Moonbow Festival / El Bolsón Patagonia Argentina
El Bolsón is a small town that lays at the feet of the Piltriquitrón mountain and beside of the Quemquemtreu river in the 42nd pararel in south Argentina, in the Río Negro Province quite near to the Chubut Province limit. It it´s know for it´s snowy peaks, ancient forests and the purity of the water of it´s rivers and lakes.
During the 70's it was the icon of the local hippie movement. The first wave came in 1969 with the idea of living in comunity, far from the industries & capitalism. Most of the people of this first wave were part of the staff of the Rock Opera "Hair", version that was quite sucessful in Buenos Aires and other latinamercian cities.
These first group made it´s roots in the area called "La Isla" (the island) when the Azul River borns. Later on, they organized themselves in another area called "Comunidad El Arca" ( The Arc comunity) in the Radal Mountain. After years chased by the law because their way of thinking, their ideals, their way of dressing, and even to be considered revolutionaries, the comunities found their end... and most of the people start to melt with the regular citizens of the town. Nowadays El Bolsón is a very friendly turistic place, full of legends, stories, nature care and regional arts.
The MoonBow Fest ( rainbow of the moon ) is a moment for culture to appreciate it´s music, theatre, scnenic creations, dance, circus art, etc. Everything to be held outdoors by the Azul River, being one with nature.
" Eleven songs..." was presented there, at the MoonBow Fest '05 for the very first time. It was presented in an acoustic solo set. It lasted 50 minutes.
The list of songs played was:
1. As the questions start.
2. Between waves.
3. Birth.
4. Can't say it loud. ( tribute to Eliott Smith )
5. Against the rules. ( from eleven songs ).
6. Sea of freckels.
7. Girl. ( from eleven songs ).
8. Your painting / until I get to that
9. My woman. ( from eleven songs ).
10. She Paints. ( from eleven songs ).
11. A childish Song.
The seven songs that don´t belong to Eleven Songs, are part of a new group, some of wich will be part of the following "Sitting in a wooden box full of poems made out of you", to be released in 2006.
