KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree (Later Archive 2004)

[@Jessicallful]

Came back to this classic after KT's post on Instagram. Great performance until nowadays.

[@lyndsayanderson3199]

Me too 🎉

[@annelancaster8203]

Same! Remember watching it live and it blew me away!

[@alistairgourlay9443]

Me too and I'm glad I did. Fantastic stuff

[@benjaminsamuel4625]

Same

[@anneominous7172]

Not much one for following Instagram business but I've been coming back to this for a good few years - you'd do well to do the same.

[@davidtaylor295]

17 years later, this is as impressive and fresh as it was back then. You know a career changing moment when you see it, there were many on Jools Holland Later, I personally think this was the best of them,

[@johnmcintosh5413]

Yeah totally agree she stole the show that night and that’s pretty major considering who was on it with her 🌍✌🏼

[@iambiggs5448]

IF YOU HAVE A LINK TO FLORNCE atM.....nO LIGHT PLEASE SHARE

[@musiclover9361]

Another career-changing moment was when Seasick Steve performed and he actually thought he'd blown his chance, as jaws around the studio dropped. The rest is, as they say, is history.

[@enneaviuslavictus4436]

This was the ballsiest thing I've ever seen. What I love about KT is how when she's setting up, despite the circumstances, she looks and acts like she's got every right to be there among the big names. And the hunger-- all she needed was one shot, and she took it.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

Afaicr it was her her first TV performance as well, which makes it all the more extraordinary. 🖤

[@cogwheel1583]

the song wasn't even on the album at the time, but her label boss insisted she perform it

[@MrHws5mp]

She was only booked as a backup for the show as well: just 'on call' in case one of the other musicians cancelled, and with only about 3 hours to go IIRC, one of them did. Talk about taking the shot...

[@TimmyTickle]

@@MrHws5mp It was more than three hours

[@221b-Maker-Street]

@@MrHws5mp She travelled down on the coach. Even with a following wind, Glasgow to London in three hours would be quite the feat! 😂 But yes, very little notice.

[@anthonybillington3717]

How does this not have millions of views??? I watch it every time I need a pick-me-up; it never fails. Just jaw-droppingly good.

[@AlexDriscoll]

The original video did have 4-5 million views if I remember correctly. It's gone now though

[@davidhay9699]

Anthony bro I totally agree…Wot a performance…KT so hot too…

[@patricenz]

It's brilliant! She's brilliant.

[@patricenz]

The Professor of Rock did a great interview with her about the genesis of the song.

[@JacobW567]

she doesn't have millions of views coz she is not dancing almost naked with atuotune, twerking on the floor...how unfortunate and sad

[@gavin3828]

I was lucky enough to be there. KT sat quietly all the way through and I like most had no idea who she was. That soon changed. Without a shadow of a doubt she was the stand out performance. Very very cool.

[@aengberg1]

I wasn't lucky enough to be there, but saw that episode of Later and remember being blown away by her performance. Her TV debut, I think? Incredible.

[@legalchef]

she was the back up after a band pulled out, called in on the day - even more impressive!

[@TimmyTickle]

@@legalchefIt was Nas that pulled out

[@SportyOtterPop]

I saw her live, in Mannheim Germany, with Jools! Was great. 2nd row!

[@alaistairhamilton8838]

She went out when every other act had a reputation behind them to rely on, and she had nothing, and she stole the show with a demonstration of great talent and supreme confidence. Hard to believe this was 20 years ago now. I would love to hear KT Tunstall try some blues tracks, because she has a lovely voice.

[@bfunirfeyh5822]

It’s just so mad lol that she looped so well under pressure tbh she looks so confident. So much could go wrong on the fuckin hell

[@ike2112]

The silver lining of sorts, is that this is what comes from street busking or terrible gigs in old man bars. If you can get the looper timing during pisisng rain on Buchanan street whilst a junkie is shouting stuff and spraying bucky everywhere then doing it on Jools Holland is a piece of piss...

