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Lindsay Hannon (vocals, bass, angklung*); Alan
Law (piano); Paul Grainger (bass, voice); Brendan Murphy (various percussion items, vocal)
It was cold, wet and windy on this dark Friday night and I pondered upon the wisdom of gambling on a couple of Metro trains getting me to Gosforth for an evening of the music/lyric poetry of Tom Waits as performed by Lindsay Hannon and co.
Upon reflection, the weather was just right for the poetic words of Waits - he doesn't do nice or sweet - it's gritty streetlife and Lindsay has the voice to bring the words and the music into an emotional cinematic landscape. Let's face it, this singer could make the Financial Times on a bad day for the FTSE 100 sound good.
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Apart from Lindsay, Alan Law was as super supportive as ever, his solos and accompaniment just so so right. Apart from Mr PG's bass playing Paul also voiced (more than talking, less than singing) the words to Frank's Wild Years. It was an effective closure to the first set and an opportunity for Lindsay to play bass. Brendan's assortment of percussive items had everything but the kitchen sink including a heavy duty spanner and a leather boot. The latter two items provided backing to his vocal on Come up to the House from Wait's album Mule Variations.
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The lighting in the hall was appropriately dimmed so I just had to scribble in the dark and I didn't always get the correct titles in the correct order and sometimes I was so captivated I had to rely on memory. There was also an original by Lindsay the title of which I didn't catch.
Despite the weather - the journey home was forecast to be even worse - there was a good turn out and I doubt if anyone's spirits were dampened by what they heard. Lance
* Angklung - Indonesian percussion instrument.
(Not in order):Way Down in the Hole; Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis; Fumblin' With the Blues; Tango 'Til They're Sore; Picture in a Frame; Little Boy Blue; ? (Lindsay original); Frank's Wild Years (voiced by Paul); Chocolate Jesus; Johnsburg Illinois; Jockey Full of
Bourbon; Soldier's
Things; Warm Beer and Cold Women; Jesus Gonna be Here; Down, Down, Down; Martha;
Pasties and a G-String; Come on up to the House (Brendan vcl); Telephone Call From Istanbul; The Piano Has Been Drinking.
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