Jer Reid - Garnethill Multicultural Centre 11.2.12

Submitted by superuser on Sat, 2012-06-16 12:37

This was Jer's first solo gig without a guitar. The poem is by Ali Al-Bazaz from the collection Flowers of Flame: Unheard Voices of Iraq

Oh Humanity

Oh humanity
I am your grateful son.
Every man my father's age
Is my father.
Every woman my mother's age
Is my mother.
All these little ones
Are my children,
And this dog
Who sits beside me
Is my friend.
Oh humanity
Oh my family
I am your grateful son.

This performance was at the Garnethill Multicultural Centre, Glasgow on the 11th February 2012 with Cry Parrot presenting Jer Reid, Vialka and The One Ensemble.

It's a slow build so make sure you're relaxed and ready to zone in.

The audio was caught on a portable recorder by Jer and sync'd to the video by me.