RIDGE BANKS & WALL OF SOUND/WILD DAISY & THE BLACKHEARTS
Heather Festival 3rd August 2025
So, first band was Ridge Banks and the Wall of Sound... a country/americana band making their first appearance...
First thing to say, i dont want to be unfairly critical of the sound engineers because they are not experienced technicians and were doing the job voluntarily, but for much of the bands set the sound was awful... Ridge's vocals were inaudible until they played "Hero" over halfway through the set, and Sean's Harmonica was virtually inaudible throughout... and we all know how great a musician he is... so it was impossible to judge the band... however, once we could hear Ridge singing you could see his, and the band's, confidence rise...
Niki Colwell (starring in "Blood Brothers" in the West End) joined the band for a few numbers... and her mic was certainly working... what a superb voice!!...
I can only really judge on the second half of the set because of the sound quality... but in that portion we heard enough to know this is a real quality band... this was their first gig, they are not the finished article and as they keep playing they will get better and stronger... i'm really looking forward to seeing more of them in established venues with top class sound engineers in the coming weeks...
The other band was Wild Daisy & The Black Hearts , who we saw debut at this event last year...they were great last year and whenever i've seen them since they have got better and stronger, and yesterday was a superb performance.
Between songs Hannah always seems somewhat nervous, i suspect she doesnt realise how good she is!!, but once the song starts she comes totally alive singing superbly and rocking!.
The band are real quality... a great southern rock outfit with two high quality guitar players and powerful bass and drums...
There is great energy in the band and they clearly love playing together... and Hannah is a superb vocalist and front person... owning the stage as she sings... superb set
Keep music live... keep music real... support your local venues and artists.
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