CHRIS CONWAY & DAN BRITTON/ANDY GRIFFITHS
Musician Pub 25th October 2023
A delight of a gig at The Musician Pub Wednesday night... Chris Conway and Dan Britton supported by Andy Griffiths
ANDY was up first, and to be honest I didnt realise it was him...first time i had seen him clean shaven and wearing glasses... however... once he started to sing there was no doubt.. he kicked off with the fabulous "Kingfisher"... a beautiful song about a the historical loss of a fishing boat and crew... a beautifully lyrical and dramatic piece. Then into a song about "Mix Tapes" which really struck a chord or two with me and ended with another absolute gem... "Last Orders" which in these troubled times was especially poignant.
Andy plays fluent melodic finger picked guitar and has a gentle warm voice which works perfectly, and again, played a really great set
Headlining were Chris Conway and Dan Britton ably assisted on percussion and backing vocals by Neil Rabjohn
I have reviewed Chris a few times lately, so i guess most people know how much i love his work... but this was the first time I had seen Chris and Dan working together... and they work together so incredibly well...
Chris opened their set with "Carousel" and Dan's first song was "The Storm", another song about the loss of a trawler, very different to Andy's song but equally powerful and impressive. The pair continued to alternate taking a song each through the set..
Chris demonstrated his multi instrument talents by playing guitar, piano and whistle among others, at one point playing a different parts on two whistles simultaneously while Dan played Bodhran on a piece from their collaboration with Govannen.
The highlights for me came with Dan's song about the trawler, and his "Crazy Horse".... the irish jig with Chris playing whistles, and Chris's classic and joyful "Alien Jellyfish"... the perfect way to end a simply lovely gig.
The musicians are clearly all good friends, and the whole performance was warm and hugely enjoyable... no histrionics, no dramas, no unecessary showmanship... just great songs, fine musicianship and singing, and terrific entertainment
Keep music live... keep music real... support your local venues
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