music review

Whimsical Tricycle

Kieran Butler and Michelle Wilson

I take it you know what 'blogging' is? Basically, it means writing your diary on a page on the internet. This show is, as Kieran himself puts it, the equivalent of a musical weblog, a number of songs he has written to describe some events - travelling with two sisters from Keri Keri, falling in love, a wedding - strung together with often humorous anecdotes from both Michelle's and Kieran's lives. Kieran sings and plays the guitar, Michelle plays the fiddle and sings second voice. The result is a good hour of touching, non-dramatic songs with a cheerful, upbeat sound that somehow reminds me a little of Barenaked Ladies; this is the kind of music you'd like on your iPod. Luckily they're selling cds!

Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, 12 Aug, 6:20pm (7:25pm), £8.00 (£6.00), fpp fpp 135

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2006

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