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[ttl@sti.fi (Timo Lehtinen)]

Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Path: ttl
From: ttl@sti.fi (Timo Lehtinen)
Subject: Re: Virginia Astley
Message-ID: <1991Oct23.231630.25389@sti.fi>
Summary: Yes!
Reply-To: ttl@sti.fi (Timo Lehtinen)
Organization: Stream Technologies Inc.
References: <1991Oct23.181937.8293@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 91 23:16:30 GMT

In article <1991Oct23.181937.8293@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> am995@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Buffalohead) writes:
>
>In the constant search for anything remotely similar in style or
>quality as Kate, a man (whom I've never seen again) suggested
>Virginia Astley.  Anyone ever heard of her?  He mentioned
>Pete Townsend in the same sentence (wife? relative?).  I was
>late for an exam so I wasn't able to stick around and chat with
>him.  Thanks for any info.

I saw Virginia Astley in concert many years ago. The place was 
"The Venue", London.  Actually Virginia and her band was the 
support act for "Eyeless in Gaza" and "The Armoury show", but 
after having heard VA I couldn't care less about the main acts - 
I was in a trans.  :-)

Her music is very original, very English - so English that you
can allmost touch it :-)  - very attractive and also very simple.
It's not that much like Kate's but there is something similar 
in the atmosphere. "The Morning Fog" (my favourite Kate song)
reminds me of Virginia Astley. 

Anyone into Kate, and especially anyone into English female artists
should check out Virginia Astley. The only problem is that I have 
no idea where to get her records. I found both of them in a small
record shop near Piccadilly, London. (I think she's only done two, 
but I'm not sure).

Regards,

Timo

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