Luluc

Great music West Words, thanks for finding this.
Zoe’s “quiet” alto voice is great to listen to. She uses a vintage guitar from the 1890’s.
Can’t find the meaning of their duo name Luluc, but there is an obvious connection with Lucinda.

i.e. Lu and Tom’s guest house and a leather jacket.

Zoe: “You all know who we are”
Steve: “Except for a couple”
Zoe: “We’re Luluc”
And this was the band trying to talk to the crowd, because, “We’ve been told off for not saying enough”.
Also, it shows that they knew a lot of the crowd, which isn’t really surprising considering it was their second Sydney show ever. They’re heading to LA soon to stay in Lucinda Williams’ guest quarters, after having supported her on her recent Australian tour. So Luluc were saying both, “Farewell and hello” with this show. She elucidated some motives for her songs, e.g. talking about her childhood and its influence. This definitely helped to draw the crowd in, making everyone look on seriously and with vaguely concerned faces. They played a new song called Passer-By amongst all of the songs from the album after the crowd requested them specifically. Including a few requests, “I need track six…it goes down, it’s unusual”.

http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/livereviews/sydney/luluc_vanguard_the

Having taken to the stage and spent a few moments self-consciously fiddling and adjusting, Luluc opened their set with warm, drifting harmonies on The Wealthiest Queen. A lot of smiling and several call-outs from the seated audience suggested they were amongst friends. Steve Hassett’s clean, uncomplicated guitar next carried Body on the Water, a song perhaps more upbeat in composition than subject matter. Wearing a leather jacket donated by Lucinda Williams (just one of many high-profile admirers Luluc have picked up in the last 12 months), ZÃÂe Randall was as charming and affable as always. Her impressive vocal range was quickly evident on Black Umbrella, underlining her place as one of this country’s finest folk voices.

A couple of excellent videos shot outside in a Brooklyn park.
http://shoottheplayer.com/blog/2010/12/20/luluc/

Certainly fun researching this one and I hope they return to Canada for more festivals.

lwj