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Separado!
Caught a re-run of this odyssey by music oddity Gruff Rhys. Having been entranced as a child by a be-caped Argentinian cowboy who sang in Welsh, Gruff discovered he was related to him, and now sets out to track him down.
The biggest criticism you could level at this fond, bumbling, multilingual, tongue-in-cheek mix of documentary, inept music tour, and comic music video, is that it doesn't really go anywhere. Or at least, what we get is a Welshman in 'Welsh Patagonia', which is kinda surreal, but then he's quite a surreal fellow. He doesn't really explore the context of any of his discoveries very deeply, just moves on to the next town, the next odd musician, or the next gentle plug for one of his own songs. But hey, when the backing track to all this can go from etheral to silly, and is all linked by his affable presence, it's still a fun ride...
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Separado!
Caught a re-run of this odyssey by music oddity Gruff Rhys. Having been entranced as a child by a be-caped Argentinian cowboy who sang in Welsh, Gruff discovered he was related to him, and now sets out to track him down.
The biggest criticism you could level at this fond, bumbling, multilingual, tongue-in-cheek mix of documentary, inept music tour, and comic music video, is that it doesn't really go anywhere. Or at least, what we get is a Welshman in 'Welsh Patagonia', which is kinda surreal, but then he's quite a surreal fellow. He doesn't really explore the context of any of his discoveries very deeply, just moves on to the next town, the next odd musician, or the next gentle plug for one of his own songs. But hey, when the backing track to all this can go from etheral to silly, and is all linked by his affable presence, it's still a fun ride...
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