ISSAC DEACONS PERCUSSIVE THREE/LIBBY/
THE FOLK DRAMA/KEVIN HEWICK
THE FOLK DRAMA/KEVIN HEWICK
Duffys 7th August 2025
Another great night at Duffy's Bar, this time courtesy of Kevin Hewick and Botheration 4. On an evening that could have been a disaster due to a couple of bands from the initial listing having to drop out, the evening became a triumph, one of the best evenings yet...
Kevin as ever opened proceedings, possibly phased by the forced reorganisation of the evening, but his ramblings were as ever fascinating.. and he played three great songs with great strength and conviction... hugely enjoyable as always
Following Kevin was a duo making their Leicester debut, The FOLK DRAMA who proved to a a simply wonderful folk duo... acoustic guitar and two great voices singing their own beautiful original songs, with one cover to close with, (Dylan/Tonight I'll be Staying here with you) all beautifully melodic and with a lovely folky feel throughout. The couple had a bit of a Kristofferson/Coolidge feel as they shared the microphone singing close together... though when one sang solo the other stepped back ..
First time seeing this couple.... hope it wont be the last, their performance was simply beautiful from start to finish
The unenviable task of following them fell to LIBBY who had kindly stepped in at the last moment and said she had not had time to be properly prepared for the gig.. though you would never have known from her performance...
Her songs are personal, powerful and very honest... and the performance strong and assured throughout... Libby has a great voice and bags of character and delivered a totally engaging top class performance.. great set.
Final act was a total surprise to me... ISSAC DEACONS PERCUSSIVE THREE... Two bongo players and a djembe player... no other instrumentation or vocals... but these three guys were absolutely sensational... you wouldn't belive that such a line up could produce such a huge range of textures, sounds, harmonies and rhythms. The sounds were fresh, alive and totally rivetting... the performance perfectly choreographed from the beginning to the end... the levels of concentration and talent to produce this music are colossal... not only was the performance technically brilliant and massively entertaining, but there was room for the players personalities and humour to shine through as well... Totally different... unique.. mesmerising superb performance
Kevin is a legend and everyone rightly loves him... and at this show he brought together three other totally outstanding artists to provide a very special and wonderful evening
Keep music live... keep music real... support your locaql venues and artists.
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