These are the close harmonies that are only possible when two people have worked together for a long time. This year is a new show and a return to basics by the duo, there are no gimmicks here, Dan on guitar/vocals and Pete on vocals too and together the two manage to get those close harmonies that we all remember these songs for pretty much perfect. Some songs of course have to be there, but there are always surprises as the show changes every year and the set list itself of any show is often open to change. There are only so many songs that you can fit into a one hour or so Fringe format, so that always means choosing carefully what songs are on the set list. If you want a show that pays tribute in music and words, a show by two talented performers who genuinely love this music, but do it in their own way whilst staying true to the original songs and somehow capturing a little bit of their original magic, then this show is for you.ĭan and Pete have performed their tribute to the music of Simon & Garfunkel across the UK and Europe and as far as the USA and Australia, and the reception is always the same – appreciative applause at how well they not only sing these songs, but somehow manage to take many people in the audience back in time to that wonder of hearing them for the first time and along the way re-capturing so many happy memories for people. This duo are not Simon & Garfunkel, they know that and we know that, but over the years I think as many people now come to their shows to hear them perform as do those who want to just hear some of these iconic songs. The show is by Bookends (aka Pete Richards & Dan Haynes) and if you are looking for a couple of people dressed up to look like your musical icons and trying to imitate their sounds then you have the wrong show as Pete and Dan have quite rightly always refused to perform like that. #SimonAndGarfunkel, #Bookends, #SimonAndGarfunkelBookends, #MrsRobinson, #MusicArt, #PaulKing, #PaulKingArtwerks, PaulKingArt.Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years makes an ever popular return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at theSpace Symposium Hall and, as usual, this show is bringing in fans old and new to this unique performance and tribute to the songs of Simon & Garfunkel. Robinson” became the first rock and roll song to win Record of the Year at the 11th Annual Grammy Awards in 1969. The album, alongside The Graduate soundtrack, propelled Simon & Garfunkel to become the biggest rock duo in the world. In 2010, “All gone to look for America”, a reference to a line from the song “America”, began appearing spray-painted on vacant buildings and abandoned factories in the town of Saginaw, Michigan, which is mentioned in the song. The album also spawned these hits: “Bookends”, “America”, “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” and “At The Zoo”. Initial sales for Bookends were substantial in the US, and the album produced the number-one single “Mrs. Simon’s lyrics concern youth, disillusionment, relationships, old age, and mortality. Side two largely consists of previously-released singles and of unused material for The Graduate soundtrack. Side one of the album marks successive stages in life, the theme serving as bookends to the life cycle. The duo had risen to fame two years prior with the albums Sounds of Silence and Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme and the soundtrack album for the 1967 film The Graduate.īookends is a concept album that explores a life journey from childhood to old age. Produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee, the album was released on April 3, 1968, in the United States by Columbia Records. Both at age 28.īookends is the fourth studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Simon And Garfunkel Bookends, hand-drawn in their iconic pose for the cover of their album “Bookends”.
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