After a period of 40 years Carole King and James Taylor were re-united on stage for a Trobadour Tour. This celebrates a gig they did together earlier in their careers, when you were just starting out.
It was clear early on that they were enjoying the concert as much as we were, we did not realise that this was their first concert of the global tour and the dialogue and jokes were also new to them. James Taylor's dry humour was evident and at times Carole King's reaction made it clear that this was unrehearsed.
Boy what a repetoire ! But the best moments came from the duets they sang together, often with James playing his with the distinctive sounds of his acoustic guitar. James as an artist has recorded many many songs from Carol and he is clearly a better singer, she is no slouch and can belt out a tune - at CD perfect level. She has an incredible song writing career and it is hard to believe that she is nearing 70 years old.
Effortlessly they sang songs that tugged at your heartstrings and the crowd, although older was the largest Karoke group in town. We had seen James in concert, just last year and for that event he was doing his Covers Album, but this concert was just so different. They were playing for each other and there was a deep friendship and respect for each other.
It seems cliched that "You're got a friend" is a signature song that they both recorded - they sang this together and you felt the love! So my 'hats off' to the Two Trobradours each of their songs sounded ageless and they took us on a journey as their friends !
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