On Wednesday night courtesy of my good friend Euan I got a ticket to be part of the audience for the BBC
Radio Scotland Quay Sessions programme which was going out on Thursday evening . For UK readers
details here
Compared by Roddy Hart, adopting a lovable buffon role, there were live sets from two Scottish artists.
First up were 6 piece Edinburgh based guitar band Broken Records who after a break for parenthood are celebrating their 10th anniversary with an album What We Might Know scheduled for release at the end of March.
To steal a phrase from Drew I found them not unpleasant but just not very inspiring
It was the second time this year I had seen lead singer Jamie Sutherland as he had previously supported Siobhan Wilson with an acoustic set
Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year Rachel Newton on the other hand was absolutely brilliant.
Flitting effortlessly between English and Gaelicand playing her harp beautifully she and her band put on a great show. A red sousaphone, which you can probably just about make out in the picture, even featured at some stage.
As if that was not enough a cover of Jolene was thrown into the mix as well!
Here 2016 album Here's My Heart Come Take It (sometimes mistakenly called Here's My Harp Come Take It!) is a high new entry on my must have list. Available along with a download of Jolene on her Bandcamp page.
Sounds like a good night out. I'm aware of Rachel's work as part of The Furrow Collective, but not her solo stuff. Very good.
ReplyDeleteIt new to me and I like it much. Worth to investigate for more. Thanks for introducing me to her CC
ReplyDeleteIt seems the Scottish ladies have a thing for Jolene. Quite a bit different than Strawberry Switchblade’s take though. This is really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteComrade Colin was also in the same audience....he wasn't the least bit impressed by Broken Records.
ReplyDeleteI was being diplomatic!
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