...A recording, by its very nature, lacks the immidiacy and intimacy of a live performance...

I'm glad you said that. I went to Brittingham's just before Christmas to hear Oliver McElhone. He asked me to sing a couple of songs and I gave him a copy of my CD.

They played it at the bar and he said "That sounds like you". So I think maybe I did catch a little of the intimacy on the recording.