[@bfunirfeyh5822]

@@ike2112lol true

[@igordewit7357]

Just found out on CraigFergusons podcast,KT got the gig because of rapper Nas last minute cancelling Jools gig...and she just started messing about with the looper ...wasnt a pre planned set up at all yet.This song was the first experimental one,just to get the hang of it,and dial it in. She could have totally fcked up everything .She didnt.Kudos. Wonderful. I bought 5 looper pedals since.And last time i used it,was yesterday. Lets plug it in,and have some fun....🎉

[@bfunirfeyh5822]

@@igordewit7357 Great to hear. I remember being a kid watching her play a festival and being amazed she could play guitar without looking at her fingers. She was quite a big inspiration to me as a young girl, but only realised this recently! I now play guitar in a band and love to gig, she might have had something to do with that!

[@flyingpanhandle]

20 years later and its still one of the best performances on tv.

[@TheSmurf1973]

And to think this was her first TV appearance and to have the talent and guts to do that on that show in front of other established musicians. Amazing performance.

[@jackdelph]

One of the very best performances ever recorded on Later with Jools Holland. What makes this even more impressive is the fact that Tunstall was a last minute stand in. Another artist dropped out of the show not long before recording, and KT received a call. She made her way down to the studio with just her guitar and loop pedal, and produce an astonishing live performance.

[@TimmyTickle]

It was Nas who pulled out

[@simonpeyton-n3h]

and this was the actual very first recording of that song anywhere,was used on her album as an extra

[@ianharding7123]

I remember watching this on the Later show and being blown away! I found out that KT was performing at a small gig in Bristol just a few weeks later and went to see her perform live in front of a hundred or so fans and she was equally amazing.

[@dannyferguson4827]

Probably the best ever performance on Jools Holland

[@zenithoclock1048]

That is what talent looks like

[@chefskiss6179]

Well... that was just an honour and a privilege to watch that.

[@goodtim3s394]

Looping before looping was a thing, love it

[@sturussell6599]

Really? You should listen to the drum track for ELO's Don't Bring Me Down.

[@killianodriscoll9532]

@@sturussell6599drum machines and loopers are so different that I’m not sure if you understand the difference between a trumpet and a violin?!?

[@jaysunbrady]

A goddamn masterclass in looping.

[@James-vr5dv]

I was never really into KT Tunstall, but I still come back and watch this performance over and over. Whether it's your type of music or not, this is outstanding. Truly mesmerizing!

[@Gogs126]

Exactly. This was the first time I saw here and my mind was blown, but I was disappointed by the album. Still glad this was her debut though and I often watch and recommend :-)

[@xxnonstopdancingxx]

Exactly how I feel.

[@roseability86]

@@Gogs126 I feel this. A lot of her other stuff lacked the grit of this one.

[@elinstar6034]

Yup, l'm right with you on this

[@trapmafia4716]

I never realized she was such a babe, great legs and that face and dimples 😍

[@jumblechaos9035]

That is the definition of nailing it.

[@deanlowdon8381]

13 years later and I still come back to watch this performance!

[@TomiSomolu]

Me too!

[@samtyson8284]

Yes I can remember it being a tutorial in songwriting. Sort of a Protools to brought to life. I was so pleased when I found this performance on here.

[@DrunkComments]

5yrs later I discover this fabulous song, then comment❤

[@deanlowdon8381]

Make that 20 years now!

[@Steve-pf7jl]

Just for reference, that was Anita Baker, Jackson Browne and The Cure being totally upstaged by an unknown girl with a looper. Who wiggles.

[@SteeeveO]

Robert Smith...shit I have to follow THAT?????

[@tezzrterry7485]

Tash Sultana has now taken loops to another universe, check her out.

[@svengalisounds4471]

And Embrace

[@TimmyTickle]

And David Gray and Ray LaMontagne

[@artisdying]

@@tezzrterry7485 Nah, there's always a point when there's to much of a essentially good thing and Tash Sultana definitely is way past that point.

[@Aussie6490_gaming]

This made her. I saw it. I knew it there and there just like everyone else who saw it and knew. She was magnificent.

[@ruthstephens479]

I think that is probably the best ever performance on Jools Holland. Completely underrated. What a raw talent!

