Review: Gravesend Bluesfest, August 2013
The day Larry Miller roared in: Gravesend’s first Bluesfest, 2013 What do you do on a rainy Bank Holiday weekend in Gravesend? According to Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2, when he played Larry Miller’s magnificent rendition of Messin’ With The Kid, you get down to the Bluesfest at the Red Lion. For on Saturday […]
Review: Tommy Smith’s Karma @ The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
TOMMY SMITH’S KARMA @ The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen This gig is all about way-cool jazz tempered with cultured blues, showcasing Tommy Smith’s 24th album ‘Karma’, a night of virtuoso musicianship and free-form but precise Keltic/Nordik, Middle and Far Eastern rhythms. Alyn Cosker (drums), home-coming local boy Steve Hamilton (keyboards), Kevin Glasgow (electric bass) and Smith […]
Review: Back Porch @ Lichfield Vaults, Hereford, May 12th 2013
Back Porch @ Lichfield Vaults, Hereford, May 12th 2013 This four piece outfit from Ipswich area Suffolk were a complete unknown to us (me and Swansea girls). They were doing two Herefordshire gigs following their Swanage Festival success and we were lucky to catch them this particular Sunday afternoon. What a lively joyous old timey […]
