Caroline Lavelle: Casting a spell on the cello
Caroline Lavelle: Lançar um feitiço com o violoncelo
Equally talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré. Full bio
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do Oeste da Inglaterra,
— uma coisa deste género! —
o computador e depois disse:
e cantar um pouco."
"Oh, eu também toco violoncelo."
cúmplice, Thomas Dolby.
"Mais Longe do que o Sol."
que precisa de solo pobre ♫
demasiado rica para ti ♫
onde eu queria que estivesses ♫
debaixo de uma pedra ♫
vezes suficientes ♫
por estar apaixonada ♫
vezes suficientes ♫
onde eu queria que estivesses ♫
debaixo de pedra ♫
vezes suficientes, vou acreditar ♫
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriterEqually talented on cello and vocals, Caroline Lavelle has created a performance style all her own. Her expansive talents, channeling the best of both classical and contemporary influences, have earned her comparisons to both Kate Bush and Jacqueline du Pré.
Why you should listen
Connecting the best of British chamber folk and folk rock to modern electronic music, Caroline Lavelle is frequently sought out for both her vocals and her cello playing. The genre-bridging cellist has collaborated with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Radiohead, the Cranberries, BT, Massive Attack and William Orbit, among others (she reportedly inspired Madonna to pursue her own successful collaboration with Orbit).
In her TED performance of "Further than the Sun," Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She's produced three solo albums -- A Distant Bell (2004), Brilliant Midnight (2001) and Spirit (1995) -- and is a touring member of the Chieftains.
Caroline Lavelle | Speaker | TED.com