Mega overdue, I know.

On December 9th I traipsed to Hammersmith in the cold and the rain to see the unveiling of Edward Larrikin’s new project, The Pan I Am at the Lyric Theatre. Described as “An evening of Music and Poetry featuring Ed Larrikin’s Pan I Am” presented by Blue Flowers, I was a bit hesitant so convinced a couple of people to come alone when I booked my ticket. (”Hey, so, I’ve just booked tickets to this gig in December” “Yeah?” “Yeah, I booked you a ticket too, you owe me money.”)

Luckily for us, it turned out to be amazing.

Line-up:

The Pan I Am

Jock Scot

Patrick Wolf

Charlie Waller (of Rumble Strips fame)

Polar Bear

Johnny Flynn (of Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit)

Barnaby Tidman

Anyway, Johnny Flynn read a really good piece of poetry about a shrimp…(Okay, so it was a lot better than it sounds!), Patrick Wolf was as strangely beautiful as ever in his Victorian schoolboy-ish way and we realised that I’m totally in love with Edward Larrikin because I’ll fall for any guy in skinny jeans and a waistcoat. *Sigh*

So Co-Presenter and I had a pretty amazing evening sat in the very front row of the Lyric. Which is another point, I’ve decided that gigs where everybody is sat down are a bit weird. So I’m very much looking forward to seeing The Pan I Am again on New Year’s Eve at the Blue Flowers party.

For your listening pleasure:

The Pan I Am – The Final Ecstasy of Jeremiah Ghost

Check them out on their MySpace. Give Ophelia Aged 6 a listen while you’re there because it was incredible live. In fact, give everything a listen.

The Rumble Strips – Time

Check out their MySpace and if you like them think about buying their debut album Girls and Weather.