Anyone who's out and about in St Albans tonight...

[Electric ~soul~]

SHOWCASE NIGHT at The Boot PH, St Albans.

 

Ben Griffiths

St Albans' very own Ben Griffiths, singer-songwriter, influences include Damien Rice, Counting Crows and Rufus Wainwright. (Sorry Ben - best pic I could find!)

 

Olivia Flenley

Jeff Buckley/Tori Amos-influenced singer-songwriter, who describes her sound as "warming north-westerly winds bearing a hint of blues twirling through fairy-dwelling tree tops"

 

Paul Jones

Another St Albans-based singer-songwriter, Paul lists his influences as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and Leonard Cohen. (Hmm, it's quite difficult to do a write-up about one's self!)

 

 

Evening kicks off at 7.30pm, when host Paul Watson will play a few numbers.

 

First featured artist will be on at 8.30pm.

 

Late licence!! (Always good news!!)

[AFF]

......."warming north-westerly winds bearing a hint of blues twirling through fairy-dwelling tree-tops".

 

WHAT!!??

 

Apart from the lady herself, does any ather artist manage to sing "blues" that twirls through fairy-dwelling tree-tops?

 

"Fairy-dwelling". For the love of Jesus. Bring back Helski and taking the positives [from the] second half.

[Electric ~soul~]

I've never met her AFF, but I'll let you know tomorrow if there is any truth in that!!

[Laz]

Have a good one [in the] Boot, geez!

[Electric ~soul~]

Join me, you scarfer!!

[Rob_the_Saint]

I'm with AFF on that one, what is this, pseuds corner?

 

I'm sure she's a lovely girl but the sooner she goes back to Uni the better.

[Electric ~soul~]

Hey, I didn't write her press release, Rob! Merely copy and pasting!

[AFF]

If she's a nice girl and appears to be able to hold a tune, suggest that she gets a new publicist, mate.

 

"...fairy-dwelling tree-tops.." Phew. Did she audition for a part in Mary Poppins? The Little House on the Prairie?

 

How did your set go, Zealster?

[HelenC]

So how did it go Paul?

[Electric ~soul~]

Reasonably, AFF, cheers! Will be my last one for a little while, with Mrs Z going into hospital in a few days.

 

It was billed as a "Showcase Night" - not really sure too much how it differed from a bog-standard music night in the Boot, but it was good to see some friendly faces down there.

 

Played eight songs in a half hour set. The intention was to play nine! Left simple instructions with Master Lewis II to get an encore shout going at the end of my set, so I could triumphantly return to the stage for another choon, but when I looked over, he was busy chatting up some sort - fair play - so eight it was!

 

If there were any fairies dwelling in my tree tops, incidentally, I'm sure I'd have scared them off by the middle eight of my first number!!

[Electric ~soul~]

Quote:

HelenC said:
So how did it go Paul?

Hey, I just paged you on MSN - you disappeared!

[HelenC]

Sorry I'm at work and I lose access after 9.

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I thought Olivia looked a bit overwhelmed by it all, I'm guessing Paul talked it up big time during chats on myspace and when she arrived she realised it was just a cornor of the pub where people spend more time talking than listening

 

Still, she looked quite cute!

[AFF]

What, specifically, do you think might have 'overwhelmed' Olivia, EFMTFTV?

 

Might it have been the apparent absence of the millions of music fans who looked likely to appreciate "warming north-westerly winds bearing a hint of blues twirling through fairy-dwelling tree tops" at the Horn of Plenty, or might it have been your own animal-magnetism [allegedly]?

[GHA EFM]

[The Boot]

[AFF]

No need to be rude, GHA. EFMTFTV said that she looked quite cute, as a matter of fact.