Field of Liches...

[sally_maria]

Last Wednesday I was in Lichfield for my third Longest Johns concert this year. This time it was part of a local arts festival, and in the Cathedral (see above) so they had to adjust the song list to cope with the acoustics, but that was fun because it meant they sang some of their older, vocal harmony based songs that I hadn't heard live before. As this was a seated show, I took my album book to get signed, and a photo, as before. (No, JD and Robbie haven't changed outfits since the picture in March. ;-D) My shirt is some of Adam Chance's merch and JD asked to take a picture with me to send to him, which was fun.



Getting to hear Pride of the White Star Line and Workers Song live were highlights, and so was Beer is Great. And I actually wonder if the band could see my thrilled reaction when I realised they were going to be doing Skadi's Hammer, because that bass in a cathedral reverb was just unearthly.

Andy saying that getting hundreds of people in a cathedral all quacking at the end of Moby Duck was a life highlight.

Not just Robbie but also JD leaving the stage during Retirement Song - not only abandoning Andy, but trying to run right round the audience, and not making it back in time for the next verse. (And the way their new stage manager popped out on stage to work out what was going on.)

Meeting up with another Home Free fan I'd been chatting with online, and also meeting someone in the signing queue who apparently recognised me from the HF show in Manchester - I'm memorable, apparently.

Comments

[kizzia]

Oh I wish I could have heard Skadi's Hammer with the reverb! It all sounds wonderful and I'm so glad you had a good time.

[sally_maria]

Wonderful- another TS related friend who listens to the Longest Johns - I think I'm up to four or five at this point. :-)

It was a great evening- I always come away from hearing them feeling good.