Preparing an Edinburgh festival itinerary is tricky. I like to be organised and pre-book a reasonable amount of shows but I also like to leave some gaps for impromptu amendments.
Having decided not to see Simon Evans and drop a free show I had some unexpected time to visit the half-price ticket booth by the Mound & was pleased ( from our point of view) to see it included one of our favourite cabaret artistes. This allowed us to see Ali McGregor in a full show for the first time, having previously seen her host a BBC radio show "Curiosity Killed The Cabaret" a couple of years ago.
The concept for this year's show was adapting 1980's & 90's pop songs and putting them into a Jazz environment and to accompany her stunning voice she surrounded herself with three impressive musicians.
I'm not sure what most of the audience was expecting but I suspect "Tainted Love" wasn't high on the list, especially as this was followed by "Barbie Girl", " Song 2", "La Isla Bonita", " Push It" etc.
As well as being a fun and novelty evening it was interesting how these songs actually thrive in a Jazz setting. Anyone who knows Miss McGregor will be well aware of what a fantastic vocal range she possesses and her infectious sense of mischief she displayed in the links between songs.
Just when we thought the evening couldn't get any wierder ( or better) her encore number was the Britney Spears number "Oops, I've Done It Again" where she hit a note I'm sure I have never heard before. Yes, it was that kind of a magical night.
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