As fans of the multi-talented actress and musican will remember,
back in May this year Heather Peace put out an album. The name of
the album was, is, Fairytales. To support the album's release
Heather went on a UK tour, and she took filmmaker Patrick Stutt
with her to make a documentary about it. That documentary is now
available on DVD, and this is my review of it, written, I'm ashamed
to say, while compulsively eating some weird wasabi cracker things
from the corner shop which are possibly going to make me ill later.
They have a slightly stale tinge to them. And even as I've written
that, I'm still eating the bloody things. Stop. Just. Stop.
Haven't. Stopped.
The concise, possibly unsurprising truth is that if you are a
fan of Heather Peace, you'll enjoy this documentary. There are six
tracks on it, including some of Heather's strongest. The tracks
are:
Fight For
My Way Only
Thank God For You
Better Than You
Sabotage
Fairytales
These performances are interspersed with behind-the-scenes
material, tour bus antics and hysteria, plus footage of Heather's
parents and of Heather in what appears to be a laundrette. It's a
lot of fun. You also get the Better Than You music video and
footage of Heather's Islington Assembly Hall duet with one Alison
Moyet, which I think is my favourite bit on the DVD simply for the
look of childlike delight on Heather's face. She is clearly
absolutely stoked to be performing with the legend that is Alison
Moyet and it shows. A great moment. Another bit I enjoyed was the
performance of Thank God For You in a bathroom, presumably
backstage at a venue. A nice, unique touch.
So, yes. A great DVD for fans. My only complaint would be that
there could have been a couple more tracks on there - six isn't
many - but you do get some cool bonus material, and it's really
well put together, so a minor quibble. Nice work, Team Peace. Keep
it up.
You can buy The Fairytales Tour DVD now from
DIVAdirect or at Heather's website
