I've just been spending the kids' inheritance on this year's Celtic Connections tickets and, as an afterthought, decided to check a bit further the Roddy Hart-curated (wot an orrible expression) Roaming Roots revue, when I spotted this: http://www.glasgowconcerthalls.com/...evue-featuring-roy-harper-and-special-guests/ Now: Roddy's last three compilations at Celtic C (Dylan, Gerry Rafferty (2 i/c to Rab Noakes) and Levon Helm) have been superb, but this could be even more so - being marketed as "California Dreaming". Here's hoping.
I've got a horrible feeling it was just a case of sloppy website admin on their part, using an old address/link from last year's Folk Awards to cover the link to Roddy's gig - but there definitely was a short period on Tuesday when Roy's name appeared in the headline, too. It would have been an interesting show - Roddy's always are - and it is a nice game to play working out which California Dreaming-style song Roy could cover.
