IZZIE YARDLEY
Musician Pub 10th September 2023
Izzie has a fine voice and a lovely relaxed manner in her singing and her own songs are well crafted slices of life.
Difficult to assess a genre, but the are elements of folk and jazz in there, as a point of reference think 1970's singer songwriters like Nick Drake. Izzie accompanies herself on guitar mainly and on keyboard for a few songs.
Beyond her own songs we had a few covers... "Marlena on the Wall" (Suzanne Vega)... which i felt suited her admirably, "Dirtywork" (Steely Dan) and a Tom Waits song I don't recall hearing before... The highlight for me however was "Love Letters"... a Ketty Lester track (written by Edward Heyman) which was a hit in 1962. Izzie performed this song as a voice and bass duet, and showed her jazz leanings... she also used her voice closer to its full potential and showed she had power and control as well as the gentle smooth tones used for the rest of the set.
Izzie referred to playing with a band... incorporating a loud drummer and electric guitar player... i suspect in this context she would need to stretch her voice more, and demonstrate more of it's full potential... I would like to see her in a different context with the band to see how it works.
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