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Submitted by Ciarán on Wed, 25/04/2007 - 21:12

Well, Joanna Newsom has done me another favour. I received the album of the guy who supported her at the concert last week, Ned Collette and, though it's a bit ropey at times, it's generally fabulous. Very Nick Drake. And, to a small extent, Richard Thompson. If you like acoustic singer-songwriters, you could do worse. Only thing is, don't bother following Collette's links to his UK distributor (they seem to be a wholesaler). The Australian source for his album got it to me in no time at all so I'd try them.

Anyway, this all got me a-youtubing music. And where better to end up than with one of the loveliest songs in contemporary English folk...

Joanna Newsom

Submitted by Ciarán on Sun, 15/04/2007 - 11:00

Great concert by Joanna Newsom last night. Good support from from Ned Collette (Nick Drake morphed into a one-man God Speed! You Black Emperor) and then one hell of a show from the calloused one and her band. There's nothing better than hearing slight variations on album tracks as the musicians try to keep things fresh. This was most striking with the songs from Ys, at least to me. Wonderful. And, as with all these things, when it comes to more acoustic music, nothing beats seeing the person actually manufacturing the sound on stage. God knows though, if you sit up in the cheap seats you're going to be subjected to an amazing amount of whispering, fidgeting and fucking off to the bar on the part of your tourettes-ridden fellow concert goers. I think I'm getting way too old: we'll have to book a curmudgeons box next time.

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