Behind the Scenes with Barbra Lica
This past summer Barbra Lica recorded her upcoming Digital Concert at The Barn safely in Campbellford. While here, she and Brian Finley sat down to discuss her experiences this past year as an artist living and working through a pandemic as well as her experience recording a concert in such a uniquely Westben way.
You feel at home.
Barbra: I absolutely love this venue. I think that this venue is a fantasy. It’s a dream. I’ve always loved performing outdoors, but outdoors you never get quite the acoustics that you get in a performing arts centre. This is a place that combines the beauty of both. It has the outdoor feel and you can feel the breeze through your skirt but it has unbelievable acoustics. That soundboard you have and the people who work here, I mean it’s just the best of all worlds.
Brian: Aw, thank you. It’s the people behind those machines.
Barbra: It’s also this venue. It’s truly magical. I think even when you’ve never been here, you sit in this chair and you feel at home. It’s like a big living room.
Brian: Yeah, absolutely, well I can’t wait until the family is back.
Later in the conversation, Brian asks Barbra about her choices in the setlist for her Digital Concert.
Barbra: Because of where we are and how beautiful it is and because of the time we are in we decided to do something, a set that was around the themes of isolation and nature. We kind of leaned into that.
Brian: It was beautiful. So we did several on stage (in The Barn) which were great and we did one outside. What did you think of that?
Barbra: I loved it! I loved it! It felt like we were making a little music video.
Brian: It’s true yah. The sun wasn’t too bad for you? Because it was right smack in your face.
Barbra: It was tough, but I have a very tough time complaining when we’re hanging out here on a beautiful day making music.
Here is a sneak peek of that piece recorded outside at The Barn this past summer, Take Care of You by Barbra Lica.
Barbra Lica’s Digital Concert at The Barn will premiere on YouTube & at the Digital Venue on Saturday, February 13th at 8:00 pm. This is a FREE concert but please consider supporting Westben through donation if you are able! We are so excited to share this music with you.
Hear more from Barbra & Brian on the Podcast!
Enjoy more of this conversation between Barbra & Brian on Friday, February 5th for Season 2 Episode 1 of The Westben Podcast: Music for A While. Follow the podcast today on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or anywhere you listen.
You can also find the podcast up on our YouTube channel! Jump back in and enjoy all ten episodes of Season 1 today.
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