#fairground attraction

[koolandgang]

[abejamariposa]

Fairground Attraction

Their first show in 35 years.

A Hundred Years Of Heartache

A Smile In A Whisper

Miracles

Hey Little Brother

The Simple

The Wind Knows My Name

The Moon Is Mine

Sing Anyway

Gatecrashing Heaven

Find My Love

Last Night (Was A Sweet One)

Learning To Swim

Sun And Moon

What’s Wrong With The World

Moon On The Rain

Clare

Fairground Attraction

Perfect

Beautiful Happening Encore:

Lullaby For Irish Triplets

Allelujah

Fear Is The Enemy Of Love

Live at Shibuya Club Quattro, Tokyo, June 27, 2024

Personnel: Eddi Reader (vocals, guitar, concertina, ukulele), Mark Nevin (guitar), Simon Edwards (guitarron), Roy Dodds (drums), Roger Beaujolais (vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel), Graham Henderson (accordion, harmonica, mandolin, glockenspiel)

©Abeja Mariposa

[fangomusic]

Falling Backwards song by Fairground Attraction (1988).

[gachael]

Lacnia Classic Hits / Various Artists

Driving / Everything But The Girl

[scotianostra]

Happy 62ndt Birthday to Eddi Reader.

Eddi, born born Sadenia Reader on August 29th in 1959, has been around several blocks, musically speaking. A native of Glasgow, she has been well known and loved here for years. Oddly enough, Reader jumped right into her performing career in the early ‘80s by travelling throughout Europe with a circus troupe. Shortly after, she decided to settle in London and become a session vocalist.

Her choice proved fruitful as her book soon filled up and she landed work with the Eurythmics, the Waterboys, and Gang of Four. None seemed like the right setting for Reader. Then she found her place in the spotlight with Fairground Attraction. The band’s debut, First of a Million Kisses, hit the British charts in 1988, along with the single “Perfect.” Reader gained a good bit of recognition, both critical and popular, and was able to launch her solo career from that platform, although it did not happen immediately.

Her solo debut, Mirmama, saw daylight in 1992 and found Reader’s lovely pipes wrapped around some fine tunes. Although it was a limited release, it caught the ear of the folks at Warner Brothers, who followed it in 1994 with her self-titled album. This second effort included more Reader originals amid the slick production.

Despite touring in its support, she still managed to contribute to recordings by Thomas Dolby, Liberty Horses, and others. When things didn’t pan out with her major label, Reader returned to her independent roots and issued Candyfloss and Medicine in 1996 and Angels & Electricity in 1999, all the while perfecting her brand of smooth acoustic folk-pop.

Finding herself with yet another musical home, Compass Records re-released both Mirmama and Angels & Electricity in the United States and allowed Reader the chance to put forth her most organic offering to date with Simple Soul in 2001. Seventeen Stories: The Best of Eddi Reader and the all-new Driftwood arrived in 2002, followed by Eddi Reader and my personal favourite, Sings the Songs of Robert Burns in 2003 and Peacetime in 2007.

2008 say Eddi make a foray into film with an appearance in Me and Orson Wells, the following year she commemorated the 250th anniversary of Burn’s birth with a deluxe version of his songs with additional songs to add to the original. That same year she also put out new music in the form of her ninth studio album, Love is the Way.

Save for a live record, which appeared in 2010 Eddi took a long break from the recording studios, returning in 2014 with Vagabond. There was only a slightly lesser gap between albums with her 12th studio record appearing in 2018, Cavalier, which was recorded in Glasgow.

Earlier last year Eddi announced she is to celebrate 40 years in the music business with a UK wide tour that included 10 Scottish shows, that is before the Covid virus came calling, the shows had been rescheduled for August this year, but once again have been moved back 

[socalledmixtapelife]

[chuckbbirdsjunk]

[punk-chicken-radio]

All The Fun Of The Fair.....

.....when @loveaxiomatic mentioned taking a trip to the carnival to see what treasures they had I couldn’t have been more excited.....

.....I mean, I’m not too fond of some of the rides as I’m sure my vertigo was triggered by being stuck at the top of the Big Wheel when I was a kid, but.....

.....and, of course, the more sedate rides that let me keep my feet firmly on the ground.....and practice my cross town driving skills.....

.....Ax says she’ll pretty much ride anything as long as there’s plenty of weird fried food.....and doughnuts.....and candy floss.....

.....let’s hope she doesn’t up chuck on the Waltzers* again.....pink vomit😬.....

You probably guessed what’s next.....a bunch of songs with fairground stuff.....

Carny Kisses 😘 

Love (elephant ears) Axiomatic 

The Old (held together with hairpins) Smelly

*tilt a whirl