Louise Rutkowski
with the Roland Perrin trio
Fantasmagoria
and your host Des de Moor

Tonight Pirate Jenny presents an especially varied bill of English-language musical cabaret and Anglo-French quirkiness, welcoming for the first time a superb singer who's been causing a big stir on the music-theatre scene.

Former soul singer and ex-This Mortal Coil vocalist LOUISE RUTKOWSKI won wide acclaim for her 2001 show Short Stories, celebrating the songs of Randy Newman, and tonight she brings her follow-up compendium to the Vortex. All The Girls I've Loved Before explores the repertoire of some of Louise's favourite divas, including Dusty Springfield, Bessie Smith, Kitty Wells, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Jeannie C Riley, Carole King and Lynn Anderson.

Songs range from low-down'n'dirty blues belters to cabaret showstoppers with a murder ballad or two thrown in for good measure, all delivered with Louise's smoky and expressive vocals and laconic between-song conversation. Accomplished and inventive jazz-world-fusion pianist ROLAND PERRIN accompanies Louise with the assistance of SIMON MORTON on drums and OROH ANGIAMA on bass.

"Majestic, sublime and haunted, with a silken purity and grace that is just astonishing." Hot Press
"A class singer." The Herald

Anglo-French duo FANTASMAGORIA last brought their fusion of European cabaret and gypsy music to Pirate Jenny's back in 2001: since then they've relocated back to France but have been touring Europe over the past few months and we've managed to slot them in for a return appearance on a fleeting London visit. SEBASTIEN GUERREAU on accordion and TOM BAKER on guitar deliver quirkily fascinating original songs in both English and French.

As always Pirate Jenny's host and resident performer DES DE MOOR contributes his own mini-set of unique and dramatic performance combining moving and witty originals and classic European songs, with DAVID HARROD on piano.

www.louiserutkowski.tk
www.fantasmagoria.co.uk

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See also

Des de Moor's gigs page for a complete list of his forthcoming performances.