Ryan Adams 2011-09-30
BBC4 Songwriters Circle, Unknown, Unknown
Set 1
Neil Finn-Distant Sun
Janis Ian- Seventeen
Ryan Adams- Carolina Rain
Neil Finn-Dont Dream It's Over
Janis Ian-Society's Child
Ryan Adams-Oh My Sweet Carolina
Neil Finn-Golden Child
Janis Ian-Bright Lights and Promises
Ryan Adams-Invisible Riverside
Neil Finn-She Will Have Her Way
Janis Ian-From Me To You
Ryan Adams-Come Pick Me Up
Neil Finn feat. Janis Ian & Ryan Adams-Weather With You
Janis Ian- Seventeen
Ryan Adams- Carolina Rain
Neil Finn-Dont Dream It's Over
Janis Ian-Society's Child
Ryan Adams-Oh My Sweet Carolina
Neil Finn-Golden Child
Janis Ian-Bright Lights and Promises
Ryan Adams-Invisible Riverside
Neil Finn-She Will Have Her Way
Janis Ian-From Me To You
Ryan Adams-Come Pick Me Up
Neil Finn feat. Janis Ian & Ryan Adams-Weather With You
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
The final concert in this series of the songwriters' show sees Kiwi favourite Neil Finn joined on stage by American legend Janis Ian and alt-country poster boy Ryan Adams.
Finn genially guides proceedings, with songs that sound like old friends pulled from different phases in his career - Crowded House favourites Distant Sun and Don't Dream It's Over are mixed with Split Enz's She Will Have Her Way and Golden Child, a new song written with his wife Sharon about their kids flying the nest.
Janis Ian has been writing songs since she was 12 years old and on this evidence she is still at the top of her game. Her intelligent lyrics, by turns introspective and socially-engaged, are couched in lovely melodies and her guitar playing is a delight, from the jazzy Bright Lights and Promises to her evergreen classic At Seventeen.
Ryan Adams crouches over his distinctive striped guitar and delivers a series of exquisitely mournful songs, from debut solo album Heartbreaker's Oh My Sweet Carolina (helped by gorgeous harmonies from his compadres) to Invisible Riverside from his album Ashes and Fire.
Quickly-rehearsed collaborative moments bring new textures to familiar tunes, and there is banter aplenty between the three artists, resulting in some hugely enjoyable digressions, with surreal spontaneously created 'songs', the whole thing rounded off with an ensemble version of Finn's Weather with You.
Finn genially guides proceedings, with songs that sound like old friends pulled from different phases in his career - Crowded House favourites Distant Sun and Don't Dream It's Over are mixed with Split Enz's She Will Have Her Way and Golden Child, a new song written with his wife Sharon about their kids flying the nest.
Janis Ian has been writing songs since she was 12 years old and on this evidence she is still at the top of her game. Her intelligent lyrics, by turns introspective and socially-engaged, are couched in lovely melodies and her guitar playing is a delight, from the jazzy Bright Lights and Promises to her evergreen classic At Seventeen.
Ryan Adams crouches over his distinctive striped guitar and delivers a series of exquisitely mournful songs, from debut solo album Heartbreaker's Oh My Sweet Carolina (helped by gorgeous harmonies from his compadres) to Invisible Riverside from his album Ashes and Fire.
Quickly-rehearsed collaborative moments bring new textures to familiar tunes, and there is banter aplenty between the three artists, resulting in some hugely enjoyable digressions, with surreal spontaneously created 'songs', the whole thing rounded off with an ensemble version of Finn's Weather with You.
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Created At
Sat Dec 24 2011 22:40:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Updated At
Sat Dec 24 2011 16:28:40 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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