{"id":31046,"date":"2025-08-07T11:11:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=31046"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:24:13","slug":"gig-review-andrea-kenny-at-duffys-bar-thursday-31st-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/gig-review-andrea-kenny-at-duffys-bar-thursday-31st-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gig review – Andrea Kenny at Duffy’s Bar, Thursday 31st July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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with Jimi Strange, Becky and Sariah Carter<\/h2>\n

Reviewed by Trevor Locke<\/a><\/p>\n

Photographs by Kevin Gaughan<\/a><\/p>\n

It was a night to remember. Moreover, a night full of memories. Not having been to the Irish bar in Pocklington Walk for a long time, I noticed some changes to the interior of the building. They have made improvements to the place since my last visit.<\/p>\n

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Jimi Strange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The night opened with a performance by singer Jimi Strange<\/strong><\/a>. His strong vocals easily filled the room. The singer from Nottingham delivered a strong performance, featuring both covers and some of his own songs.<\/p>\n

Becky<\/strong><\/a> is someone I know and have known for a very long time. Good to see her again and that she is still going strong. One of her songs was\u00a0 I<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>don\u2019t miss you but I miss your cat<\/em>, which was as amusing as it was poignant.<\/p>\n

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Becky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sariah Carter<\/strong> received a warm reception for her fine, clear soprano voice. A rising star of the music scene, she is both a singer and a songwriter. She gave us a spirited performance of her own songs with their engaging lyrics.<\/p>\n

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Sariah Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrea Kenny<\/strong><\/a> took to the stage. Her distinctive voice brought back all those performances I remember when she sang with The Brandy Thieves<\/a>. It was a sparkling performance. Andrea is a superb singer and songwriter. Her sumptuous vocals could give strength as well as delicacy.<\/p>\n

After an interval, the stage continued with the same acts returning for a further set of songs. Jimi gave us another round of exhilarating songs, including some of his original numbers. Becky sang about meeting your sixteen year-old self and what that might evoke. Quite a novel idea, I thought. Sariah gave another superb performance. Andrea concluded the evening by singing some of the songs most loved by audience members. One song included the refrain \u2018everywhere I go there\u2019s a blackbird following me.\u2019<\/p>\n

The evening concluded with a jam session of three musicians playing unplugged.<\/p>\n

This night was one of those moments that makes the music scene in Leicester such an enthralling experience.<\/p>\n

Watch Andrea Kenny perform If I Tried\u00a0<\/em>at the gig:<\/p>\n