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– Paolo Nutini – Live At Baloise 2015 – November 5, 2015 – Baloise Festival
–Something about Scotland and Soul. . . first we had The Average White Band, a group of hard-core Soul messengers from the Highlands in the 1970s. And now we have Soul practitioner Paolo Nutini, who has been dubbed “Scotland’s biggest Musician right now”, keeping the tradition going some 50 years later.
Maybe it’s the water – or the Whiskey. Whatever it is, the Blue-eyed Soul quotient is high up around Glasgow way and it’s capturing audiences all over. Paolo Nutini has been making waves ever since his debut album in 2006. A lot of singles in the top 10, and albums hitting multi-platinum status. A full-on testimony to a major musical talent.
This morning’s concert comes by way of the 2015 Baloise Session Festival in Basel Switzerland. And Nutini’s fan base is just as strong in Basel as anywhere else.
Luckily for everyone; fans and artists alike, that most of the festivals going on in Europe have been broadcast in recent years and streamed by a whole range of outlets. It speaks volumes about the continuing (and growing) popularity of festivals throughout the world, but also speaks of the access audiences in far-flung parts of the world managed to achieve in being able to hear and be turned on to new and noteworthy talent – thus making their popularity on a mass scale much easier to achieve. I love festivals, and I love it even more when someone in Los Angeles can experience a festival concert at the same time the person in the crowd at Basel does. Something that never would have happened even ten years ago.
All that said, this morning’s concert finds Paolo Nutini in top form and giving his customary 110% – and the audience gives 110% back in return. A good show all the way around.
Practically demands to be played at high volume – it’s your obligation to get in the groove on this one – Trust me.
Go for it.
