We went to see Martha Wainwright last night at Brel. I can’t say that I knew much about her or her music before we arrived but I thought what the hell, she can’t be too bad coming from such a talented family.

Well, she wasn’t too bad as it happened. I was a bit worried at the start, I thought we were in for a night with a stoned hippy version of Cindi Lauper – but as she got comfortable, as the crowd warmed up, the show got better and better.

Now I won’t be rushing off to buy a CD in the near future, but it was fun, and she does have a lovely voice, it’s just the way she uses it that is not so conventional.

Definitely not a conventional girl which is probably a very good thing…

If you see her listed to play somewhere near you. Go.