Review: Flossie Malavialle

Folk at the Tryst presents: 

Flossie Malavialle

After a decade of touring the world promoting her prolific achievement of releasing one album per year Flossie Malavialle made a much welcomed and anticipated return to the Falkirk Folk Club as part of their Tryst Festival line up. Melodic renditions of classic French tunes, American folk songs and her own personal favourite songs, were well received by an enthusiastic audience who clapped and sang along with the chorus in traditional Falkirk Folk Club fashion. Malavialle possesses an accomplished guitar style that compliments her versatile voice and a strong stage presence all of which are uniquely enhanced by an accent that's a surprising blend of Geordie and Southern French.

Her set boasted an eclectic mix of styles and genres, opening with Dark Horses Dancing by her close friend Keith Donnelly, with whom recently she toured around Europe and Australia. Malavialle's vocal range is most evident with her cover of Edith Piaf's seminal hit La Vie En Rose. The crowd in the sold out Tolbooth Tavern sat eagerly with anticipation and sang along with most songs, some even attempted to murmur those lyrics in French and Spanish resulting in a boisterous atmosphere. A cover of Jacque Brel's Port Amsterdam brought a certain je nais sais quoi to a club that mostly plays Irish and Scottish Folk Song. Flossie's charm and sense of humour ensured this unusual concert, (it's not often French is heard lyrically blaring out a town centre boozer) was extremely entertaining from start to finish.

Set list:

Dark Horses Dancing.

Teddy O'Neil

La Vie En Rose

On The Road Again

I Know You By Heart

My Love He Is On Board

From Funny Cross

Port Amsterdam

Go Leave

Killing Me Softly

Road Is My Middle Name

Almost A Year

Wonderful World

Me And Bobby McGee

Non Je Ne Regrette Rien

Mercedez Benz