KT Tunstall - Black Horse and The Cherry Tree

This is the performance that launched Ms Tunstall's career and it's a minor epic. It takes phenomenal concentration to keep looping and playing as she here and she does it flawlessly. It helps that this is probably the best song she's written. The title alone is particularly good, hinting at the darkness beneath all the best folk music. Although she has undoubtedly taken a turn towards the Middle of the Road in her career, I think there's always been more of an edge to Tunstall than her critics might like to admit. She just happens to write nice melodies a lot of people enjoy. Certainly I defy anyone to watch this and not believe she's a woman of significant gifts.