Shadows and Light

A great double bill of female vocalists who have moved into the solo performer league performed for the Evergreen audience in the latest concert. They both have solid backgrounds behind them of long careers with well-known bands – Teresa as one of the Ennis Sisters and Sue with the Bird Sisters and this experience was clearly evident in their polished performances. They were both accompanied by Jeff Bird and Joel Hunt. See the photo gallery of Teresa Innes here and the Sue Smith one hereor read on for my impressions of the performances.

The show opened with Teresa’s cheerful and delightful rendition of Pete Townsend’s “Blue, Red and Grey” which set an upbeat and happy tone to her whole performance. She sang many old favourites and tracks from her CD “Space” including “Annie”, the folk standard “I’ve Endured”, “The Lowlands” accompanied by Jeff on harmonica, “Going to the Country” and “Ma Jolie”, as well as a lovely rendition of “Space” composed by Joel Hunt. Sue Smith played keyboards and added a rich harmony to many of Teresa’s pieces. You can hear “Space”, a track from her latest CD on her photo gallery that you can view here.

Sue Smith then took centre stage with her distinctive jazz/folk style, subtly changing the mood to that of a warm and sultry city nightclub. Sue started off with “I’m So”, the title track of her new CD followed by her song “Emily” – one of my favourites of her pieces, it is a moving and pensive musing she wrote after viewing an exhibition of Emily Carr’s paintings. Most of the songs she sang that night were from her “I’m So” CD, which she composed, performed and produced herself and all evidenced a satisfying rich depth and maturity. Particular favourites of ours were “One Thing I Know”, “I can’t Swim”, “Walking Away” and “Met him on a Train”. Teresa joined Sue on harmonising vocals for many of the pieces. You can hear a track “Shine” from Sue’s CD on her photo gallery that you can see here.

Many thanks for coming to the Evergreen that night, Teresa and Sue.

Ellie