Catherine Britt in concert

Post from sat, 1st November
Catherine Britt playing in Katoomba was an event I couldn’t possibly miss. Not that I had heard of her before, but I hadn’t been to a concert in a while and country music is always worth some bugs – if only to watch the people there. Luckily, I resisted the desire to put on my boots and hat and put on a more urban outfit. The Clarendon, praised by the Lonely Planet as the ultimate live music venue in the region, turned out to offer a rather familiar atmosphere: They offer packages that include dinner before the concert, so the hall was filled with tables and still munching people when I entered. I sat with Shane, Hilary and her parents. The stage was the size of an average small town theatre, with a curtain painted on wooden frames around it. The carpet on the floor and the many small tables that filled the room made me expect rather a stand up comedian than a concert, but then the one and only Catherine Britt entered the stage. Long blond haired and rather chubby than skinny she had put on a tight a short dress covered with pailetten and some ¾ leggings paired with incredible high heels. Only her guitar reminded of country music, her songs being initially more drawn towards pop. In the course of the gig she got better and country-er, in the end giving the obligatory “yeeeeha”s which made it a unique experience after all. Unfortunately, the tables restricted the audience to head-nodding and toe-shaking.