ANDY GRIFFITHS/MELANIE PEGGE/AMY Dx
Duffys 8th February 2024
Thursday night saw a really lovely acoustic gig at Duffy's Bar.
Opening proceedings was Amy Daniels (Amy Dx) playing a solo set with just voice and keyboard. I've seen the band several times, but this was the first time i have seen Amy do a solo gig... and it was a real delight. Amy has a gorgeous sweet and haunting voice and i really love her singing. She plays primarily her own high quality songs and tonight included a cover of a Cranberries song.
Next up was Andy Griffiths who delivered his customary excellent set. Andy said he is involved in a songwriting project and revisited some of his older songs, which started the set. Part of the project is a "Skirmish" where the writers are given and title and have one hour to produce a song.. The title given was "Breakdown" and his song was a real gem.
Andy finished with his glorious song about the loss of most of the fishing fleet from a scottish port... a tragic tale beautifully written and sung... worth going to the gig to hear this!
Andy was in fine form, his guitar sounding beautiful and his voice smooth and easy to listen to.
Finally, the unique Melanie Pegge. Melanie has a fairly unique guitar style, bordering at times on flamenco and with, i think, hints of jazz... but what ever the style it is always interesting and enjoyable, and beautifully complements her voice and songs... and she plays beautifully.
A lot of her songs have pastoral themes and are well worth hearing. Her voice can move from soft, almost a whisper, to strong, sweet and clear.
Her performance was real quality and hugely enjoyable.
So overall, we saw three acoustic performers... all high class songwriters, singers and musicians and all delivered hugely enjoyable high class sets which were all thoroughly enjoyed by an enthusiastic audience. A really lovely evening.
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