Well, you just have two admire these musician’s who just never seem to stop working and who put so much effort into their craft, even on a school night in Cambridge.
Emily Barker and Gill Sandell, most recently part of Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, have now spilt off into a sub branch of the parent company and are putting a few shows on together in support of Emily’s new record, the Toerag Sessions and Gill’s fine new album with Chris T-T called Walk Away, Walk Away.
An impressively raw set of songs from local resident Paul Goodwin, set the seen for Emily and Gill to hit the stage at 9.30pm and leave around 11pm having delivered a beautifully varied and engaging set of songs that stirred the memories, to songs only just recorded and not yet released.
Gill Sandell had an array of instruments at her disposal, acoustic, electric guitars, flute, accordion and with a dusky singing voice made for evening time (just the one shot at a solo song), she harmonises sweetly.
Emily on acoustic and electric guitars has a voice that just evokes the widescreen landscape of her native homeland in Australia. Songs go from heartbreak to wonderment and she really can keep an audience captivated for any length of time.
The Toerag Sessions record will be particularly sweet as it is just Emily solo, with harmonica and guitar and songs from her entire career going as far back to early Cambridge days with the Low Country. So last night, was an apt homecoming.
Pete
The Toerag Sessions is released on Easter Monday, 6th April and there are various options to pre-order via Pledge Music
Remaining dates with Gill:
Wed 25 Mar - Burnley Mechanics
Thu 26 Mar - Wakefield Unity Works
Fri 27 Mar - Bury The Met
Sat 28 Mar - Morecambe Hothouse
Sun 29 Mar - Halifax Square Chapel