This year’s Werk Out Festival was an emotional one for its host band. The Werks family was shaken by the loss of former keyboardist Norman Dimitrouleas this past January, after which his brother Dino Dimitrouleas–the band’s then-current bassist–decided to take a hiatus from the band.Dino rejoined the band at the 2016 Werk Out last weekend for an heartfelt rendition of “Carry Me Back Home” dedicated to Norman’s life and memory. You can watch the emotional performance, captured by Sewell Film Productions, below:RIP Norman Dimitrouleas, Former Keyboardist Of The Werks/The Maji Has Passed AwayThe Werks had not played “Carry Me Back Home” since before Norman’s passing. The song choice for this tribute harkened back to last year’s Werk Out Festival, when Dino welcomed his brother onstage to join them for the same song, stating “You know, Werk Out feels like home to so many people, and it feels like home to us too. We’re all family here, so it’s so wonderful to be here, right now, with all you people at home. We love you.” The sentiments of the prevous year’s performance, in addition to the memory of Norman’s life, added significant emotional weight to the moment shown above. You can watch “Carry Me Back Home” from Werk Out 2015 with both Dimitrouleas brothers here:
2021-03-02