The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #102464 Message #2084947
Posted By: The Borchester Echo
23-Jun-07 - 01:38 PM
Thread Name: Chris Foster Tour
Subject: RE: Chris Foster Tour
Hey, I was at the Port Mahon too! Fantastic gig, and it cost me not a thing:
(a) because I carried in most of the gear in and (b) Mr Standing remembered that he owed me a pint.
Fidla, kantele, langspil and, of course, the Fylde. Singing in Icelandic parallel fifths and Chris doing Lord Bateman, something I hadn't heard him do for decades. And a first sing out of Leon Rosselson's The Olive Tree. Plus a gloriously shambolic Powerpoint presentation which nevertheless illustrated the songs and complemented Bára's very personal explanations. Like how Funi means 'fire' in Icelandic and it was also the name of Bára's grandfather's favourite horse. Her grandmother wrote the words of the poem upon which the song (and band name) is based. Can't wait till they're back again.