Recent gigs

[DarrenWilliams]

Saw Home Service on Tuesday night at Waterside Arts Centre in Sale. Poor turnout but a really good performance. It was my first time seeing them and it was quite emotional hearing these songs live, especially Snow Falls.

[wayne stote]

Pontardawe is a lovely venue. It varies between  normal seats and tables, depending on the concert. I've been there several times.

That sounds promising. Many thanks replying.

Jon Boden, Andy Fairweather-Lowe and Lindisfarne seem to be the highlights of the music that's coming up.

[Will S]

Seth Lakeman, backed by Benji Kirkpatrick and Alex Hart, at the Plough Arts centre in Great Torrington last night.  It's only a small venue, but was packed out, which was good to see, and they'd opened up the side room and put out a bunch of extra seats at the front too.  Seth & co were on good form, fresh from 4 shows at the Minack.  We got a few from the new album, but other songs from throughout his career.  He and Benji were constantly swapping around instruments, and Benji's electric playing added something I haven't really seen in Seth's shows before (I admit I haven't seen him that often - last time was Cropredy a couple of years ago).  Two highlights though were when the others went off and we first got a totally acoustic Portrait Of My Wife, followed by him plugging in his fiddle again for a mesmerising Kitty Jay.

[Andy]

We saw them a few weeks back. Excellent, as you say. Seth seems finally to have grown into the reputation he's had for years. Benji and Alex are both excellent musicians in their own right, of course, well worth seeing on their tours.

[PJayBe]

The "new" Home Service last night in Otley.  Bob fits in wonderfully, one or two blurry stage moments throughout, cracking night.  Followed on from a Saturday matinee in Barnoldswick as the current Animals line-up recorded a live album.  John Steele is an amazing drummer for an 84 year old!!!

I'm seeing the Home Service tonight in Sale. What were the 'blurry stage moments' ?

When the tears just fall.....