It's been one week...

Well. Where's Elizabeth been all week ? She's been at Whitby Folk Festival...

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So now I'm home, and we're having an orgiastic excess of music-listening as we all fight for the CD player to test-drive the new CDs acquired this week. So far, of those I bought, I can report that the Witches of Elswick (four women doing unaccompanied harmony) are great. I went to their CD launch mid-week, and was, as usual, unreasonably jealous of people who can sing. They're about my age, pissing around and drinking fizzy wine, and capable at any moment of, with no apparent effort, launching into complicated part-singing. Grrrr. Lusana (three-piece-plus-friends Celtic band) are pleasant enough to listen to, but hardly groundbreaking, and by saying "Celtic band with pipes, fiddle, guitar and a bit of flute" you already know exactly what they'll sound like. (Their website is www.lunasa.ie, but it's annoyingly flashy and has non-negotiable sound).

Oh, and today I mended an anglo concertina with some old bits of insulation sleeve. Let no one say I'm not adaptable.

( DHW )