“Faith”
Tune: “Faith” by George Michael
Type: Live performance. Recorded at BeLaMi (Club Am Donnerstag) in Bergedorf, Germany 2009
Band/Instrumentation: Me on guitar and vocals, Clint Bierman on guitar and vocals
This was recorded towards the end of my first European Tour in 2009. The tour took me through Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany. It was amazing. Something that I had been dreaming of doing since my first experience of living abroad in 1994. It literally was a dream come true. So much fun and super rewarding musically. At this point in the tour, Clint and I had been performing as a duo for about a week. BeLaMi is a club located in the city of Bergedorf which is just outside of Hamburg. Live music was hosted by a crew of folks called “Club am Donnerstag.” The night started as every other; roll up to the club, dump our gear, have some dinner and a few delicious German beers, and then we hit it. The place was packed and super attentive; two things you don’t always see on tours in the states. It was so refreshing to feel all the love and support as two complete strangers. They asked for an encore and then another and then at last, on the third encore, I had to tell them that we had no more songs to play…it was that kind of night.
This particular song is special to me for a number of reasons. I remember as a kid watching this video and thinking, “I don’t think he is really playing that guitar” but digging the tune anyway. At that particular time in pop musical history, you never really heard acoustic guitar, so I was immediately interested. Eventually, I got the full album and spent hours listening. I used to have lip synch contests in my parents living room to this record…it was that serious. My oldest brother went to see him in concert and got me a t-shirt..i wore it with pride on the four square court that summer.
This tune is also going to be on forthcoming 80′s solo acoustic record, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, enjoy this live version with my buddy Clint Bierman. And stay tuned for the release of this entire performance “Brian Chartrand & Clint Bierman: Live In Hamburg.”