[@daveinsky1]

Ben howard '' End of an affair '' world class .. best ever

[@nibel13]

kings of leon jools imho

[@dragonmac1234]

Two performances stick in my mind, this and Seasick Steve on Jools Holland's Hootenanny a couple of years later.

[@Wriggs74]

Very close first but Oasis Gas Attack for me.

[@fajarzakri4936]

either this or Björk's Hyperballad performance from 1995

[@franciscorodeghiero3679]

I remember the very first time that I watched this... and to this day, it shakes my soul so much... she is so fearless, commands a raw and powerful performance. While gives a masterclass about how to use a looper pedal! Simply phenomenal! Completely in love, even after some 20 years...

[@maxmilligan5672]

Love how Anita baker really gets into KT's performance. It was amazing and timeless.

[@TimmyTickle]

Danny from Embrace gets into it as well

[@QuargCooper]

All the other musicians just sitting there in awe is all the response that's needed for this performance.

[@matthieuhab69]

i think the 3 fall in love too :p

[@Kalah_]

I really like how musicians just adore other people's work.

[@jarzinio6472]

I was watching this on the night You can see the appreciation she got from the Bands

[@chrislovett5999]

Danny from Embrace literally rocking out to it. 😂

[@bradbradshaw7995]

I remember watching this live, and thinking that I was witnessing a legendary performance :)

[@pepsimax2006]

KT was looping before anyone, an incredible musician and songwriter!

[@stanleymathew2350]

She's absolutely fabulous 👌🏻 ❤

[@colin343]

saw her last month warming up for hall and Oates...what a voice she has...why she's not a global superstar is beyond me.

[@Kalah_]

KT is amazing with the looper. No wonder she has to do this song at every gig she does. :D

[@JW-hn7xg]

To date (2021), this is by far the best ever live performance on Jools!!

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

Nay, Radiohead Paranoid Android is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKuzpaWVo5KgbqM

[@Hellwyck]

This and Alice In Chains.

[@SunEliSun]

I literally remember this from the first time I saw it. Just iconic! INCREDIBLE

[@plasticfantastic5665]

Imagine your debut performance being this , in front of Robert Smith of the Cure ffs hats off to her big time xx

[@mooseing22]

She has the live audience, and people watching on tv, spellbound! Stunning performance.

[@karenpollitt8119]

Just sent to my 2 sons hope they appreciate how great this is I brought them up so I know they will

[@RichardGadsden]

You brought them up right, then!

[@owencampbell8799]

Fantastic. Loop work was immense. In front of a crowd. Loved it.

[@markmilligan1462]

The best performance I ever seen on JH........ What a way to introduce yourself to the world

[@fasteddyuk]

Rapper Nas pulled out last minute. She only had a day to prepare. Smashed it.

[@Playlistforme100]

Grest fact

[@cosaosa2855]

Luckily for us.

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Ed O'Meara I heard she had less time than that. I heard it was a morning call of “get on the train”

[@camiloconstantino]

@James Wilkinson in te city winery concert she says she had almost no time and that in fact it was a replacement for Nas... Furthermore, she jokes about wearing cut sleeves in her legs... go figure

[@bigjob7551]

Let me think monotone rapper or original songwriting?......... You decide. 😀

[@DaveDave65]

Been watching Jools since the very start & have to sat that KT is without doubt the best raw talent to have appeared on that show. That's some really stiff opposition she's up against I know but I remember watching this live & once my gaping mouth had closed at the end of her performance, the only word that came out was a gasp of "Wow!". Such a talent & a hell of a way to make an entrance to the big leagues

[@DingbatToast]

It's 2018 and this performance still blows me away.

[@wolfgangritter9277]

Still does in 2021.

[@TimmyTickle]

@@wolfgangritter9277 2024

[@dodgynoj]

Still amazes me the story of how this actually came about, right place right time , the rest is history. Still my favourite version .

[@tone_blues]

Still to this day my favourite Jools Holland performance 😁

[@choicomer9188]

Everyone has said it already but that is an extraordinary piece of musicianship right there

[@DingKong]

How come I've only just discovered this? Absolutely fantastic.

