PROG THE FOREST
VENUE THE FIDDLER’S ELBOW, LONDON
DATE 04/12/2022
She performed solo here in 2021, now Carola Baer leads and frequently conducts the full Ruby Dawn band at this fourth annual charity event. Set against gentle keyboards, languid pacing and slow dynamic builds to towering crescendos, her atmospheric vocals are replete with impassioned pleas and her effective signature rasp.
Easily the most sartorially excellent band of the day, Dutch combo
The Dame
deliver their neo-prog/hard rock storytelling. From the new wave vibe of Everlasting Nightfall and cool grooves of Momentary Inn, to the gorgeously dirty bass riff of Wastelands and the syncopations of debut-album title track Losing Sight Of What You Want, it’s an accomplished and varied set.