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Mark and I got to the gig a bit late (missing the support sorry!) and were quite surprised at how full the Met was for Iron & Wine. When head honcho, the big bearded Samuel Beam lead his troops on, he too seemed a bit taken aback “There’s a lot of you in here!” This incarnation of Iron & Wine saw 8 wonderfully talented musicians on stage how many drummers do you know that can double as an extra saxophone player? Continue reading →

Testifying with Primal Scream Bobby Gillespie is the least likely rock God, slightly fey, gauche with limited stage presence and no real sense of rhythm, but boy do his band, Primal Scream, make a magnificent sound. On Monday night at … Continue reading →

It was Marks Birthday and hed got tickets to see The Decemberists with Kev and Martin. His better half Sarah was up from Cambridge but didnt fancy that gig as Mark had mentioned the ‘F’ word (folk that is). Other gigs in town that night included The Charlatans at the Brudenell and Pauline Black at Rios but as we’d met in the Vic, we decided to go for a four band night at The Well. Im ashamed to say that the last time I frequented Josephs Well (as was) it was to see Parva. We used to go there all the time then and it brought back good memories. Continue reading →

Its been 2 years since Fujiya & Miyagi last strolled into town and this time they brought with them a couple of class acts. Continue reading →

After 3 weeks of being indoors post eye surgery for a detached retina (It happens with age “Cheers!”) I was getting a little stir-crazy. Ive been in contact with Alun from ‘Y Niwl’ after meeting them at their 6Music session. … Continue reading →