I wanted to go to this gig because it promised some clog dancing and we certainly got some superb, mesmeric step dancing from Hannah. It was also a folkish gig with a band that featured András Des on percussion, fiddle player Kate Young, and bassist Marti Tarn. The set opened with a short band intro followed by some superb clog dancing and then continued with Hannah playing accordion (usually whilst adding steps with her right foot). Hannah's singing was good and I really like the harmony vocals that the fiddle player Kate often added in. I didn't know the songs but I remember liking one from her first album called 'Treasures' that featured a variety of percussive sounds and also a lovely accordion led song that ended the gig called something like 'Talikkas Song'. Meanwhile every so often we had more clog dancing or soft shoe dancing or tapping including some serious acrobatics and a dancing duet with the percussionist. A different type of gig and very enjoyable. There is something about clog dancing that gets through to me in a way that a lot of more formal dancing does not.
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