A night of good music

Ever since we heard Jake Lukeman at the opening of Imelda May’s show, Mr M became a fan of his. I liked his songs and he was able to hold the audience’s attention not to mention them laugh out a lot at his humour, but I wouldn’t go as far as calling myself a fan, as of yet. Will I go to watch him perform? Of course. He is really very good. We were at his solo performance last Wednesday at a quaint little church called St Pancras Old Church. This is my first time visiting that church. It has its own history. This church is also the venue of such solo artists. There were many such performances listed on their board. The venue is small and compact, it became something of a private performance if you know what I mean.

The opening at 8 pm was done by Fraser Anderson, a Scottish artist. He was also very good. More emotional in his songs and his poetry was awesome. 

Jack started his performance at 9 pm and went on until 10.30 pm. The church had its own piano, so both the performers made use of the same and we were delighted to hear them perform without a band or loud instruments.

The acoustics at the church was amazing. You might have to learn to sit on those wooden pews for 3 hours or so (or in our case some foldable chairs). That might only be the downside. But you can get up and stretch your legs whenever you feel cramped. Jack’s sense of humour, his way of engaging with the audience making them take part in his gig was the biggest plus point. A couple even did an impromptu dance number for one of his songs. Like I said, it felt like a private performance for us, all thanks to the beautiful venue and the talented artists.

A lovely gift in the form of Music

I attended my first music concert of a popular musician, Imelda May, thanks to Mr M 😉 She is an Irish Musician and I absolutely adore and love her style of music. The performance was in London Palladium. It is a compact theatre. I loved the acoustics there.

The performance was opened by Jack Lukeman, who delivered a very powerful and entertaining performance from his latest album, Magic Days. The highlight was his King of Soho song. The audience got all warmed up by his songs and imagine the whole theatre singing the chorus for that song.

By the time Imelda May came to stage we were all revved up. She started her set with her song Call Me from here latest album and slowly and steadily the tempo started to rise. It was an absolute pleasure to listen to her perform live. I love her voice even more now that I know how she sounds on stage. There were quite a good variety, rock, pop, jazz, soul, etc…and she carried it all with elan. The whole band was a delight to watch. They had such a lovely synchronisation. There were also some titbits of information about the songs. And she was very cute and shy when audiences called out how much they love her. A true artist.

I wouldn’t mind going again to her performance. An absolute delight she was. And that this was my birthday gift makes it even more special. 😉 Thank you Mr M.

Tuesday Tunes

Symphony

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The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life. – B.K.S Iyengar

Posted for WPC: Harmony

Wild Horses

I found this song when I was randomly checking out SoundCloud, as I always do 🙂 And it was an instant like. Generally, it is about good girls and bad boys, but this song starts with Bad Girls and Good Boys 🙂 Its more about passion than about love and the video was quite good too, except that I wasn’t sure if it was safe for work. So, went with the safe option of using the SoundCloud entry. Enjoy my song for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, Wild Horses by Antonia feat Jay Sean.

Lyrics from A-Z Lyrics

“Wild Horses”
(feat. Jay Sean)

Bad girls and the good boys
That’s me and you
Two hearts, different worlds,
That’s me and you

Oh oh oh, I keep trying
Oh oh oh, if you’re trying along
Oh oh oh, I’m trying to tell you
Let it go, I think you’d better

Beware of those wild horses
Some hearts, they can’t be tamed, can’t be tamed
Go ahead and build your fences
Somehow I still escape, still escape
In the night, we are racing hearts
In the light, we are miles apart
Beware of those wild horses
You’ll watch them ride away, ride away, ey

Our love you can’t control,
That’s me, and you
Young love trying to be old
That’s me, and you

Oh oh oh, I keep trying
Oh oh oh, if you’re trying along
Oh oh oh, I’m trying to tell you
Let it go, I think you’d better

Beware of those wild horses
Some hearts, they can’t be tamed, can’t be tamed
Go ahead and build your fences
Somehow I still escape, still escape
In the night, we are racing hearts
In the light, we are miles apart
Beware of those wild horses
You’ll watch them ride away, ride away

Why’re you always looking for someone to save?
Why’d you always wanna do things the hard way?
You can change the person, but people don’t change
Why’d you always wanna do things the hard way?

Beware of those wild horses
Some hearts, they can’t be tamed, can’t be tamed
Go ahead and build your fences
Somehow I still escape, still escape
In the night, we are racing hearts
In the light, we are miles apart
Beware of those wild horses
You’ll watch them ride away, ride away, ey