We received our tickets for The Henry Girls concert early, meaning some weeks full of impatience and anticipation. We had visited The Henry Girls’ previous concert @ the Kulturforum in Fürth on 2014-11-13 as well (The Henry Girls @ Kulturforum Fuerth). Of course, our friend Markus joined us for the fun; he had attended The Henry Girls concert in Nuremberg (2013) with us and also loves their music. After our trip to Ireland in March, Elfe was keen on visiting this concert, being a true fan of harp music.
Markus had booked a table at the Kulturforum’s restaurant – a wise decision as it is no secret that the food is fantastic, guaranteeing lots of diners. Elfe, Wolfgang and I arrived a little early, spent the time talking about the past swing concert and the upcoming event. A little while later, the door opened and in came The Henry Girls and – Markus! Karen, Lorna and Joleen spotted us immediately and chatted with us for several minutes.
The concert started on time, briefly introduced by the organiser.
We listened to…
- December Moon
- Ol’ Cook Pot
- Sing My Sister Down
- Couldn’t Ask For More
- Falling in Love Again
- Slow Down
- Watching the Detectives
- Here Beside Me
- Early in the Morning
>>>BREAK<<<<
- The Garden Where the Praties Grow
- The Light in the Window
- The Weather
- Sweet Dreams
- O’Harlan’s Farewell to Music (instrumental, harp)
- Don’t Call Me Honey
- The Rattlin’ Bog
- Farewell
- So Long but Not Goodbye
As a bonus, The Henry Girls performed these songs:
- The Farmer’s Song (How Do You Know?)
- Boogie Woogie Love
Afterwards, Markus had to catch a train – some quick hugs and he was gone. I had promised Elfe a signed CD – another great opportunity to chat. We left with the promise that I’d get ‘my’ song next time.
Whenever there is an opportunity for you to visit their concert – you won’t regret it. Karen, Lorna and Joleen are awesome musicians and love to interact with the audience, including a personal chat and goodbye.
More about The Henry Girls:
The Henry Girls (Nuremberg, 2013)
The Henry Girls @ Kulturforum Fuerth
http://www.thehenrygirls.com/home
Official videos:
This time, The Henry Girls did not perform Dúlaman.
As some of you certainly love this version as much as I do…
Dúlaman (song only, and the picture)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb28s-nRmZg&feature=player_detailpage
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wow – this is so wonderful – I am touched by this post…the music where I can’t add any words – my compliments..
Thank you very much, Mihran.
They are wonderful – I’ve thoroughly enjoyed listening to them this morning whilst working away. Thank you for sharing.😃
You are welcome, Annika. Great events, music, etc. just need to be shared. 😀
Wow — love them. I’ve not been privy to their music before, and absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing….
You are welcome, Jo-Anne. I am glad that you love their music! 🙂
There are certainly some more videos on YouTube. Some of their music is also on Sound Cloud.
It is always nice to go to a concert and have the performers acually appreciate the audience.
The Henry Girls love to interact with their audience, be it to sing with them, chat with them during the break or after the concert. We feel always welcome, John.
In these days it is a rare quality to take the time for the audience.
🙂
Fantastic! I had never heard of these girls and have thoroughly enjoyed these videos. You know, what with the passing of Prince today, I kept thinking of him while listening to Sweet Dreams. The part where they say, “I’ll be watching over you..” makes me think that now, he’ll be watching over all of us, musicians or not. Anyway, thank you for this lovely music. ❤
The Henry Girls are regularly in the US, Germany and France – always building musical bridges. 🙂
Karen McLaughlin wrote this lullaby for her daughter Tegan (currently 7). It is a lovely mental connection between Prince and this song, Annette. 🙂
I shall keep my eyes peeled for them, here in my neck of the woods. ❤
There will be no regrets on your part, Annette. 🙂