MAYER WAKEFIELD applauds Rosamund Pike’s punchy and tragic portrayal of a multi-tasking mother and high court judge
Patty Griffin, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Impressive songs, old and new, from an accomplished interpreter of folk and Americana

PATTY GRIFFIN is an impressive personality.
Emotional but measured in her musical and vocal criticisms of the contemporary US, she’s thoughtful on any range of subjects, from the post-industrial travails of her home town in Maine to the admission that although she’s always loved Billie Holiday, she’s rarely been able to listen to her music because it ventures into such sad places.
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