Every eighteen months Buddy Wasisname and The Other Fellers do an extensive tour through the Arts & Culture Centres of Newfoundland and Labrador. They take their show to Centres at Comer Brook, Stephenville, Labrador City, Grand FaLls-Windsor, Gander and finally St. John’s. In total, Buddy Wasisname and The Other Fellers did thirty-five shows throughout October and November of 2002. It was their most highly attended Arts & Culture tour to date with every show being “sold out.”
Capturing the essence of the Buddy Wasisname stage show is a difficult task for any photographer. Inevitably the lighting is not conducive to still photography, even though it is fine for the stage show itself. And there are always objects like microphones and speakers which tend to clutter an otherwise good photo. Over the years, photo shoots of these guys on stage have proven disappointing, so it was with some reluctance that they agreed to let photographer Cal King make yet another attempt at that elusive goal. The most difficult task of any stage shoot is capturing the performer’s face, which goes through an unusual number of quick changes while the artist sings. In the case of Buddy Wasisname, the contortions are even more varied and rapid.
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So how did Cal King do? You judge the results from three separate shoots in November at the St. John’s Arts & Culture Centre.
(Our thanks to Cal King for the photos)
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