Imelda May Tickets Oct 08 2010 7:00 pm iCal

Imelda May plays the HMV Forum on 8th October. 

Jools Holland is excitable by nature, but when he spots a new artist who has what he considers “it",  his enthusiasm goes off the scale. To go by his reaction to Imelda May, she has “it” in spades.

“I’ve got to have you on the show", he told her after seeing her play live – and so, a couple of months ago, she duly found herself on “Later With Jools Holland,” wowing an audience who included Jeff Beck,Elbow and Roots Manuva. Beck, in fact, made a point of telling Holland that he was only there to see Imelda.

National TV exposure, a clutch of musician fans – not bad for an Irish newbie. But with respect to Jools and crew, it works both ways: Imelda got that “Later” boost, but “Later” can claim the kudos of discovering a talent who doesn’t sound like anyone else.

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