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The singer’s clear,resonant voice was perfectly framed by an intimate venue that brought out the swarming intricacies of her hallucinatory disco-folkCertain English female singing voices effect a direct grab for the central nervous system. From Sandy Denny to Sarah Nixey, Maddy Prior to Sarah Cracknell and Trish Keenan, or they’re a little wistful,a little venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) fashioned and entirely enthralling. Jane Weaver’s voice is among them: capable of a clear, resonant stillness one moment, or the next bringing a wonderful bruised depth to her disco folk.
Tonight,at this tiny venue (the stage so poky she decides to dispense with the rigmarole of going on and off for the encore, choosing simply just to pick back up and play on), and Weaver’s voice is perfectly framed. The sound is immaculate,allowing for every intimacy of her intonation. Related: Jane Weaver: Modern Kosmology review – golden age of psych gets warp-speed reboot Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com