The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #50078   Message #759563
Posted By: GUEST,Julie B at home
04-Aug-02 - 08:47 AM
Thread Name: Who is Isla St Clair ?
Subject: RE: Who is Isla St Clair ?
Went to see her earlier this year. I'm sure that she is good at what she does, but, not being Scottish myself, I found it hard work trying to understand the many traditional dialect songs (which formed the majority of the set). Most of the audience were also unable to join in with choruses, as encouraged, for the same reason. One of my friends found the songs in th first half just too 'same-y' and left in the interval. I have to admit, I wanted to enjoy it more than I did. But I'm certain that if you are Scottish, or like to hear mainly dialect singing then you would enjoy it. The second half was more accessible, with less dialect and some more familiar songs.
Julie