{"id":8069,"date":"2012-04-29T15:19:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T13:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=8069"},"modified":"2012-06-18T01:33:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-17T23:33:39","slug":"shannon-hope-at-the-fugard-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/shannon-hope-at-the-fugard-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Shannon Hope at the Fugard Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wednesday 18 April 2012<\/div>\n

Something a little different for me on a weeknight – a cultured and enjoyable evening at the Fugard Theatre watching piano & vocal artist Shannon Hope.<\/p>\n

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I don’t listen to a lot of female artists and, with the exception of Tori Amos, I don’t listen to any female piano artists. There’s no real reason for it, it just so happens to be that way…I won’t say I’m converted now, but I did enjoy listening to Shannon Hope – she has a really impressive range and a great voice.<\/p>\n

The venue was perfect for that kind of intimate performance – it was my first time at the Fugard and both the building and the stage design impressed me. The uncovered walls and the old windows are especially cool.<\/p>\n

Apart from guitarist\/singer Jeremy Douglas and a cellist who accompanied her for a few songs, it was just Shannon Hope, her piano, her music and her anecdotes (which were both amusing and emotional, enhancing the effect of the music accordingly) on stage.<\/p>\n

Her opening song (accompanied by guitar, cello and harmony) was really lovely, as was the track that had stuck in my mind from the Youtube clips<\/a> I watched before seeing the show: Why I bother<\/a>. Although stylistically quite different, there were moments of the show that made me think \u00a0bit of comedic pianist Tim Minchin<\/a>, which is definitely a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t