Heart of Gold Entertainment Presents:
Fredrik Strand Halland
….A Young Man With A Future
A Night Of Young, Gifted Musicians,
-The Knitting Factory, August 9th at 8PM
Hollywood is a tough nut to crack. People in Hollywood see everything which passes as entertainment and either love it or shrug it off. Mostly they shrug it off and forget about it the next day. The artists go on to the next city and venue. This writer has seen the best of the best in Tinsel Town and Thursday evening was pleased to have been invited to see a collection of very young guitarists at a gathering at The Knitting Factory.
Throughout the evening, the level of playing increased as one after another, these young men took the stage and strapped on their instruments. This writer will admit he was amazed at the level of guitar playing he was witnessing. Then….at 11:22 PM, the last young man stepped onto the stage. I thought to myself, "This is the kid I've heard so much about. Let's see what he can do." A man with a big cowboy hat announces that this last act is a young man which has come all the way from Norway. His name….Fredrik Strand Halland.
He is dressed in shorts, sandals, a t-shirt and a pork pie hat.
He is thirteen years old with longish blonde hair and blue eyes that twinkle with the faint hint of a smile as he gazes at the Hollywood audience and checks his gear, adjusting the pedals and switches which have become all too familiar appliances with today's modern guitarists. There is a terrible hum and the young guitarist stops it instantly. He shows no fear and I am amazed at his absolute calmness in what must be to him….strange territory.
Fredrik sings "The Telephone Song", a cut from his forthcoming CD and an original piece of material. When the solo comes, I watch as this young man starts to play. No leaping or jumping around like so many other performers feel it necessary to do, just flat-out good playing.
