THIS T-SHIRT FUNDS MUSIC

Photo by Kat GollockMy sister Carla played The Rum Shack on the Southside of Glasgow on Friday night. I don't say this lightly, but I think it was the best I have ever seen her play. I am in no doubt that it was the best audience response I have ever heard Carla generate. During the show was fantastic, but the ovation at the end was exceptional. I knew that Carla wasn't playing an encore, but the crowd literally demanded one. The roar was constant, until Carla came back onstage with Paul Kelly to busk a version of Ivor Cutler's I Worn My Elbows.Carla and her fantastic band of Lesley McLaren (drums), Paul Kelly (bass), Thomas Woods (guitar) and Katie Lindsay (keys) played an energetic show, encompassing new album I Think That I Might Love You (though not in order) and "non-hits" Get Lost, Number One (Poster Paints) and a rip roaring finale of Lights In The Dark. They looked like they were having fun, lost in the music, creating waves and layers of sound, super confident in themselves…