Royal Festival Hall, LondonThis was a concert to remember. The second major show in Richard Thompson's Meltdown festival was a poignant celebration and memorial for the life of a family friend, Kate McGarrigle, the Quebecois singer-songwriter who died in January. Her songs were influenced by anything from French-Canadian folk to country, gospel, rock and blues, and the cast was suitably varied, from her sister and musical partner Anna and her children, through to Kate's own celebrity children, R...
Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonThis was a concert to remember. The second major show in Richard Thompson's Meltdown festival was a poignant celebration and memorial for the l... more info