Nanci Griffith - 22 April 2005, 3 July 2006, 15 July 2007

I'm struggling to separate out these three Nanci Griffith gigs (RIP), all held in Birmingham, the first two at Symphony Hall and the last at Alexandra Theatre. I know the last was a 'Ruby's Torch' tour supporting that album, so it definitely included the exquisite 'Late Night Grand Hotel' which is my favourite of her songs and almost certainly 'You'll Never Be the Sun'. Nanci generally provides a great mix between songs from her latest album and those brilliant classics from her back catalogue 'Across the Great Divide' and 'Speed of the Sound of Loneliness' as well as her self-written classics such as 'Lone Star State of Mind', 'Love at the Five and Dime' and 'Ford Econoline'. Always a joy to hear her live, a great songwriter and singer who we had the pleasure of seeing half a dozen times.