MASSIVE FOLK LOVE!

So there went our first show in a blur and a whirl that left us stressed and happy and glad that Love To Make Noise is finally happening!

After a clumsy start trying to manouvre tables chairs and sound equipment, Mucky Little Paw Prints opened the evening with a short, sharp set of gorgeous twee folk, five lofi pop songs built upon soaring vocals, spring time guitar strings, a splash of violin, penny whistle and glittering tambourine shakes. Next, Babar Luck, a true anti folk/DIY/Punk hero, famous for his bass playing with King Prawn and mad live performances. We just told people to come and see, to watch for themselves, to find out how one man and an acoustic guitar can be truly inspirational. For fifty minutes Babar conjured up a colourful tapestry of spoken word tales, feel good reggae-punk strumming and life affirming lyrics, drawing applause, shouts and laughter from those that had dared to come experience something new and unexpected at Crosslands. Picking songs from a huge repetoire and mixing them with long improvised parts that simmered and flurried, Babar set minds, ears and eyes alight! Handshake closed the show with a short, sure fire set of storming, knees up, dance 'till the whiskey runs dry songs which have been tightly honed on their extensive gig circuit of late. Their set once again confirmed their status as RHUL's best band, using the power of folk to summon hand claps, dance moves and much merriment as the night drew itself in.

Thanks to Luke and David for making it all sound good and to the Love To Make Noise crew for helping/postering/dancing/dealing with stressed telephone calls/getting our project up and go! Even more thanks to everybody that came, donated pennies, clapped loud after each song. If you came, watch out for more. If you didnt, check out the pictures on our facebook page and make sure you dont miss out next time!

In other news, we got to put words all over Insanity Radio last week, so if you heard them, nice one! We enjoyed drinking wine with Laura and talking salad with Kris!

We should have more news very soon, maybe another show, who knows. Here's to the start!

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