Amiens, Maison De La Culture D’Amiens (Petit Theatre), 1st December 2007, review by Alex
The audience inAmiens was very different: There
were young teenagers, some typically Theatre visitors and I saw one
woman before the show as she was knitting a pullover! Anyway –
the location was really very beautiful: A modern theatre with seats. So
it was my very first seated Woven Hand experience. We find our stools
in the seventh row in the middle. A perfect place, because so we had a
wonderful overview of the stage. When the lights went out, Woven Hand
entered the stage. David said “Hello” with a small gesture
and then they started to play. After the tape intro of “Snake
Bite” the show started with ”My Russia”. After some
improvisations (“Down in yon Forest”) a powerful “Tin
Finger” filled the theatre. David stood up again for a few
seconds at the end of the song and after the last note was played, the
teenagers shouted out and cheered very loudly! For a few moments I
thought that they were at the wrong show, because Woven Hand is
definitely NOT a boygroup ;-)
Anyway – it was really great fun to see and hear these girls
crying. “Harm’s Way” was perfect as at the last two
shows and then “Wooden Brother” was played instead of
“Aeolian Harp (Under the World)”. What a big and beautiful
surprise! Then Ordy worked on his drums for “The Speaking
Hands” as always – powerful and very impressive! When David
fetched the Banjola for “Whistling Girl” some people
cheered loudly. More vocal improvisations before the magical
“White Bird” were to come. After that, “Slota
Prow” with some lines of “Horse Head Fiddle”
followed. And the fantastic “Your Russia” with some more
improvisations in the middle finished the first part. Needless to say
that the teenagers cried and cheered again with full force during the
encore break. David returned alone to play the beautiful “Swedish
Purse/Phyllis Ann” – and the people began to clap
rhythmically. Then Ordy, Peter and Pascal also returned and
“Winter Shaker” shaked the theatre. By starting
“American Wheeze” people went crazy and cheered again.
“Deerskin Doll” and the amazing “Dirty Blue”
were the last songs of the night.
I have to say that the sound at the Maison De La Culture D’Amiens
was AMAZING! I wish that Woven Hand would play more locations like
this.
The Setlist:
Snake Bite
My Russia
Improvisations (Down in yon Forest)
Tin Finger
Harm's Way
Wooden Brother
The Speaking Hands
Whistling Girl
Improvisations
White Bird
Slota Prow/Horse Head Fiddle
Your Russia
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Swedish Purse/Phyllis Ann
Winter Shaker
American Wheeze
Deerskin Doll
Dirty Blue
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