A beautiful song and I loved the tempo and beat. Elsa writes about life, about spiritual and emotional aspects and about people she has met. Description Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart. Toe-tapping is pretty much unavoidable! For more info on Elsa Jean: www. The audience is left with no doubt of her craftsmanship both musically and on the stage. They love her anecdotes, her command of the fiddle, her fabulous vocals, and her masterful ability to mix traditional folk with jazz and electronica.
If you have a problem obtaining tickets please do not hesitate to contact us at garydavidlister hotmail. Christmas Day 2018 The presents have all been opened and it is time for the whole family to relax together with good food and good company at The Kingswood Hotel. Followed by Retro Party Disco till Midnight. As she and Gary truly have came home to live, after many years in Spain. She had her newish Gretsch guitar a large white beautiful beast. LythArtsCentre ElsaJeanMcTaggart Three Weeks Editors Award Our next recipient is a musician, and one who has won the unwavering approbation of a number of members of the ThreeWeeks review team, past and present.
These pieces ebbed and flowed with uncommon silkiness, the result of an excellent embrasure, but also had flashes of staccato more akin to tribal flute. Her songs, which would come under the world music genre and range from folk to contemporary, blues, jazz and swing, are performed with guitar, a cappella or, sometimes, with the fiddle. . She recalled her first experience of Inverness, in flight as a young girl from a romantic break-up with nowhere to stay, pitching her tent by Inverness Castle and being woken early in the morning by a gruff voice ordering her to move on. Elsa will be accompanied by Mr Lister on the piano and her sister Miss Irenie Rose. Her records have sold millions worldwide. Gary sat on keyboards playing away and adjusting volume and bass as the gig progressed.
Tom King, Southside Advertiser Edinburgh. I hope we will see you at one of them. Text supplied by third party. Joining in singing on one song and was nice to see that too. It was nice to look around the room and see a sea of smiles and laughter. You can book your place for this and all our events at reception, telephone 01592 872329.
Elsa Jean McTaggart presents a tribute to her all-time favourite artist Eva Cassidy. I would love to see more young people making the effort to just go and experience the talent they are missing. Throughout the gig Elsa also chatted about various things in her life in relation to the songs and her experiences. You could see how much she loves what she does and her soul emanates from her music and that stage presence absolutely affects the audience and their response. Elsa is no stranger to the stage. Husband Gary Lister accompanied her on the keyboard and joined in the banter good naturedly.
McTaggart infuses jazz, folk, and even electronica into her traditional folk basis to create an absolutely magnificent show. A talented musician who gives an amazing talented unforgettable performance. Elsa Jean McTaggart Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart. Elsa Jean McTaggart evokes not only these pictures but also with her array of instruments and original songs gives a taste of how eclectic folk can sound. Participants - for further details on our audience and published review policies, including how to add or opt out of reviews, please. The next instrument in her repertoire was the guitar.
Children under 12 separate menu £30, price includes a gift left by Santa. A portrayal of the life of Eva Cassidy through video, voice and song. I just loved that personal touch and the well planned professional effort she made to truly want to make this a special gig for everyone who attended. The final instrument on display was her own voice. The welcome was better this time around and a waltz and polka on the fiddle ignited the hunger of the crowd for authentic Scottish sounds and as feet started tapping, Elsa Jean added in a speedy set of finger-testing reels topped by The Flowers Of Edinburgh. She also had her beautiful half fiddle. Some songs Elsa sang and played instruments and some she played the fiddle or penny whistle solely.
As the crowd clapped along and inched closer for a better view, Elsa Jean followed up with some vocal gymnastics to give culture-hungry tourists the Scottish sound of some mouth music — or puirt-à-beul — to add to the spontaneous party atmosphere. This upbeat show is sure to have you dancing in your seats! She began with a slower pace, to get the audience warmed up and engaged slowly. Hosting a programme of the most diverse but also the most established new and original writing, giving audiences, producers, directors, reviewers and promoters the ultimate platform to present and view work. She died from cancer after a long battle with melanoma. The show consists of original compositions of traditional style… lively jigs, reels, hornpipes, airs etc, played on the fiddle and whistle. Elsa Jean McTaggart Five-star reviewed and ThreeWeeks Editors' Award-winner Elsa Jean McTaggart, returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2018 to launch her well-known folk and Scottish music show, Hebridean Fire.