Some may think its a bit of a departure from the electro synth indie noise terror i usually listen to but on Thursday evening i enjoyed ... some folk and country rock in an acoustic
setting.
In fact i have been a fan of Mary Chapin Carpenter since i was
a teenager and as those years are (ahem) some time ago i thought it was
about time i saw her live. Here the two singer-songwriters were without
their bands, just them on stage with a bunch of acoustic guitars.
And
it was great, despite being in a (nearly full) big hall the feel was
intimate. Carpenter mentioned how the two of them often just played
songs to each other in their kitchens, this was a bit like that only
sans coffee. The banter between the songs was great especially from
Colvin, the little stories adding much to the songs that followed. As
for the songs, they were a mix of old and new and performed well.
Carpenter plugged her new album quite a lot (which is brilliant by the
way) but there was a cheer when the golden oldie "This shirt" was
played. That indeed was a song off the first album of hers i bought so
many years ago...
I'm early as usual
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