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Adele - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 24 Sep 2011
21 Oct 2011
The London 'misery pop' singer overcomes illness to deliver outstanding show
With dates cancelled before and after her Usher Hall date, due to ongoing health issues, the fact that Adele appeared at all is cause for celebration. Albums 19 and 21 have garnered the young Londoner a strong fan base, so when she asks us to ‘bear with…
Soweto Entsha
8 Aug 2011
South African songs from the heart
In 2008, Morgan, Lwazi, Jabu and Zensele were ekeing out a living, busking on the streets of Soweto. Hearing that a French producer was dining in a nearby restaurant, the a cappella singers headed down there to try and impress him. They did. Three years…
Kristin Hersh - Paradoxical Undressing
9 Feb 2011
(Atlantic) There’s only one major flaw with Kristin Hersh’s autobiography: it’s far too short. Based on Hersh’s diary entries from the time, the book kicks off in spring 1985 and finishes a year later. Knowing that she has experienced another 25…
The Sound of Music
26 Jan 2010
There is a moment, quite near the end of this mostly jolly musical, when Nazi Germany comes to Edinburgh. The hairs stand up on the back of your neck, and it’s almost possible to imagine what life under the swastika was really like. Other than that…
We Will Rock You
19 Nov 2009
Regardless of how unsure or cynical you may be walking into this musical, by the time the eponymous song comes around, if your hands aren’t clapping and your voice isn’t belting out ‘we will, we will rock you!’, then check your pulse, for you may well…
Painting Music Workshop
14 Aug 2008
The art of sound
There are several enjoyable aspects to this imaginative workshop, but the best one is the gift that keeps on giving. In just 40 minutes, Rhuti Carr and her musical cohorts give you a new skill that will stay with you for life. Gathered around a giant…
Tschaikowsky (And Other Russians)
23 Aug 2007
Armed with a truckload of sheet music, some forgotten musical gems and a biting Jewish wit, Mark Nadler is like a male Barbra Streisand on speed. Opening with the Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin song ‘Tschaikowsky’, featuring the unpronounceable names of 49…
