Gig Review
Nu-folk star Seth Lakeman played a special Q The Music Club gig last night
(26 March) for just 150 fans and competition winners on his 32nd birthday. Showcasing songs from his upcoming fourth album Poor Man¹s Heaven, the fiddle-toting troubadour was interrupted several times during his 60-minute performance by fans singing Happy Birthday. In sharp
contrast with folk music's stuffy, fol-de-rol reputation, the gig was a raucous and celebratory affair, marked by beer-spraying and mass pogoing.
It took place at central London private members' club The Hospital, which had the previous night played host to a disastrous live performance by Peaches Geldof. Fortunately, caterwauling socialites were thin on the ground at Lakeman's gig, which drew a predominantly female crowd, interspersed with the odd silver-haired trad-folk fan.
Dressed casually in grey T-shirt and blue jeans, Lakeman took to the stage backed by his three-piece band, including brother Sean on guitar. As well as songs from the new album, he aired a few old favourites, such as Kitty Jay, from 2004¹s Mercury-nominated album of the same name, which he performed solo, accompanying himself only with a kick-drum foot pedal.
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Anyone see this arrogant quote from this band SplinterBox, this is from their website.
"That said, the band sends their apologies to Seth Lakemen, as a lot of his audience left his gig to come and see the SplinterBox boys (and on the hush hush, apparently preferred them). Sorry, Seth."
Posted by Tom Bolton at | September 7, 2012 19:01
Hi Wayne! Thanks for kicking this thing off early. (-:Those are fatsitnac suggestions for the next meeting. It would be great to get everyone to bring something they're proud of and something they're digging on.A gallery show also sounds like an incredibly good time. I've never had my own show. I don't know what it takes to get one started. I guess you scout locations and then talk to the management.Also, if it's rock themed, it would totally kick ass to have it somewhere where we could have the opening night on a night with live music. Which leads me to think a bar or a cafe would be a great place to set-up.We could experiment with different presentation methods. One is tempted to frame everything but if it's a gig and our show is about gig posters, then why not present the work in the way it was designed to be used for? Cover the place with gig posters. No frames or glass
Posted by Ravi at | November 29, 2012 10:08
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