[ATTENDED: October 3, 2021] Kayleigh Goldsworthy
On September 15, Frank Turner announced that he would be playing Underground Arts on October 3. At 2PM!
I grabbed tickets immediately. I have been wanting to see Frank Turner for years.
I didn’t know if he’d even have an opening act, but indeed he did. It was Philly singer-songwriter Kayleigh Goldsworthy. he was supposed to tour with Frank back in 2020, but the tour was cancelled. Frank called on her again, and this was her first show since the pandemic.
I thought that I hadn’t heard of Goldworthy, but it turned out that I had actually seen her perform before! She sang (a couple of songs) with Kevin Devine when I saw him at Underground Arts. I was also supposed to see her open for Tigers Jaw on a few postponed shows.
Kayleigh commanded the afternoon crowd right off the bat. She sang slow ballads that were full of angst. Her voice was really strong and she had the amazing confidence to have long (relatively) stretches of her song where very little happened. And we were rapt by her. Her voice sounded very familiar to me–like someone who I can’t place.
I don’t know any of the songs she sang, although I may be able to add songs to the setlist as I listen to her CD more.
I feel like she must have sung “Cursed to Wander” because it’s the new song, but the recorded version is pretty rocking and her set was quite mellow.
As you can see from the poster, Kayleigh only played the shows on our date, so it was a nice treat to hear her.
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