Half way through the gig I went to the loo and three (very drunk) ‘old blokes’ were pissing on the floor, failing to hit the adequately positioned new porcelain white urinals in the beautifully (million pound) re-vamped Colston Hall. As the fluid began to lap around everybody’s feet one retorted, ‘ When is she going to do ‘Baboushka’? This reference to Kate Bush is perhaps a fair observation, lyrically there is a similar ‘fairy tale’ quality and musically there is an infatuation with intricate detail.
The first track they (she) did was ‘Horse and I’ (see the player below) a great start to the show. There appeared to be problems with the foldback on stage, with panicky gestures to the ear, this however did not spoil the evening – it sounded fine out front….even though I had to throw my shoes away it was a great event!
