RIMANTAS

OBERKRAINER BARITONE & Harmonica

♦ Year of birth

1949

♦ Place of origin

Utena, Lithuania.

♦ How old were you when you started playing music

I started playing the harmonica when I was still in preschool. I played "Bitute Pilkoji" at the parents' meeting at the school where my mother worked. I started playing the tuba in the older grades..

♦ Favorite musical genre

I'm not attached to any one genre. I like blues, country, classical interpretations, etc..

♦ Sources of inspiration or influence

After many years of silence, I started playing music again, inspired by the support of my son Giedrius and wife Lidija.

♦ What is your musical dream or goal

If I were to speak from the past, I would already be living in my dreams..

♦ Favorite "Hansanova" song

Wellerman.

♦ Most memorable "Hansanova" concert

2024 concert at Kaunas public library together with little children from music school.

♦ What do you like to do in your free time

All my free time is spent learning to play my instrument, using a computer, browsing and reading various things on the Internet, and taking nature photographs.

♦ Your favorite quote

I don't have a favorite quote, I adapt it to the circumstances, although sometimes jokes or anecdotes are better suited for that.