, 4'.; rat(fiPrebni By Bob Buckingham It's spring term and hopefully we'll find those closet pickers outside the classroom window jamming and giving us something to listen to besides the incessant chatter of the faculty. Until that happens here are a few records that may interest you. Byron Berlin, Dad's Favorites Rounder 00100 This is a long overdue album. It has been thirteen years since Berline's last solo Ip. Not only does this 1p showcase a brilliant fiddler, it works with novel ideas in the banjo fiddle mold. There are five banjo pickers including; Alan Munde, John Hartford, The lAA and the Social Committee will present two films in the month of April. The first film will be The Story of Adele H. and will be presented on Wednesday, April 5 at 2 pm in the Student Center and at 8 pm in the Auditorium. The second film will be Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman and will be presented on Wednesday, April 19 at the same times and locations. Admission to all viewings is free. The Story of Adele H. Francois Truffaut's fascina tion with romanticism and passion achieves its fullest expression in this low story revolving around the daughter of Victor Hugo. The film is an hypnotic revelation of Adele Hugo's unrequited but unre lenting desire for a British lieutenant--a delirious passion that ultimately became a tragic nmummuielimmullinumiumeminummimmiiiimimummummiimmumlllllllllllll. I lAA & the Social Committee = = 1 I 1 s I 1 m - ! " Me .1 The, Stor3 I: 7f , i i t 1 elate it tea. Ernnicutuette, %Tons of ct. Woencu t on. A r a Ick Tke 11, +Le. Stecte CeAter tr. 4V‘e. PtuUsitop;urn FREE 2 p.vv%,. 8 e. nn. 1 E nunueumumunseiumminiumenmemmutensimmumninnumumummenmumumg Larry McNeely, Doug Dillard and John Hickman. Two cuts feature banjo trios, Ragtime Annie and Arkansas Traveler - while another pair of tunes, Redbird and Birmingham Fling feature fiddle, banjo and bones. Berline's Texas style has always been flashy and Lime Rock and Grey Eagle empha size this side of his playing. Rags and waltzes are consi dered the ultimate test of a fiddler's skill and Berline proves his worth on B & B Rag, Stone Rag and the beautiful Sweet Memories Waltz. Espe cially on the latter, Berline's double stops abound in seeming endless variety. This 1p feels much like the old Country Gazzette at its best. Some fine guitar by Dan and shattering obsession "The Story of Adele H. is a beatiful, rigorous, very original film. It contemplates the classic beauty of Adele, played with extraordinary grace by Isabelle Adjani. This profoundly beaut iful film is about Adele's journey into a magnificent, isolating obsession. This is Truffaunt's most severe, most romantic meditation upon low. The film makes us see both the madness and the grandeur of the passion. A unique film." -Vmcent Canby New York limes "Isabelle Adjani's soft, plagent quality (along with her trained, outsize talent) makes it possible for Adele's heroic insanity to seem to explode on the screen. Adele is a riveting, great character because she goes all the way with it." Present Frfrns ARTS and CULTURE Free Films To Be Shown Pauline Kael New Yorker Crary adds a nice dimension to the album. Harry Sparks Sings Hank Williams, County 759 Tribute albums are numer ous in country music especially honoring such early greats as Jimmie Rogers, Bob Wills and Hank Williams. Here Larry Sparks, a fine traditional bluegrass singer in the Stanley mold, and some excellent sidemen step o'ut to create the sound of country music from nearly thirty years ago. In a time when most country Ips feature choruses of violins and voices along with electric instruments and pianos, Sparks uses the traditional acoustic band of guitar, mandolin, dobro, fiddle and bass. Williams stamped his songs with his personal style and even though he may not have penned them they became his "The Story of Adele H. is a lovely, sometimes almost ra vishing reflection of lost lives. Of all Fracios Trufaut's films it is the most beautiful. In Adele, Truffaut has found a heroine who perfectly embodies and reflects his own intense romanticism. And in the course of her torturous low affair Truffaut can further chart the shattering refractions of an obsession." Emmanuelle The Joys of a Woman Following in the footsteps of the first Emmanuelle, Francis Giacobetti broadens the scope of erotic cinema in this bold chronicle of a woman's odyssey toward sensual freedom. Exo tically set and exquisitely photographed in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Bali, vitually every variation on sexual activity is depicted as the liberated heroine pursues the peaks of passion and desire. Her exploration captures the essence of beauty and ugliness, sophistication and innocence and the curious admixture of French culture and Oriental custom. "Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman is visually vastly superior to our home-grown porn. The girls, headed by Sylvia Kristel, are gorgeous, and gorgeously gowned (when ever they are gowned). The settings are handsome, and made even more so by Robert Fraisse's glowing side screen photography. Francis Lai has contibuted another of his haunting scores." Arthur Knight Hollywood Reporter "Miss Kristel, possessed of the kind of beauty that makes you want to be in three places at once, was an instant sensation ... each scene is suffused with the soft, sensuous light of a fashoin spread. This time out, Emmanuelle's erotic Own. Sparks is also capable of such feats and without copying Williams vocal style, Sparks is able to convey the essence of the song. Where Williams voice is anguished almost crying at times through the tortured lyric, Sparks sings in a plaintive voice, haunting in its lonesome resignation. Sparks phrasing provides the right contrast between blues and mountain vocal qualities giving him a wide range of expression. The lighter side of Williams is expressed in Dixie Cannonball and Mind You Own Business while the darker side is conveyed in I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. Sparks understands the irony of many of these songs of which No One Will Ever Know is a fine example. I Saw the Light is done instrumentally and every one gets in a couple of good licks. Sparks is not one to play a lot of quest leads her from Bangkok to Hong Kong to Bali. No holds are barred as she turns innocence inside out in search of the perfect hedonistic life ... behind the lens is Francis Giacobetti, one of the Conti nent's leading fashoin photo graphers ... the French have a slightly different approach to erotic film making. They believe that a work does not have to be explicit to be exciting, that less is more. The second coming of Emmanuelle stops just short of complete fantasy fulfillment." Jay Cocks lime 11111111111111MIMIMMUlliminiffilitilmeimilMIUMMIIIIMilliiiiiimemmimmmuni1111111 I) ,y; MARK SHERMAN'S HOME OF BLUM= 3613 Walnut St. Harrisburg, Penna. 17109 3IIIMMIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIMMIIIIMMIMMIUMMMUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIE The scope of the arts is unlimited in potential. You can help us realize this potential. Have you ,been to a movie. play, art exhibit, or concert that_was that good (or bad) that you'd .be inspired to write about it? Well, then write about it, and submit it to the Arts nd Culture e page a of thßeader. Bruce Williamson Playboy Phone (717) 652-7714 • New and used stringed instruments • Lessons in all styles • Expert repair and supplies • Bluegrass records and tapes • Friendly pickin' parlor guitar solos, but each one reflects his mastery of the instrument. The sidemen in clude the original bluegrass fiddler, Chubby Wise, who sounds like he's been listening to some of the younger pickers. Ricky Skaggs who now heads up Emmy Lou Harris's band is playing a jazzy mandolin which adds a sense of timelessness to the recording. Tommy Boyd is a regular with Spark's band and a master of many instruments. Here he uses his dobro to play every steelguitar lick those old 1p steels had in them but, with the clear full tone that only a dobro can provide. This album may be a statement by Sparks at a time when many bluegrassers are attempting to break down stereotypes and show us that real county music, the kind played by real people, still exists. Contributions Welcome
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