I had seen Edwina a couple of times supporting Nanci Griffith and enjoyed her performances so her appearance at the Musician pub in Leicester got me out on a wet Sunday. The support act was a duo called Troubadours who played an interesting set which I struggle to pigeonhole as folk although it was definitely folky. One of the guys played banjo and guitar quite passably and although he did very little of the singing also had a bluesy voice.
Edwina came on with no palaver but just got up on stage with her guitar and started. She sang a number of her own songs featuring tracks mostly from her second album 'Pour Me a Drink' and I was particularly taken with the title track and 'Leave a Light On for You' which were both sung with feeling. She also did a number of covers of some great songs - 'Famous Blue Raincoat' by Leonard Cohen, 'Waltzing's for Dreamers' by Richard Thompson, 'I Shall be Released' by Dylan, 'It's a Hard life wherever you go' by Nanci Griffith and 'Feels Like Home' by Randy Newman. That's a classic set of covers.
She has a beautiful voice that is of the pure English folky variety and she writes good depressive songs about lost and unrequited love and it is surprising to me that so few people have come out to see her. If I was to quibble I could say that the set would be better balanced with one or two more upbeat numbers and I would also love to hear her really let rip with her powerful voice. 'Feels Like Home' may have been even better with some full-on vocals though I am nit-picking really and I will go again when she is in the area.
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