[@nicknugent6749]

I keep coming back to this uplifting and amazing performance. I used to think it should be mandatory viewing for all music students, but probably it should be mandatory viewing for EVERYONE.

[@CallmeMrFahrenheit]

Can you imagine having to go on after that performance?

[@gazrev7671]

Just ask David Gray and Ray La Montagne!

[@TimmyTickle]

That would be like following Queen at Live Aid

[@TimmyTickle]

@@gazrev7671 The “Babylon” guy?

[@RichardGadsden]

@@TimmyTickle That was Bowie - watch his set, it was outstanding. And still wasn't close to Queen. There aren't many artists with the ability and self-confidence to follow someone that just blew everyone off the stage, but David Bowie was one of them.

[@TheDistanceDuo]

This performance made us what we are today. You are an inspiration, KT. :)

[@alistairbaird3711]

Bosh! Suddenly KT arrived in the world like a feisty firework and look how far she's come.

[@bexsimpson2604]

This was awesome at the time and still is,I just showed it to my 8yr old as an example of what a musician can do without a band

[@_creative_conversations_]

The part when she starts stamping the beat with the tambourine!

[@juzzlookin]

Yep, saw that it, was the cherry on the cake.

[@Dorkrust]

I can't believe I've only seen this so many years later, gloriously done by an incredibly talented young lady.

[@richardkemp5550]

still sounds like magic.

[@MJMS88]

Absolutely incredible performance. Easily on my top 5 of all time. The look on everyone's face is just utter shock of watching shear brilliance. I mean the voice is astonishingly brilliant. If time travel to the past becomes possible this will be in my top five musical moments to revisit live.

[@WillieWagglestick]

Wow, really impressive. No room for error there, which there wasn't. What a great performance and great voice too!

[@chilly5760]

Saw her yesterday as a support act. Absolutely amazing. Took the roof of Palladium. What a musician! 💫

[@TyrantOFynder]

one of the best live performances ever!!!

[@sleepygirlzzz6547]

Still amazing to watch this even years later

[@denachtconducteur7070]

Was such a big fan of this performance when it just came out. Thank you bbc for reuploading and KZbin for rerecommanding.

[@iamnoone6363]

Lile most of the comments here, can still remember watching this on Jools, and like everyone else, witnessing an iconic moment! Saw her live the first chance I could get after that.

[@ianbell7342]

one woman one talanted lady well done u nailed it x

[@stevenlongden588]

Watched the live show, it blew me away, was just pure magic.

[@BassBinBert]

Still get goosebumps after all these years.

[@rabbieburns2501]

Superb star making performance, i get proud of the girl watching this. Takes her chance in the spotlight & nails it!!

[@TimmyTickle]

"Welcome to How to Make a Great First Impression 101 with Professor Tunstall."

[@paulcarson7860]

Actually her father was a professor. He tried to teach me physics once... I remember his look of incomprehension that I didn’t know what he was talking about.

[@dky_70]

Love how the other artists on the show are into this.

[@barrygriffin1690]

Saw this performance and liked it so much that I went and bought her first album.

[@michaelfarrow5817]

Barry Griffin you weren't alone.

[@nickmcp71]

Not alone by a long chalk.

[@mistressone]

Me too, so excited as I'm seeing her live for the first time next year!

[@pato2200]

Aren't you the dashing blade.

[@billybillybob-thoughtpants9958]

ye I saw this one performance and liked it so much I went out and bought a looper pedal thingy..... I'm still doing my original job, harder than it looks🤔

[@paddykthedj]

Talent oozes from this womans pores

[@michelleobi9046]

I remember catching this when It was first aired and I was and still am amazed at this performance. One of my Later faves.

[@maryheath9869]

She is just fantastic....her solo start ups are phenomenal. Got a whole lot of her albums. A great pic-up. My pal and I go to see her whenever we can; went last in March this year - 2023

[@ddfann]

Watched this live at the time, and fell in love with her voice and her music. Followed her ever since.

[@TjTj74]

I remember watching this and it was grounbreaking.as someone who is Scottish and plays guitar it made me very proud🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🤘

[@mrdeafa25]

Bringing multi-tasking to a whole new level.

