KT ROCKS...

The tickets are booked... the next Jolly Girls outing sees our intrepid little gang of nurses travelling to the Ritz in Manchester to see the very talented Ms KT Tunstall. I've seen her 3 times now and each time you get great value for money from KT. She's a mega talented musician with a string of very credible records and albums behind her. In the age of X Factor-esque manufactured music, she stands out for her originality and musical ability. To top it off, KT is also pretty good with her fans too. A group of us went to see her at the Manchester Apollo a few years back and like the groupies were are, we waited by the stage door to see if we could spot her as she legged it onto her tour bus before zooming off into the night. Well, she didn't zoom off, but stopped for ages to talk to people, have her photo taken and sign autographs. We got to speak to her and three of us congratulated her for a great performance and asked geeky questions about her guitar, where she was found her song-writing inspiration, her plans for further tours etc. All very NME and we were soon gushing at acquiring such a cool 'mate'. Then, one of our mates who is normally very quiet and not prone to easy conversation got very nervous and twitchy at the prospect of being pushed forward to speak to the lady herself. You could just about spot her rehearsing and lipsyncing her questions until the  big moment came and KT asked if our mate wanted an autograph. V steps forward and within a few inches of KT's face blurted out 'F**K me, you were f*****g AMAZING' whilst we stood there mouths gaping at her monumental verbosity. KT bless her, smiled and said 'thankyou very much' before moving on to a wheelchair user wearing a Black Horse and the Cherry Tree T Shirt.  


Anyway, I'm looking forward to October and hearing her old stuff and some good music from her new album. I shall also look forward to once again meeting her at the stage door and doing a great impression of a gushing fan. If in any doubt as to the talent of KT Tunstall, check out the video and her cover of the Jackson 5's 'I Want You Back'.  Genius...