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Bar opens with a bang



Updated: 2007-08-15 14:24







Yugong Yishan has torn down the velvet curtains and generally roughed up
the premises that used to house the short-lived Rui Fu and is set to open
in its new digs with a bang on September 22. Details of who will be
performing at the opening bash are still TBA, but what we do know is that
Abigail Washburn of Sparrow Quartet fame will be plucking on her banjo
there on Saturday September 29. Washburn will be joined by local
musicians for a jam session similar to Sparrow Quartet's collaboration
with Hanggai that Danwei TV recorded during their tour of China at the
end of last year.

Abigail Washburn plays a mean clawhammer banjo and sings haunting
bluegrass tunes in both English and Chinese. She has toured China several
times after turning down an offer to study law at Beida in order to
pursue a career in music. Her performance with the Sparrow Quartet at The
Star Live in November 2006 was one of the most memorable gigs of the
year. You can take a listen to some of her soulful songs at her MySpace
page.

The New Yugong Yishan
Location: 3 Zhang Zizhong Lu, (next to the former Duan Qirui government
building, about half way between Lotus Lane and Dongsishitiao), Dongcheng
District.

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