Rosanne Cash at the Union Chapel

Rosanne Cash
The Winter Mountain Band

Union Chapel, 30 March 2012

I never saw Johnny Cash live. He was still performing throughout the 90s so I potentially could have but I was a stupid kid blinkered by punk rock music at the time. I see he played the Royal Albert Hall in 1997, even though I had no clue or interest back then the thought still fills me with regret. So I didn't ever see Johnny but I did get the chance to see his daughter, Rosanne, tonight. She may not be as legendary as her iconic father but Rosanne has still managed to forge an impressive career of her own writing perfectly crafted country songs with a pop edge.

Joan Baez at the Royal Festival Hall

Joan Baez
Royal Festvial Hall, 16 March 2012

Given Joan Baez has been more in the news recently for falling out of treehouses than her music I did wonder, at the grand old age of 71, whether I would ever get the chance to see her live.

The Jayhawks at the Barbican

The Jayhawks

Chuck Prophet

Barbican, 8 February 2012

"This song is about unrequited love, that's when someone doesn't love you back," Californian singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet amusingly explains to us. "My wife told me that saying that is patronising. That's when someone speaks down to you. I never do that," he grins.