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Pokey LaFarge

  • Source: The List (Issue 638)
  • Date: 21 August 2009
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This article is from 2009.

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Being totally honest, it was the tremendous name that first caught our eye with Mr LaFarge, but when you hear the ragged glories he knocks out on his acoustic six-string you know there’s more than just showbiz glitz to this critter. Like all genii, there a little bit of madness in there too, and when the Missouri Riverfront Times said he sung like ‘a transgendered punk Bessie Smith’ it only told half the story. LaFarge is a sweet singer, sure, but he’s also a dextrous instrumentalist – harmonica, guitar, banjo and kazoo all take a beating – and throws out a timeless sound that could date from any time in the last 80 years. Go be delighted.

Acoustic Music Centre@St Bride’s, 346 1405, 28 & 29 Aug, 5pm, £10 (£8).

This article is from 2009.

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Comments

1. Bren, Renfrewshire – 26 August 2009, 3:28pmReport

I saw Pokey LaFarge at The Tolbooth in Stirling on Saturday and was amazed (along with everyone else). It was a completely sold out event and he won a standing ovation from the capacity crowd. We bought both of his albums and have been playing them non-stop.
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