[ originally published 08/08/2015 ]
KIZZY CRAWFORD
Clwb ifor Bach, Cardiff - 25th July 2015
Support: Ellie Makes Music, Natalie Holmes
This should have been one of our year's highlights. Instead - utter disappointment. This turned out to be the shortest gig I've ever been to. That's in 27 years of gig-going! OK, so tickets were a mere £8, and we didn't get to the venue until just before 9, which meant we missed the opening act. However, I had hoped to catch Ellie Makes Music, a teenage singer-songwriter from Cardiff with stacks of talent. But as we walked in, she was just starting her last song.
Fortunately, we didn't have to wait too long for Kizzy Crawford, and she'd brought a full band with her. She started with her most recent single Shout Out, which you may know from the Wales tourism TV ads. Then she played a new song about being a pond skater. Kizzy's blend of folk, soul and jazz could tempt comparisons to someone like Amy Winehouse, but that would be totally unfair to one so young. Nonetheless, the girl has something very special, that's for certain. She spoke to the small audience in English and Welsh, played her new single Pili Pala (trans. Butterfly) and seemed to be on a roll. But then... it was all over. At 9:35! On a Saturday night! The crowd called for an encore. "We'd love to play an encore for you but we don't have time," Kizzy informed us. Six songs, less than half an hour and that was it?
MrsRobster said: "That could have been one of the best gigs we've ever been to, but I actually feel ripped off." Once again, she's spot on!
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