LACHLAN BRYAN & THE WILDES/WEEPING WILLOWS/RILEY CATHERALL
Musician Pub 7th July 2024
Sunday night at the The Musician Pub was an absolute treat...an all Australian bill and 3 new, to me, acts... each one superb.
Opening up was Riley Catherall, a singer/songwriter of great quality. He has a really great voice and sings with conviction and style while playing great guitar. Riley has a beautifully relaxed style and a very entertaining line of stories between songs.. a lovely warm personality who engaged the audience from the first minute and delivered a really top class set of his own excellent songs. A really super performance
After Riley came Weeping Willows... I had heard so much praise for this pair and they lived up to it and more. Both Laura and Andrew sing beautifully, Laura especially having wonderful voice.
They play mainly their own material, which is consistently high quality and always worth hearing, and has shades of folk and americana... , and they ended with a Blind Lemon Jefferson blues (One kind favour/See that my grave is kept clean).
Laura also sang a cover, a particular appropriate and beautiful piece in honour of a lost friend (to my shame I can't remember what the song was... )* which was both beautiful and moving.
The couple are extremely upbeat and generate great warmth and energy along with the quality singing and musicianship, which you can't help loving.
Andrew plays guitar throughout while Laura plays accordion on some pieces... and the quality of the musicianship, as well as the singing, along with the warmth of the stage presence makes this couple a "can't miss" act... absolutely superb
* the song was "Love at the Five and Dime" by Nanci Griffiths
Last up was Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes, an ameicana band all the way from Melbourne, Led by Lachland with long time collaborator Sean on bass and Riley back up playing electric guitar.
Seans bass playing is impeccable and Riley achieves some of the most unique and beautiful sounds from his guitar... the two create a perfect foil for Laxhlans's music. In common with the other two acts Lachlan and the band have a beautifully relaxed approach and are full of personality and warmth, Lachlans banter between songs being a delight
The songs are also excellent and and Lachlan delivers them with real warmth and style. Lachlan has the stylish look of an outlaw, but has a soft truly appealing voice and sings his excellent song incredibly well (shades of Willie Nelson?).
Another really great set on what was a wonderful evening of music
3 superb acts... three superb sets and one simply lovely evening... loved it!!
Lachlan and Riley will by back with Alan Fletcher in a week or so
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