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NETWIFM: Duncan McFarlane!
Not Exactly [Last] Week In Folk Music: Duncan McFarlane!
We didn't go to Folkmob last week; we were just knackered.
But Tuesday night at Sharps was something not to be missed-- the guest was Duncan McFarlane, and he is completely worth your time if you have the opportunity to go and see him.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stevieannie, I think you would particularly enjoy his driving mix of traditional and original-nodding-to-traditional material, not to mention his obvious homage-to-Nic-Jones guitar style. He was fun, he was energetic, he was right there and not at a distance, and he was really enjoying himself. He was chatty and personable at the break, got everybody to sing along, and didn't take himself too seriously.
My itty bitty floor spot went OK; I sang "Shirt of Lace" with the lap harp and it wasn't awful but it wasn't perfect either.
Good and bad parts about this experience:
Good parts about seeing DM-- the whole concert experience was terrific, and it was great to just sit back for most of an evening and be entertained. We'd planned to leave early, since Wednesday morning I had to be on a train at oh-my-god-o'clock in the morning for my training day in Oxford, but needless to say, we didn't make it out. I actually put my name on his spam list, because I wantto know where this guy goes.
Bad part about seeing DM-- frankly, if a performer this good and this accessible and potentially popular has to have a day job and talks about his day job (at a school) as if he has no intention of leaving it although music is what he does, there is absolutely no hope for me to be a 100% professional musician in the UK, period. While it was really delightful to see someone who is really good, someone I'd happily pay to see, at Sharps, it was kind of depressing to know that somebody this much better than me can't make a living making music.
We didn't go to Folkmob last week; we were just knackered.
But Tuesday night at Sharps was something not to be missed-- the guest was Duncan McFarlane, and he is completely worth your time if you have the opportunity to go and see him.
stevieannie, I think you would particularly enjoy his driving mix of traditional and original-nodding-to-traditional material, not to mention his obvious homage-to-Nic-Jones guitar style. He was fun, he was energetic, he was right there and not at a distance, and he was really enjoying himself. He was chatty and personable at the break, got everybody to sing along, and didn't take himself too seriously.My itty bitty floor spot went OK; I sang "Shirt of Lace" with the lap harp and it wasn't awful but it wasn't perfect either.
Good and bad parts about this experience:
Good parts about seeing DM-- the whole concert experience was terrific, and it was great to just sit back for most of an evening and be entertained. We'd planned to leave early, since Wednesday morning I had to be on a train at oh-my-god-o'clock in the morning for my training day in Oxford, but needless to say, we didn't make it out. I actually put my name on his spam list, because I wantto know where this guy goes.
Bad part about seeing DM-- frankly, if a performer this good and this accessible and potentially popular has to have a day job and talks about his day job (at a school) as if he has no intention of leaving it although music is what he does, there is absolutely no hope for me to be a 100% professional musician in the UK, period. While it was really delightful to see someone who is really good, someone I'd happily pay to see, at Sharps, it was kind of depressing to know that somebody this much better than me can't make a living making music.
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