ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriter
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.

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.

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TED2005

Caroline Lavelle: Casting a spell on the cello

Caroline Lavelle hrá na violončelo

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Caroline Lavelle hrá na violončelo ako čarodejník odriekajúci zaklínadlo, občas sa zakrívajúc za svoju divokú blond hrivu a spieva o romantických témach. Caroline zahrá 'Ďalej ako Slnko' spolu s Thomasom Dolbym hrajúcim na klávesy.
- Cellist; singer-songwriter
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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Thank you very much.
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Ďakujem Vám veľmi pekne.
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Now, I've got a storypríbeh for you.
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Mám tu pre vás jeden príbeh.
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When I arrivedprišiel off the planelietadlo,
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Keď som vystúpila z lietadla
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after a very long journeycesta from the WestWest of EnglandAnglicko,
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po veľmi dlhej ceste zo západného Anglicka,
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my computerpočítačový, my belovedmilovaný laptoplaptop,
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môj počítač, môj milovaný laptop,
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had gonepreč madšialený,
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sa zbláznil
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and had -- oh! -- a bittrocha like that! --
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a... Ach! Trochu ako toto!
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and the displayzobraziť on it --
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a jeho displej -
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anywayv každom prípade, the wholecelý thing had burstvýbuch.
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proste celá tá vec sa zničila.
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And I wentšiel to the IT guys here
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A tak som išla za IT technikmi
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and a gentlemandžentlmen mendedopravované my computerpočítačový,
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a jeden chlap opravil môj počítač,
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and then he said, "What are you doing here?"
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a potom povedal: "Čo vás sem prinieslo?"
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and I said "I'm playinghracie the celloviolončelo and I'm doing a bittrocha of singingspev,"
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A ja som mu odpovedala: "Hrám na violončelo a trochu spievam."
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and he said, "Oh, I sortdruh of playhrať the celloviolončelo as well."
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On povedal: "Aj ja hrám na violončelo."
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And I said, "Do you really?"
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A ja som povedala: "Naozaj?"
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AnywayKaždopádne, so you're in for a treatzaobchádzať,
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A tu je, aby s vami chvíľu bol,
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because he's fantasticfantastický, and his name'snázov spoločnosti MarkMark.
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pretože je skvelý! Volá sa Mark.
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(ApplausePotlesk)
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(Potlesk)
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I am alsotaktiež joinedpripojila by my partnerpartner in crimezločin, ThomasThomas DolbyDolby.
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Taktiež ma sprevádza môj komplic Thomas Dolby.
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(ApplausePotlesk)
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(Potlesk)
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This songpieseň is calledvolal "FartherĎalej than the SunSlnko."
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Táto pieseň sa volá "Ďalej ako Slnko."
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(MusicHudba)
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StrungNavliekol in the windvietor I calledvolal you ♫
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♫ Lapená vo vetre som ťa volala, ♫
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♫ but you did not hearpočuť ... ♫
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♫ ale ty si nepočul... ♫
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♫ And you're a plantrastlina that needspotreby poorchudobný soilpôda
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♫ Si rastlina, ktorá potrebuje chudobnú pôdu ♫
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♫ and I have treatedošetrený you too well ♫
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♫ a ja som sa o teba starala až príliš dobre, ♫
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♫ to give up flowerskvety ... ♫
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♫ aby si rozkvitol. ♫
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♫ Oh, I have been too richbohatý for you ... ♫
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♫ Bola som príliš starostlivá... ♫
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FartherĎalej than the sunslnko from me ♫
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♫ Ďalej ako slnko odo mňa. ♫
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FartherĎalej than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Ďalej ako som myslela, že niekedy budeš. ♫
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♫ And I go northsever, I get so coldchladný
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♫ A ja idem na sever, je mi tak zima. ♫
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♫ My heartSrdce is lavaláva underpod stonekameň
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♫ Moje srdce je lávou pod balvanom ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné
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♫ Nestojíš za to, ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné ... ♫
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♫ nestojíš za to. ♫
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♫ With your calculatingvýpočet eyesoči
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♫ S tvojimi vypočítavými očami, ♫
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spinningpradenie figuresčísla
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♫ otáčajúce sa čísla, ♫
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♫ you cannotnemôžu see me ♫
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♫ ma nemôžeš vidieť. ♫
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♫ You cannotnemôžu see me ... ♫
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♫ Ty ma nemôžeš vidieť... ♫
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♫ And if I tell myselfja sám enoughdosť
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♫ A keď si to dostatočne krát poviem, ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ uverím tomu. ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné
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♫ Nestojíš za to. ♫
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♫ The seamore, it freezeszamrzne over ... ♫
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♫ More zamrzne, ♫
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♫ to trappasca the lightsvetlo
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♫ aby zachytilo svetlo. ♫
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♫ And I'm in love with beingbytia in love ♫
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♫ Ja milujem byť zamilovaná ♫
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♫ and you were never quitecelkom the one ♫
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♫ a ty si nikdy nebol ten pravý ♫
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♫ In Gerda'sGerda's eyesoči
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♫ v Gerdiných očiach. ♫
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FragmentsFragmenty of what you've becomestať sa
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♫ Kúsky toho, kým si sa stal ♫
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♫ And all the mothsmory that flylietať at night ♫
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♫ a všetky mole, ktoré v noci lietajú ♫
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♫ believe electricelektrický lightsvetlo is brightbystrý
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♫ veria, že elektrické svetlo je jasné. ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné
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♫ Nestojíš za to, ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné
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♫ nestojíš za to. ♫
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♫ With your calculatingvýpočet eyesoči
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♫ S tvojimi vypočítavými očami, ♫
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SpinningSpinning figuresčísla
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♫ otáčajúce sa čísla, ♫
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♫ You cannotnemôžu see me, no ♫
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♫ ma nemôžeš vidieť, nie ♫
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♫ And if I tell myselfja sám enoughdosť
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♫ A ak si to dostatočne krát poviem, ♫
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♫ I'll believe it ♫
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♫ uverím tomu. ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné
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♫ Nestojíš za to. ♫
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FartherĎalej than the sunslnko from me ♫
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♫ Ďalej, ako slnko odo mňa. ♫
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FartherĎalej than I'd have you be ♫
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♫ Ďalej, ako som myslela, že niekedy budeš. ♫
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♫ And I go northsever, I get so coldchladný
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♫ A ja idem na sever, je mi tak zima. ♫
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♫ My heartSrdce is lavaláva underpod stonekameň
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♫ Moje srdce je láva pod balvanom. ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné
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♫ Nestojíš za to, ♫
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♫ You are not worthyhodné
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♫ nestojíš za to. ♫
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♫ With your calculatingvýpočet eyesoči
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♫ S tvojimi vypočítavými očami, ♫
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SpinningSpinning figuresčísla
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♫ otáčajúce sa čísla, ♫
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♫ You cannotnemôžu see me, no ... ♫
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♫ ma nemôžeš vidieť, nie... ♫
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♫ And if I tell myselfja sám enoughdosť, I'll believe it ♫
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♫ A ak si to dostatočne krát poviem, uverím tomu. ♫
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(ApplausePotlesk)
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(Potlesk)
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Thank you very much.
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Ďakujem veľmi pekne.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Lavelle - Cellist; singer-songwriter
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.

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.

More profile about the speaker
Caroline Lavelle | Speaker | TED.com