It seems an absurd combination but the start of my New Year back in Canberra comprises playing bass for Brahms and a Choral Festival, mixing/mastering a Spanish Celtic folk trio and attending an all-ages, afternoon Tay Tay Tribute performance just for fun, and maybe just for a bit of understanding about what is this phenomenon. And it's all fascinating. So what of Tay Tay? It was fun, as tribute bands can be. The band was keys/guitar, bass and drums with a woman up front as Taylor Swift, complete with numerous costume changes. They played a string of tunes over 2 generous sets. There were oodles of girls and plenty of accompanying mothers and just a few fathers. And plenty of bracelets and costumery and good happy vibes. I learnt something of the TS phenomenon, something of the commercial success and the changing image and the varied styles and followed the lyrics of a few songs displaying a central focus on relationships matters. The tunes can be catchy and the lyrics even sometimes nicely polyrhythmic. But Bowie, Prince and others had similar developments and I maybe preferred theirs. And let's face it, there's never been another Beatles. I think it was her synth-pop from Reputation which most surprised and interested me. And I just enjoyed the company, the chatty people at tables, the shared tables that were still in place and the girls lining the stage. The Harmonie German Club is nicely ordinary but it's a decent space with decent audio and German beers, so welcomed. A decent all-ages Sunday arvo gig. Great fun.
The Tay Tay Tribute was at the Harmonie German Club featuring Mia Isoardi (vocals, guitar, banjo) as Taylor Swift with support by Carlton Sparks (keys, guitar, vocals), Justin Miranda (bass) and Chris McCaig (drums).
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