Often folk picture heritage and traditional crafts as being backward looking, and having nothing to say today. This is a misunderstanding, today in times of global financial adversity people tend to reassess their priorities and question what good work and a good life means, what is of value and what is not. The traditional crafts have always been closely linked with the politics of work, from William Morris to Eric Gill to Mahatma Gandhi craft, work, philosophy, politics all together.
Craft is still relevant today and far from being backward looking the Heritage Crafts Association are at the cutting edge of debate about what is good work today. Music sometimes also carries political messages and one of my favourite young punk bands are the King Blues. This is their new video shot on a very cold day last spring and you might notice a clip of me in the workshop.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ecLy9axAQ]
It was quite an eye opener being part of the video, we had an afternoon in the workshop them most of the day starting at 8am in Manchester and it was cold….
This quick clip taken on my pocket camera gives an idea of how it was made.
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/33344675 w=398&h=299]
and a few stills
Fantastic.We need more stuff like this
Very cool!
That was awesome!! Sounds like a much-needed anthem for today.
great job. interesting video too. we don't know the Blues Kings in the US. good bandSteve