Granted

Arriving from Halifax just today (in town for CMW no doubt) Jenn Grant joined us at the University of Guelph for another noon-hour concert. Accompanied by a female violinist and a male bass clarinet, it was Jenn's voice that was the instrument of note. With great control she sang an assortment of fairly folk songs, with the hint of east coast and celtic shining through. In fact during the first couple numbers there were moments that reminded me of The Cranberries vocalist, before things settled a bit into more laid-back acoustic compositions. However Jenn officially informed her shiny acoustic guitar that they were "getting a divorce" and that Betsy'd be traded in for an electric very soon. While tuning Jenn attempted to fill the gaps with long-winded and rambling stories that never really seemed to get to a point. She did, however, succeed in drawing us all close to her (literally) so she could fill our ears with her lovely voice.