Gig reviews
Presented here are the 3 gig reviews that Marianne knows of. If any more surface, they will of course be added.
» Jade at the Bitter End, New York City, June 1971
» Jade reunion gig at the Tapestry Club, London, 12 November 2004
» Marianne Segal & Graeme Taylor, live at Weiermatteli, Switzerland, 15 September 2006
Jade at the Bitter End, New York City, June 1971
Jade reunion gig at the Tapestry Club, London, 12 November 2004
Reviewed by Record Collector, February 2005
Marianne Segal & Graeme Taylor, live at Weiermatteli, Switzerland, 15 September 2006
Reviewed by Urs Kneubuehl. Published on Folk and Roots.
What a wonderful evening with Marianne Segal and Graeme Taylor! Have you ever simply sat to hear music, and did it make you travel into your youth?
This is how you might have felt when listening to the concert of Marianne Segal and Graeme Taylor on Friday, 15 September 2006, at Weiermatteli, Switzerland.
You remember a tender summer evening, in the countryside, or at an open-air concert. You remember a stolen kiss. So the voices and the guitars of Marianne and Graeme are startlingly intimate - you can practically feel the breath of the sixties and seventies on your ear. The sweet, folk- and pop-flavoured melodies, coupled with the warm tones of these two voices and the guitars, are enough to make an audience blush.
Marianne's pure voice and the remarkable musicianship of Graeme on the guitar have given me a way to dive into my memory. After the concert I emerged with the highest feelings of joy from their music.
The songs are so nice, so beautiful, full of fine stories.
What a great history: Marianne - her talent, her fine feelings, and her charm come together through her years of experience. You remember: Jade - Fly On Strangewings, the fantastic album of one of the most popular UK folk/rock bands of the early 1970s along with Fairport Convention's Liege and Lief.
Thus these two great musicians offered great music on this Friday evening in the family atmosphere of Weiermatteli. This wonderful concert, with such accomplished vocalists and guitar players, they are world-class, crisp and tight. Marianne and Graeme deliver each and every song with all the confidence and conviction of long-time veterans. The remarkable high quality of the live performance confirmed this absolutely.
It was definitely an essential and wonderful evening for any music fan. Thanks!