NOISE MAKERS GUILD/SIMON CLEMENTS
Firebug 20th June 2025
After a gap, another gig, this time at Firebug... and to be honest a disappointment as the headliner, Ryan Chrys, was stuck in New York with his band due to their flight having to turn back... however we still had a hugely enjoyable gig, and huge credit to Calder and Noise Makers Guild for going ahead and playing for free and making it another fine night of music...
First up was Simon Clements, However he proved to be a fine singer/songwriter, delivering a number of his own songs, starting as he said with the upbeat ones before switching to the more sombre stuff... In both forms he sang well, a fine voice and delivering the songs with assurance and quality accompanied by some pretty good guitar playing throughout...
Fines songs and a thoroughly accomplished performance... thoroughly enjoyed it
After came the NOISE MAKERS GUILD who are supporting Ryan throughout the tour... they clearly disappointed that Ryan wasn't able to be there, but nonetheless delivered a fine mixed bag of a set.
Before the show they said that style-wise they were all over the place with a variety of styles in there... and it showed in the set!... Some quite poppy pieces, 90's jangly bits, rock, ballad, americana and blues... mainly original material with a couple of covers included towards the end, one an REM song which I didn't know, the other a number by a southern rock outfit (i think the River Dogs?).
For me the highlight was the excellent blues work out they ended the set with... a damn fine piece it was too!!
Another highly accomplished performance highlighted by some really great guitar work throughout... including both lovely lyrical passages as well as some rather fierce more rocky passages... all supported by some rock steady bass and drums and led by a singer with a strong clear voice.
All in all, a hugely enjoyable evening and again many thanks to the artists and Firebug for going ahead with a free show and providing such a good evening
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