Recorded Live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA 1987. Featuring members of Fairport Convention. There seems to be at least two other versions of this concert: Jethro Tull - Upper Darby 1987 and Jethro Tull - Live At The Tower Theatre, Philadelphia - USA '87.
Depending on who you ask, the Ditty Bops are either eight or 80 years too late. Made up of former model Amanda Barrett and tomboy guitarist Abby Dewald, the Ditty Bops are a vaudevillian vocal duo that may cite Kate Bush and the Talking Heads as influences but actually sound just like the Andrews Sisters. They might have gone over like gangbusters in the retro revival at the end of the last century, but the group’s glee and effortlessness set them apart from their predecessors. Swing groups like the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Brian Setzer Orchestra’s pastiche was an awkward assault, mixing tattoos with zoot suits and playing the Warped Tour; the Ditty Bops have no agenda other than to look and sound fabulous…