So finally we return to the really wonderful talents of Isobel Anderson. Isobel grew up in Brighton, cut her teeth in London and moved to Belfast where she is now serenading unsuspecting crowds with her deeply soulful voice and multi-instrumental talents.
I first worked with her last winter when we the people of Bandwidth put on a show called Thank You For Watching, a free concert for subscribers to the Bandwidth world that featured Isobel and Albrecht’s Pencil.
This is an altogether different environment – a new song, so new in fact its not even yet named. Just raw, straight out of the box emotion. And an auto harp. In a kitchen.
Isobel Anderson – Untitled #1
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Belfast is full of wee surprises. That was kind of the spirit in which this In Stores Now series was born So sometimes a secret allotment beside a car park behind a row of houses in south Belfast comes along – and its just a the kind of place you want to film a video.
It was something about this space – the time of day with the sun setting, the freezing cold air – Isobel’s music seemed to fit – or vice versa. Her latest songs share this theme of travel, water, nature. It was all too perfect. Anyway, here’s two tracks together: one – View Out Of Sight – I’d heard on her myspace page and had specifically and humbly requested, the other a second new song, again so new it didn’t even have a name. Bliss.
Isobel Anderson – View Out Of Sight / Untitled #2
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Isobel Anderson’s next scheduled show is 20th March at the Black Box in Belfast – and keep an eye for her in cafés and music nights all over the city.
The brilliantly talented Gerard O’Mahony accompanied us that day, have a look at some of his photos from that day, as well as the rest of his portfolio, right here:
Filmed by Will McConnell
in Belfast, January 2010
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