´óÏó´«Ã½ Electric Proms - Part 2
As a follow up to my last blog, here's a bit more about the 2008 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Electric Proms - & Friends, Cecil Sharp House,
In addition to her duets with , Maddy paired up with for some classics like Grey Funnel Line and What Will We Do, and to hear their voices twining and spooling in such delicious harmonies was a pure joy.
Maddy's daughter sang too, a great voice and a striking singer; when not singing with her mum she sings with a heavy metal band - I must try it myself one of these days. Maddy's band were terrific  she seems to have the knack of finding just the right musos to work with and (accordion, concertina), (violin, viola, oud), (guitar) and (cello) were brilliant. Unfortunately, (John's son, who plays bouzouki with Maddy) couldn't make it as he plays in and it was the first night of their tour. Brilliant though he is, he couldn't be in two places at once!
A full house loved every moment of the show and you can hear highlights from it on my programme this coming Wednesday.
In the meantime, you can see pictures and video footage from the gig here.
Were you there? Let us know what you thought.
Comment number 1.
At 28th Oct 2008, Keith wrote:I watched the Oasis Electric Prom at the Roundhouse on Sunday. I thought that THAT, with its 50 voice choir and audience singalongs was in may ways closer to the tradition of music by the people for the people than many another "folk" event I've been to or heard a recording of in recent years.
I think several of Noel Gallagher's songs will eventually make it into "the tradition" eventually too. Songs like "Don't Look Back In Anger" go down well in Acoustic sessions I go to, and indeed are almost made just for voice and guitar. On Sunday you almost go that, although a 50 voice choir and 2000 audience members got added to the mix.
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