Thank you so much, Wake! I think *all* of his material is worth checking out, but a crowd favorite that night was Sweet Agnes if you're looking for a track to start with. :)
Love this! I similarly found a band called T-square (and their album Stars and the Moon) via a Japanese boyfriend (not great as partners - wasn't very honest about my queer-ness, then). There was a LOT of pressure back in the day from my family, to be in a hetero relationship, to work in a shop or an office (Uni educated people were snobs, sigh). Of course, me being me, I went and had a relationship with a Japanese guy, a Tongan guy and then went off to Uni when I was 40 :) My parents never knew I was Queer though....to this day, only my son does and my cousin's daughter. One is an ally, the other is Queer too.
I will go and look up this man. I am so excited for you that you got to see him in person :)
This was a delight to read, and experience through your words! I so have to go look up his entire catalog now! Thank you for sharing your joy!
Thank you so much, Wake! I think *all* of his material is worth checking out, but a crowd favorite that night was Sweet Agnes if you're looking for a track to start with. :)
Love this! I similarly found a band called T-square (and their album Stars and the Moon) via a Japanese boyfriend (not great as partners - wasn't very honest about my queer-ness, then). There was a LOT of pressure back in the day from my family, to be in a hetero relationship, to work in a shop or an office (Uni educated people were snobs, sigh). Of course, me being me, I went and had a relationship with a Japanese guy, a Tongan guy and then went off to Uni when I was 40 :) My parents never knew I was Queer though....to this day, only my son does and my cousin's daughter. One is an ally, the other is Queer too.
I will go and look up this man. I am so excited for you that you got to see him in person :)