Live Review - Kay Nixon
GSMC Online Music Club - Monday 4th January
One of the hazards of performing live online shows is that you do have to rely on technology and if you haven’t streamed performances that much in the past it can be tricky and that was the case with tonight’s performance featuring Surrey based singer Kay Nixon, with the first couple of songs being inaudible, but that did not phase her and after swapping devices we were back on track.
Unlike most of the GSMC Online Music Club performances this evenings set was all cover versions but Kay has such an amazing soulful voice it was great to hear her renditions of classic songs such as ‘Wagon Wheel’ written by Bob Dylan & Ketch Secor, ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Deep Blue, ‘Ain’t Nobdy’ by Rufus & Chaka Khan and the Cranberries ‘Zombie’. The highlights for me was the stunning version of Tennessee Whiskey which was most recently made famous by Chris Stapleton, ‘Handbags & Gladrags’ which morphed seamlessly into ‘Knocking on Heavens Door’ and the Ray Lamontagne song ‘Trouble’. Although the stand out song of the evening was the only original song and the final number Kay performed the country blues song ‘ Love at First Sight’ and I very much look forward to hearing more of her own songs.
It wasn’t the smoothest online performance I have come across online by far but what it lacked in coordination made up for in passion and the amazing vocal range. Kay is obviously a natural talent and with more focus on her original songs could go along way.
You can find out more about Kay Nixon by visiting her facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/kaynixonsinger