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On Sunday, eliotE & the Ritournelles played a "brunch concert" to a packed-out Bellevilloise... and, much to the delight of the little lady in question, eliotE dedicated a rollicking version of "Pour Les Enfants Qui Ont Peur de l'Orage" to my five-year-old daughter, who spent most of the concert dancing away right in front of the stage.

It was certainly enough to warm the cockles of my little heart.

Eliote & the Ritournelles
l'Eclipse Café
13, avenue de Saint Ouen
75017 Paris

Friday, May 2nd from 8.30pm

Tuesday, 9th October, eliotE & the Ritournelles are supporting Rivkah at Le Pop In (105 rue Amelot, 75011 Paris).

I'll be there - and it will be the first time I've ever heard any of my lyrics sung live.

Arcade Fire, Bjork, CSS, The Jesus and Mary Chain... see you there!

Earlier this week, I attended the first "Soirée à emporter".

Arriving at the ungodly hour of half past eight, I thought I would have been in plenty of time, but as it turned out the queue was already halfway round the block and I didn't make it through the doors of the Flèche d'Or until just before midnight.

Once inside, I said hello to EliotE, I drank a beer, and then ...

And then...

For once, words fail me. Take a look for yourself at why it might have been worth queuing for three hours to see first Zach Condon, the man behind Beruit, and then the brassy Balkan brilliance that followed.

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