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Dolly Parton toured the UK for the first time
in nearly 20 years in November 2002 this year.
She is set to return to the UK in 2008, as part of the
Backwoods Barbie World Tour.
Parton's hits range from the very country
"Jolene" to ballads like "I Will Always Love You"
and pop hits like "Here You Come Again." She also
starred in several Hollywood films, such as "9 to
5," "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Steel
Magnolias."
Sat, 10th September 2005
- Sun, 31st December
2006
Set back in the days of the American Old South, this great show features a
high-energy competition
between your hosts and
the North. Non-stop
entertainment includes
32 magnificent horses,
unique animal acts,
comedy, singing and
dancing: plus a hearty
southern style
four-course feast which
is sure to satisfy all
appetites. In November
and December witness a
traditional holiday
spectacular including a
live Nativity scene with
real camels, sheep and
donkeys! Dolly
guarantees it is "the
most fun place to eat in
Orlando!"
Child tickets are valid
for children aged 3-11
years old only.
Dolly Parton
Hammersmith Apollo, London
18th November 2002
Interview feature
TV feature
Album review
Dolly Parton just looks so good, stood there with a guitar slung so casually over her shoulder. It's somehow incongruous with her painstakingly immaculate appearance - the perfectly groomed and gleaming blonde hair, the short and sparkly silver dress fitting her famous bust and otherwise extraordinarily petite frame, and all of this impossibly balancing on tiny little stilettos. This acoustic guitar is just one of an array of instruments that Parton defies all known laws of long red fingernails to play during the show, including a custom-made electric guitar, dulcimer, harmonica ("I bet you didn't know I could do that, did ya!" she squeals) and banjo.
It's her first UK tour since 1983 and she seems a touch nervous, having to restart a couple of the songs near the beginning of the set. But there was such a party atmosphere in the theatre that she really needn't have worried about how she would be received. Some wore glittery Stetsons, some wore illuminating headgear especially for Halos And Horns, and she was quick to spot some men in drag who "look more like Dolly Parton than I do!" Nothing is sacred with Parton and she even changes the words of Jolene accordingly ("…and I could not compete with you, drag queen").
Although the opening bluegrass numbers, all taken from her last three albums, are much appreciated, what the crowd is really hungry for is the big hits from Parton's prolific forty year career; it's the likes of Jolene, 9 to 5, Harper Valley PTA and Coat Of Many Colours which get the biggest cheers.
She's backed by the outstanding Blue-niques, the band of East Tennessee bluegrass musicians she assembled to play on Halos And Horns. Devilishly slick performers they never stopped looking like they were having the time of their lives. An honourable mention must go to fiddle player Jimmy Mattingly, who was playing with such energy that he was breaking strings on his bow even before Dolly came on stage.
One of the real highlights of the evening was a swinging a cappella medley of Islands In The Stream, Here I Come Again and Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That. And then of course, a spine chilling I Will Always Love You ensured that there was not a dry eye in the house. One standing ovation and rendition of Stairway To Heaven later and the Little Sparrow was gone, leaving a roomful of people instantly depressed but a lot richer for having just witnessed a true entertainer in action.
