Maria McKee, Show Me Heaven, Hebden Bridge, 4 July 2008

Maria sings Show Me Heaven for only the 2nd time in 18 years at the Trades Club Hebden Bridge as part of the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival.

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• Maria
• McKee
• Show
• Me
• Heaven
• Hebden
• Bridge

[marcevans440]

It is probably worth noting that the venue was a room on one side of the bar where Maria played and a room on the other side of the bar which punters were still using as the Friday night gathering at the Trades Club. It was not a disrespectful audience; just a very low key venue.

[cogg1]

I saw Maria at B'ham Glee club in 2007 and after being a fan sine her early days it was incredible to se her live for the first time.I had tears in my eyes at least 3 times in the show. I so nearly went to Hebden but in the end was put off by distance as I had a long week traveling at work. I regret that and would travel the earth to see her again a she is the best singer on the planet ...

[marcevans440]

I took a day off work to travel from Portsmouth to London, to Leeds, to Hebden Bridge. I thought I had travelled far but was amazed when I heard people had travelled from Belguim that day! I promised myself that having had to leave her 2005 Scala gig early just to catch a train that I would not make the same mistake again - I am so glad I went to HB. I am hoping that she will do some shows while she is tutoring at the Arvon Foundation's Totleigh Barton Centre in Devon this August.

[simon7780]

See she's in Hebden attire! A great performance ruined by the chuntering soilies-hang your spliffs in shame you rug munching, tree hugging inbreds.

[marcevans440]

Simon - What on earth are you talking about?

[Exthulla]

That this wonderful, wonderful singer has made it through all the dross that is the music business, with her spirit and talent fully intact is so cheering. I would love to have seen this performance live. She is the truest (and rarest) type of star - a genuine artist.

[lakedavid]

@marcevans440

he;s talking about the ignorant people talking whilst she's having her moment. Ignorant fuckers!!! REsPeCt!

[nemo1588]

@Exthulla nice comment - she's a great talent and I think anyone who appreciates a true professional giving it her everything will like this. My only regret is that, as others here have noted, the incessant, disrespectful, background chatter spoils somewhat an otherwise impeccable performance.

[airager]

Superb!

[simon7780]

Just to clarify.....my negative comments were certainly not aimed at Marias performance, I thought she was excellent. However, the people who view themselves as Hebdens vibrant community have ruined this perfromance by talking, shouting, and generally behaving as if an artist is not performing (as is audible on the recording). I am from Hebden and I am a lover of a wide variety of music, particularly singer/songwriters.

[PauloCCRibeiro]

I Love this song

[Karina2079]

This is beautiful, I LOVE this song. I'd quite like to see her live now.