Off once more to a House gig, and two singer-songwriters on tour together. Kaelin is from Kentucky, de Cabarrus is based in Edinburgh but has English origins. The American played guitar, ukulele, piano and piano accordion. Oh, and one more instrument I'll come to later. Diana played guitar and bohdran. A cellist completed the line up.
It would hard to come to come up with a single word description of the style of music. We got ballads, country, jazz, a Jacques Brel number and one lengthy piece from Ms de Cabarrus which veered close to 70s prog rock, if you can imagine such a thing being delivered from acoustic guitar and cello. Both women have pleasant and melodious voices, if lacking any great distinctive qualities, and write interesting lyrics (with the American's humour shining through). Overall I preferred the tone of the British singer, and her arrangements were generally the more imaginative. Brigid was at her best on the piano delivering some of her jazzier numbers. Meanwhile the cellist added colour and depth, but gave a curiously unsmiling performance, almost as if she was on autopilot.
It was a fun evening, made more so by that extra instrument I mentioned above. Kaelin provided the highlights of the night playing instrumental versions of Yesterday, Somewhere Over the Rainbow and, as her finale, Loch Lomond on a 26" saw. Worth the money for that alone. We left smiling, singing and happy. What more can you ask for?
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