Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turresi – The Sage Gateshead 29/11/2019 So to the final leg of our November tour that has featured two visits to Bury, Edinburgh and the latest trip to Newcastle. We have seen Wishbone Ash, Mary Gauthier, The Hot Club of Cowtown and Rhiannon Giddens. We’ve been to Newcastle a few times …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Come to Marlboro country!
Hot Club of Cowtown – The Met Bury, 16th November 2019 Back in Bury again, just two weeks since our last visit. Honestly, my heart lifts as we drive into this small town. I always smile when I pass the Roach Hotel, I must go there! Even if we don’t stay there I must have …
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Mary Gauthier/Jaimee Harris/Michele Gazich – Edinburgh Pleasance Theatre 9th November 2019 I must start by saying I love Mary Gauthier. Her songs have the lyrics front and centre like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. There is more pathos in a Mary Gauthier lyric than any other artist I can think of. Listen to Last of …
Bad tee shirts and beer bellies!
Wishbone Ash – The Met, Bury 1st November 2019 Friday saw us make a trip to Bury, one of our favourite places in England. This small town (population 78000) is part of Greater Manchester and therefore considered insignificant when compared to its (in)famous neighbour. Bury is proud of it’s ‘famous’ market : Market of the …