The little folk singer was back in the UK last night playing a small warm-up gig to kick off her European Tour. After a break of nearly two years the tickets for this 300-people gig were snapped up when they went on release, and Di Franco didn't disappoint her eager fans with a 90-minute set of old classics (Napoleon, Gravel) to more recent stuff (78% Water and Studying Stones), as well as three new songs.
Hammell On Trial (a cross between the folk and political sensibilities of Billy Bragg and the acid tongue of Kenneth Williams) supported and he was pretty good too.
The real star for me, though, was Bush Hall, a classy and intimate little venue just around the corner for its more famous cousin of Shepherd's Bush Empire, where Di Franco will be playing in just over two weeks.
She was upbeat and more relaxed and much less contemplative that other gigs I've seen her perform over the last 10 years. Hammell rocked too, the venue was excellent, the Missus enjoyed it and so did I. And I got pissed on canned Guinness. Result!
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