STEVIE JONES & THE WILDFIRES/GIDDY AUNT/HARTMANN & CARTER/CALDER
Musician Pub 16th August 2024
Back at the The Musician Pub last night for the launch of Stevie Jones "Getting There" album, and a bit of a mixed night it was.Opening up with CALDER, an acoustic singer/songwriter. His own songs are really good and he has a strong powerful voice but i felt overdid it at one point. The strong guitar playing fitted perfectly with the vocals and made for an excellent opening set. Thoroughly enjoyed it... cracking good start to the evening.
Up next were BENN HARTMAN and HARRIET CARTER. Benn proved to be a really high quality guitar player and pretty good singer. The songs last night were Benn's original songs and were really high quality. Harriet added harmonies to most of the set but for me the voices didnt really blend well.
The couple are part of a grunge tribute band and they ended with Harriet performing a grunge piece (whether orriginal or cover i dont know) I am not a fan of grunge, or Stevie Nicks (who she mentioned in the intro) and I felt the performance was way over the top... brilliant guitar work by Benn though.
Overall quite enjoyed the set as a whole.
Next up was a new band, GIDDY AUINT. I can find nothing positive or complimentary to say about them so onto the headliner...
Stevie Jones and The Wildfires are the real deal. Stevie is an experienced performer and leads a cracking band. He is simply not capable of delivering a poor set!!... and tonight was a superb performance.
The band are so tight... superb driving bass and drums and a lead guitarist who delivered some superb work throughout. The band was augmented at times by a keyboard player, which added a layer of texture where required and an excellent vocalist harmonizing with Stevie.
Stevie himself was on top form... featuring songs from the new album as well as more familiar pieces, singing and playing brilliantly throughout.
Stevie is not only a truly great performer and writer, but is also a very thoughtful and caring guy making some particularly wise and quite touching comments about the recent tragedy in Southport and it's aftermath and the abuse and the abuse of greenfield sites...
The songs are superb and deserve far wider recognition... This was a superb set by a really superb performer and a wonderful band... absolutely loved every minute...
If you dont know Stevie and his work... shame on you!!... give him a listen and go see him... he is the real deal... superb!!
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