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GRAND OPERA HOUSE ,YORK June 18th 0844 871 3024. http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york/ on sale Monday
OPERA HOUSE ,BUXTON June 19th 0845 127 2190 http://www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk on saleLucinda Williams, The Plug
REFLECTING on nine years in Nashville, Lucinda Williams observed that she fell between the proverbial crack between country music and rock. “Now they’ve caught up with me.”
Despite her languid style, the singer songwriter from Louisiana has always displayed a fiery and independent spirit.
On Wednesday night, she criss-crossed the whole country-rock spectrum, starting with the slower, more reflective songs, such as Everything Has Changed and Fancy Funeral, written after the death of her mother, both from the new album, West, and Bus To Baton Rouge.
Jailhouse Tears was the jaunty essence of country music with a call and response routine with guitarist Doug Pettibone.
Gradually, though her acoustic guitar was replaced by electric, the songs developed more muscle, Pettibone’s incisive guitar solos got longer and the four-piece band went through the gears.
Songs such as Righteously, Come On and Unsuffer Me – and even a suitably brooding Riders On The Storm – bought her and the audience to life over the last hour of a marathon two hours 20 minute set.
With Williams, there are the add-ons – the rambling introductions and the ritual of her flicking through her book of lyrics, or rather having somebody to do it for her.
At times, it affects the pace of the show, but this is what she is. There is no compromising her personality as well as her music.
And by the end, she was at the height of her considerable powers with results that were little short of mesmeric.
peter kay sheffield telegraphlondon will be indigo the smaller room @ the 02 arena. tickets next friday i understand but not for certain
The Plug is a newish club type gig in the city centre. It’s all standing with a bar down one side. it holds 1200. great views of the stage and great sound
patti smith and Richard Thomson played there last month.
doors 7-30 showtime 8pm
possible support act not known
it says early for LU because sometimes there is a curfew and shows end at 11pm. people turn up expecting a later showtime and miss some of the main act
booking fee as I understand is 1 pound.
