Somewhere Apart: Robyn Hitchcock, South Street Arts Centre, 30th April 2019
The Dog, The Dog, He's At It Again... ...back once again to the wonderful venue that is South Street Arts Centre, this time to see the even more wonderful Robyn Hitchcock and support, in the form of Jessica Lee Morgan, which is where I'll begin... Jessica Lee Morgan is the daughter of singer Mary Hopkin (best known for her hit single 'Those Were The Days', staple of many a drunken evening underground in the frozen north) and Toni Visconti (most famous, I guess, as the producer of many of David Bowie's albums). She plays guitar and sings and is ably assisted by her partner, Chris Thomas, on bass. I have to confess she and her music had passed me by, but as the set progressed I warmed to the music. Since I was probably less than 10 feet away from her, there's a real intimacy to the performance and a couple of songs from her set, most notably 'Around The Block' (whose lyrics and delivery struck a chord) and 'Cut Down, Broken Down', dre...