Jo Gillot at Dulcimer, Chorlton, 22nd January 2012

06 February 2012 by · Write a comment · Categories: manchestertaper · Tags: , ,
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Folks who were canny enough to arrive early to Laura J Martin’s sold out album launch at Dulcimer were treated to a short but captivating solo set from Jo Gillot.

Playing a borrowed guitar and winning over an audience impatient for the headline act, it’s easy to see why people such as Marc Riley and Steve Lamacq are singing her praises.

Her songs are a bewitching mix of the ancient and arcane and the everyday and mundane: just when you’re sure you’re listening to some antique folksong, she drops in a turn of phrase that brings you right back to the present. The overall effect is utterly beguiling: songs that feel like they’ve been around forever and yet get under the skin in a way that museum pieces never could.

We got a lovely clear recording and look forward to catching a longer set soon.

Stream “Staple You”:

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Setlist:
Squirrel Away
Spectacular
The Sound It Makes
Travelling Raft
Beats the Leaves
Staple You

If you download and enjoy this music, we would fully expect you to support the artist by purchasing their music and attending their gigs. Jo’s recent album can be purchased here: http://jogillot.bandcamp.com/album/the-lido.

Durutti Column at Quays Theatre, Salford Lowry, 24th January 2010

25 January 2012 by · Write a comment · Categories: manchestertaper · Tags: , ,
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Vini Reilly marked Tony Wilson’s passing with the remarkable “A Paean for Wilson” LP. With a nod to AHW’s baldly stated appraisal of Vini’s vocal talents, the work was entirely instrumental and allowed Reilly to deliver some of his most emotive and accomplished playing to date.

It was only right and proper then, that the band should find themselves in Tony’s home town, on the 24th of January, no less, performing the album in its entirety in a quasi-classical atmosphere.

The band assembled for this performance was Vini accompanied by Durutti stalwarts Bruce Mitchell and Keir Stewart alongside returnees Tim Kellett and John Metcalfe with Poppy Morgan on keyboards.

Durutti fans will be familiar with the informal and occasionally chaotic nature of some of their gigs with Reilly’s self-deprecating humour and occasional bum note juxtaposed with his astonishing virtuosity. Tonight was something different. From the opening, jolting, looped sample of Wilson’s voice to the dying echoes of the final notes, this was an intense, focused and polished performance and stands as much a tribute to Reilly and Mitchell and their utterly unique band as it does to the mercurial Mr Wilson.

The recording itself is lovely: one of those nights were the PA sound, the mic position and the audience all work together to create something very special.

Stream “Requiem”:

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Setlist:
Or Are You Just a Technician?/Chant
Stuki
Along Came Poppy
Brother
Catos Revisited
Quatro
Duet With Piano
The Truth
How Unbelievable
Requiem

If you download and enjoy this music, we would fully expect you to support the artists by delving into their back catalogue and attending their gigs. Further Durutti info can be found at the following, excellent, website: www.cerysmaticfactory.info and several of their releases can be bought directly from www.kookydisc.co.uk.

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