Damien Rice and KT Tunstall @ Marley Park Gig
Marta and I headed off to see KT Tunstall and Damien Rice last night at the Bud gig in Marley. We recorded some videos, but I’m having a few problems uploading them to the web.
Tunstall was a ballsy performer with plenty of soul. She bounced around the stage and the crowd joined in. Her interludes were honest and hearty. Given that I had no preconceptions, I liked her lot.
I’m not a Damien Rice fan by any means. I tend to find his music on the wrong side of depressing with a good dash of navel-gazing. He was okay. He called old band-mates Tommo and Lisa Hannigan, leaving them voicemails of the screaming crowd.
He finished the gig, by inviting the Guillemots and Fionn Regan onto the stage for a sing-song. Rice apedthe traditional view of French cabaret by slurping on a glass of vino?while whaling languishly and with abandonment into the microphone. Too much posing for my taste and not my cup of tea.
Here are a few pics that I took last night.
KT Tunstall
Damien Rice at twilight
In the dark, Damien Rice