Music Of All Sorts At All Times

With Holly Cook's lovely voice still ringing in my ears, it was back to Camden on Friday for Gina Birch's concert at The Electric Ballroom. It's an infinitely nicer venue than it used to be, much sparklier and airier.Mike, Gina's partner, was already busy at the merch stall, and much to my surprise my ex-husband's former law college friend Nick was there, now tour managing the whole Gina Birch/Lesley Woods tour.After a quick chat to Simon Bazalgette (it was one of those 'everybody's here' nights), Lily Wolzer (replacing Marie) and Jenny Green appeared on the stage, closely followed by Gina.There followed a majestic set of songs re-worked to shake off the heavy reverbs of the album track production, refreshed and with entirely new dynamics. I have seen Gina play countless times, and this was definitely the best. She was confident, committed, and in excellent voice despite telling us that her Mum had just hours to live. There was no self-deprecation: just pure, powerful music that had…