On Wednesday we jumped on a number 4 bus to Cottiers in Hyndland to see Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub perform a solo concert.
The support act was Carla J Easton who I have seen a few times before. I enjoyed her earlier stuff but have found her more recent songs a bit to poppy for my taste, Here she was joined by Paul Kelly and unusually for her she was playing guitar as opposed to synthesizer. I liked the songs she was airing prior to her next album and her patter was good despite her feeling unwell.
Norman Blake is probably the most down to earth music star that you could ever meet. He confessed that he didn't play solo gigs all that often but you would not have known given his delivery of the songs and his chatter.
He concentrated on songs that he had written from Teenage Fanclub's back catalogue mostly on guitar but with a couple on piano. His encore included covers of songs by Warren Zevon and Robert Wyatt's Matching Mole.
All in all it was a good night out despite the seats being extremely uncomfortable. As a bonus we caught the bus home straight away..
A solid 7/10. You should check him out if he is playing anywhere near you.
Carla J. Easton - Impossible Stuff
Were the seats on the bus more comfortable?
ReplyDeleteGreat review, CC, sounds like a great night even if your posterior had to suffer for it!
ReplyDeleteIt’s Norman’s birthday today. Did you usher in a (slightly premature) singalong to celebrate his big day?
Norman Blake covering Oh Caroline sounds very special indeed.
ReplyDeleteIt was!
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