Sun, 1 March



Piano and violin move in constant pulsing rhythm together, creating minimalist-esque blanket of sound over which a warm voice sings a sad song; at the end, violin solos over piano accompaniment.  Thus began Luke Elliot's intimate set at Pianos on Sunday night, himself on piano and vox, with a violinist standing at his back, in a pared down version of his band.
Telling a story with each of his songs, there followed "Ballad of a Priest" and its Irish air feel, and "Virginia," whose rapid and repetitious piano rhythm mimicked the motion of the train mentioned in his lyrics, while the violinist accompanied Elliot's vocals with sympathetic responses.
"Thing to Thing" had a nice groove, bringing to mind images of a pianist in a circa 1880's wild west bar, with some early rock styling at the end.
Elliot moved from piano to acoustic guitar for the last two songs, ending his set with the upbeat "The World Ain't a Friend of Mine," combining a folk feel with Rufus Wainwright-y vox.