Ruth and
I went along to St George’s last night to see/hear Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi
Tidow perform their eclectic mix of thought-provoking songs and intricate
harmonies. This was the third time I’d seen them over the past seven years and,
once again, I came away feeling very impressed.
They’ve
established themselves as gifted singer-songwriters and they frequently write
about difficult, painful subjects such as racism, animal cruelty, poverty, vulnerability and child abuse
with remarkable, understated clarity. Over the past year or so, they’ve attracted additional admirers
after their song “Gentleman Jack” (written in 2012 about 19th Century diarist, writer, traveller, mountaineer, rural gentlewoman,
and industrialist Anne Lister)
was featured in the BBC drama series of the same name. O’Hooley is a highly-talented
musician (piano and accordion), whilst Tidow ‘limits herself’ to foot
percussion and kazoo!
They both come across as rather lovely people - compassionate,
sincere, down-to-earth and very amusing.
Another lovely evening… in an
excellent concert venue.
Photo: O’Hooley+Tidow at last night’s
concert (as you can see, we were in the gallery!)
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