[@dantealighieri9540]

Birth of a legend.

[@alanthompson9409]

my apologies, I never realised how talented KT was.

[@johnmcintosh5465]

Yep just goes to show that many a great performers sometimes slip by us as we walk past them while busking for a dime , she stole the show that night ✌️

[@ihateunicorns867]

This is a really special performance. I've literally searched this up because it seared itself into my mind when I first saw it 20 years ago.

[@nezbit8989]

This is one artist that I really admire, very original and the real deal 👌

[@adrianbrowne7962]

I saw KT last night supporting " The Mighty Stereophonics " !! And " Unsurprisingly She Was " Just As Brilliant As Ever " !! A " Truly Brilliant Songwriter " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965

[@Ro32da72]

I loved the contrast between the seriousness and concentration of the set-up, then Boom, she comes to life when the song proper kicks off. Such a powerful, confident performance in front of her peers. Amazing KT, such a huge voice, but always under control. Stamping on the tambourine - genius!

[@chrisjackson1998]

This is one of the most brilliant constructions or real music EVER!

[@vomitingconfetti7187]

I just learned about this performance from Adam Reader, the Professor of Rock channel just now but I've been watching Mike Love, the Hawaiian musician who I first saw with this kind of set up ( the use of looper) in his songs and live performances. Now I know who the originator was. K T Turnstall was superb here. Truly Amazing!

[@arlenjensen8912]

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE WATCHED THIS. YOU HAVE REAL IMPRESSIVE.

[@stuartcarden1371]

Remember this vividly. Such a great way to show yourself off to a wider audience

[@barneyburnett4978]

KT is undeniably one of the most outstanding musical talents to have come out of the UK in the 21st Century. This has to be one of the best and most impressive performances ever on Jools Holland, made even more impressive with that it being her TV debut also! And to think Ed Sheeran fans get excited when he loops, he can't get near this lady, not even fit to lace her boots.

[@marcuspotts7221]

Still can't believe how brilliant this is twenty years............ later

[@LobeyD]

Possibly the greatest later performance ever!!

[@badger8925]

Insane how good this is, what talent !

[@diegofino9518]

It is wonderful to see a career musician like Robert Smith observe her and respect her as an artist !!

[@LRBerry]

Its performances like this are why I love music so much. I watched this so many times and it always amazes me just how good it is.

[@getmc]

I am in awe, every time I see KT Tunstall perform. Especially solo, with this crazy (as in, it takes crazy talent to do it) looping sh*t. Wow. My life is enriched for seeing her perform. Thank you KT.

[@EddieHutchinson-jm9zc]

One hell of a television debut right there... and KT only had 24 hours to get ready due to standing in for an act who pulled out.

[@TimmyTickle]

Nas

[@arlinbantam7101]

As a certified KT super-fan, rewatching this 7 albums later is so heartwarming. 😢♥️

[@spencersheehan-kalina5990]

Okay- but for real.. brilliant....wow.... my mind is blown... her skill is incredible. She's utterly unique and spectacular.

[@alexc5531]

Wow I was 9 when this first aired! Has been my favorite jools holland performance all that time. I'm 23 now mad how something sticks in your memory like that. Seriously impressive talent!

[@alexc5531]

just about to turn 30, this popped up, didnt even remember posting this comment..... still my favourite Jools holland. honestly i hope she realises how iconic this performance was

[@davey88able]

This performance still blows me away every time I watch it . Pure raw talent right here.

[@tnsfmj15]

This performance never gets old! i am always amazed with her talent whenever i see this video.she is such a great female musician and music industry need more musician like her.

[@richarddcvd8868]

PURE FREAKIN TALENT!!!

[@andymurday4538]

One of the best ever live performances that I have seen.

[@Omgits7ito]

Feb 2020 and in still obsessed with this performance

[@WareBare]

Game changer that performance. I can remember watching it at the time and thinking I’ve never seen anything like this before. Long before mr sheeran done it, great video thanks

[@AmissTori]

To this day one of my all time favourite performances on Jools Holland ever!! She ATE and left zero crumbs!! ❤️🙌