the mechanics of walking have not changed in
1,200 years, and so they endured similar hardships, pains and
tribulations along the way. Along with the joys of making a long journey on foot, of being totally immersed in a slowly changing landscape and experiencing it with all of the senses…
In
his pack, Oliver carried his violin and a portable recording studio.
When he found a church or cathedral that was acoustically enticing… and
open… he played and recorded in these spectacular, sonic spaces – 25
different churches in two months of walking. Oliver Schroer:Camino brings together the best of these recordings. Oliver’s violin sings in these magnificent Romanesque churches,
each space different in character and resonance. And the sense of place
is strong – pilgrims praying, children playing, birds, bells,
footsteps, passing snatches of conversation, and the sounds of the
buildings themselves.
The sumptuous package contains a 28 page, four language booklet with stunning BW photos by Peter Coffman.
El Camino. The Road. It is a metaphor for a spiritual voyage; but it is
also a very real, very physical path. It is a hot, dusty line slicing
through a parched landscape, a cobblestone lane through a medieval
village, the hard, concrete shoulder of a bleak highway. It is
continuous, unbroken, yet changing. The one constant is the sound of
footsteps – the heartbeat of the pilgrimage......
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