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Apr. 17th, 2013 01:29 pmThere's been lots of cool stuff (and not so cool stuff) been going on that I need to blog about, but that will have to wait until I have more time. For right now, I want to just quickly mention that the Proclaimers concert at the Birchmere last night was bloody awesome!
Opening for them was a local signer-songwriter, Owen Danoff. I really liked his lyrics, his tunes, and his self-effacing tuning chats :-). He's doing some more local events soon, including a date at Jammin Java on the 27th, a Habitat for Humanity benefit early next month, and he's opening for another player's CD release at Iota early in May.
The Proclaimers were there usual wonderful selves. They were playing acoustic this time, but they were just as excellent as with full electronics. They played all the songs I could have wished for, including several special Maggie Thatcher commemorative songs (Letter From America, Throw the R Away, Cap in Hand, and the scathing In Recognition, with a special introduction praising the institution of the House of Lords in their own inimitable way). But it wasn't all angry music; they played lots of romantic stuff like Let's Get Married, Then I Met You, and their classic I'm Gonna Be. To the delight of quite a few Hibs supporters in the audience (yes, even here), they played Sunshine on Leith. They played Joyful Kilmarnock Blues and the rockin' I'M Gonna Burn Your Playhouse down. And they played some pieces from their new album (which I haven't gotten yet), including Women and Wine and Spinning Around in the Air.
I love these guys: I love their no-nonsense sets ({finish song} "Thank you. That was... Now we're going to play..." {start new song}). I love the passion of their music and the depth and feeling of their lyrics. And I love, love the sound of their voices, both when singing and the burr of their Fife-y speech when talking. Makes me miss Scotland so much.
Opening for them was a local signer-songwriter, Owen Danoff. I really liked his lyrics, his tunes, and his self-effacing tuning chats :-). He's doing some more local events soon, including a date at Jammin Java on the 27th, a Habitat for Humanity benefit early next month, and he's opening for another player's CD release at Iota early in May.
The Proclaimers were there usual wonderful selves. They were playing acoustic this time, but they were just as excellent as with full electronics. They played all the songs I could have wished for, including several special Maggie Thatcher commemorative songs (Letter From America, Throw the R Away, Cap in Hand, and the scathing In Recognition, with a special introduction praising the institution of the House of Lords in their own inimitable way). But it wasn't all angry music; they played lots of romantic stuff like Let's Get Married, Then I Met You, and their classic I'm Gonna Be. To the delight of quite a few Hibs supporters in the audience (yes, even here), they played Sunshine on Leith. They played Joyful Kilmarnock Blues and the rockin' I'M Gonna Burn Your Playhouse down. And they played some pieces from their new album (which I haven't gotten yet), including Women and Wine and Spinning Around in the Air.
I love these guys: I love their no-nonsense sets ({finish song} "Thank you. That was... Now we're going to play..." {start new song}). I love the passion of their music and the depth and feeling of their lyrics. And I love, love the sound of their voices, both when singing and the burr of their Fife-y speech when talking. Makes me miss Scotland so much.
