So, that gig I was telling you about, it was last night. I loved it. Kitty, Daisy and Lewis at the Night and Day Cafe in Manchester. The closest I’ve ever got to them is youtube, so it was amazing to see them in such a cosy little place (albeit a sweaty one). Unfortunately, it was obvious that they weren’t happy with the sound – they asked for something to be turned up after every song (sometimes they asked for two things to be turned up, or even three). The sound man obviously wasn’t on it. There was a guest appearance from a Jamaican trumpeter (who was sporting a rather dashing jester-esque shirt and an Obama baseball cap); after he’d finished dazzling through the microphone and Daisy started singing again, it took the sound man about twenty seconds to realise he had to turn the mic back up; this happened several times, so you could tell K, D & L weren’t all that happy.

Anyway, none of this detracts from the fact that they are all supremely talented and they have more passion and enthusiasm than anyone I’ve seen for a long time. They swap instruments constantly; they all sing and drum and strum and have more than a tinkle on the piano. Kitty plays a mean harmonica too. And Daisy brings out the accordian – just because she feels like it. Dad sits in the corner on rhythm guitar (he is TOO COOL and his red socks were an ingenious touch) and Mum holds it all together on the double bass. In all, they ooze charisma and charm and talent. Go see them, if you get the chance.

I didn’t take a camera, but I did take a few snaps on my phone, so you get the idea…