Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer at Cadogan Hall

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer

Teddy Thompson
Cadogan Hall, 30 January 2018

I arrived at the beautiful Cadogan Hall in the super posh Sloane Square and Teddy Thompson was already on stage. I didn't mean to miss any of his set because I had wanted to see him live for years now and was thrilled when I saw he was supporting at this show (due to the fact that he had produced the Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer album). 

Janis Ian at Cadogan Hall

Janis Ian

Cadogan Hall, 5 November 2011

I've wanted to see Janis Ian live for years now. My aunt introduced me to her as a teenager but, heavily into my punk phase, I sort of scoffed at anything I deemed "middle of the road". But somehow, despite my prejudice, the songs At Seventeen and From Me To You crept into my heart.

Roger McGuinn at Cadogan Hall

Roger McGuinn

Cadogan Hall, 15 October 2010

After last week seeing one of the original Byrds singing Eight Miles High in London, here I am exactly a week later seeing another of the original Byrds singing the exact same song. Last week it was of course David Crosby, together with his old pal Graham Nash, and this week I was lucky to see the bespectacled leader of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn himself.

Kris Kristofferson at Cadogan Hall

Kris Kristofferson
Cadogan Hall, 29 July 2010

"That's a depressing song to be singing at my age," quips 74-year-old country legend Kris Kristofferson on a song he's just sung about going down to the river's edge to die. But, despite his advancing years and song subjects that run the gamut from lonesome laments to political statements to alcohol and the devil (of course, he is a country star after all), this was anything but a depressing show, rather a joyous celebration of a great man and his work.