sailorette’s diary - a diary writen by a sailorette for her loved ones to read after returning safely home from sea

Photo from Steve Asenjo’s flickr

Last Sunday I went with Nico and Karl Ringman to see Ani Difranco at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. It was my first Ani Gig.

It was amazing.

She is an extremely good performer - not just in a musical sense, but with a stage sense that really engages her audience. Each song was mixed up with mini-monologues and her crazy laughter, which makes for the perfect environment to really listen to her music. I found I was hearing new lyrics with every song.

Leaving an Ani gig, you want to fill in the blanks of a conversation you started with her in your mind.

A little mind-blown. It’s all a bit like a whirlwind romance.