I just got home from a lovely evening listening to Karine Polwart. I had never heard of her, but I'm always willing to go where my sister leads me (well, usually). I suppose you'd call it folksy-pop, but check out her site and listen for yourself. She had a great band, some fine songs, a distinctive voice, and great charm on stage.
That followed an afternoon at the movies. It was the closing day of the London Film Festival today. This year I went to three screenings - The March of the Penguins (sweet: fluffy things surviving against the odds, occasionally sliding on their bellies), Factotum (interesting: alcoholic descends from miserable to worse via a wretched patch. Matt Dillon is excellent) and finally, the one that I whole-heartedly recommend, Shopgirl (from Steve Martin's book. It's about sixteen thousand times better than 'Lost In Translation'). I didn't see all these on the same day, by the way. I'm not crazy.
I also, of course, ate lots of sushi today. Nasu Miso: mmmmmm...
2 comments:
Thanks for the link to Karine Polwart. Have you heard Dar Williams from the States? Her music is similar.
Dar Williams? No, haven't heard of her. Well, I have now, obviously, so I will check her out.
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