The DGMLive postbag received a press release from the Estonian Embassy today detailing the award ceremony at the Estonian Embassy yesterday.
The press release reads as follows...
Happy with what they have to be happy with...
Robert Fripp & Estonian Ambassador to London, Margus Laidre
Robert Fripp & Estonian Ambassador to London, Margus Laidre
The press release reads as follows...
WORLD-RENOWNED MUSICIAN RECEIVES ESTONIAN STATE DECORATION
Estonian
Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Margus Laidre presented a
world-renowned guitarist, composer and record producer Robert Fripp
with the Order of the Cross of St Mary’s Land 4th Class at the Estonian
Embassy in London on Wednesday 17 December 2008.The
high Estonian state decoration was bestowed on the distinguished
musician on the eve of the Estonian 90th Anniversary by the Estonian
President Toomas Hendrik Ilves for widening cultural horizons through
his music and developing Estonian-British cultural contacts.
Robert
Fripp performed his solo project Churchscapes in several Estonian
churches as part of the Estonian Jazz Festival. According to the
musician the performances he gave in Estonia were one of the highlights
of his long professional career. „The five Churchscape performances in
Estonia were exceptional and remarkable. The audiences listened, “ he said.
Ambassador
Laidre has described Fripp’s music as a rare phenomenon in today’s
world. „Even as a grown-up Fripp dares to open up the most sensitive
parts of his heart and soul, which makes him very vulnerable in front
of the often, too cruel and too greedy world around us, “ he said.
„Robert Fripp has preserved the ability of breaking the frames as his
artistry is continuously seeking new ways how to express himself, “
Laidre added.
Robert
Fripp is best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant
member of, the progressive rock band King Crimson, but he has also
worked with Brian Eno, David Sylvian, the Orb, Thomas Feldmann and The
Future Sound of London. Fripp was also ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone
magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
You can see the above picture plus another one over on the Estonian Embassy's photo-gallery on Flickr
You can see the above picture plus another one over on the Estonian Embassy's photo-gallery on Flickr
