Buffy Sainte-Marie
Glasgow Old Fruitmarket
27th January, 2010

For a flesh and blood 60s icon, Buffy still exudes a visible surplus of energy, which she brings to the stage with her three-piece for this standing room-only appearance. With her tireless campaigning for Native Americans, her spirit and the sheer power of her voice, Buffy remains a unique performer, with an equally unique range of material. Picture the stylistic distance between Up Where We Belong and her charged solo performance of Floyd Westerman’s Relocation Blues, where she alternates lyrics with tribal chants while gently tapping out rhythm on her mic. Or Blue Sunday, a selfconfessed nod to Lonnie Donegan. Besides selections from her latest album, Running For The Drum, Buffy’s set stretches across her recorded output, including several showstoppers, namely, an entrancing solo Cripple Creek, featuring Buffy on mouthbow; Universal Soldier, about “making the world how we want it to be”; the potent Soldier Blue; and the haunting Until It’s Time For You To Go.