Concert Reviews
Exeter Cathedral 5th March 2015 There has been a sacred building on the site of Exeter Cathedral since at least Roman times and this beautiful medieval cathedral was a perfect venue for the spiritually uplifting and emotionally drenched music of…
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Fish played the final date of his Moveable Feast Tour to a sold-out Spirit of 66 in Verviers, Belgium (yes, Verviers!). Re-scheduled from the previous date of 4th December due a throat infection, the intimate venue was packed to the…
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The Wharf, Tavistock 30th January 2015 What to expect on an auspicious night for singer Joe Payne, named best vocalist of 2014 in the Prog Magazine awards on that very day. My knowledge of The Enid was and for now…
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Academy 3, Manchester 5th December 2014 Pink Floyd style guitar work and Uriah Heep-esque keyboards are just a touch of what describes Mostly Autumn’s first half performances this Friday night. The material played pre-interval plays like a dream compilation, covering…
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With many thanks to Martin Reijman for his photos. [You can view more of his images at www.martinreijmanimages.com] The Globe, Cardiff 27th November 2014 There are plenty of extraordinarily good bands of real quality around at the moment but there…
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Barbican Hall, London 21st November 2014 An unfortunate combination of our navigational failings and a signal failure on the Circle Line meant we arrived at this plush central London venue about half-way through Henry Cow’s first number Half The Sky,…
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With many thanks to Stuart Westwood for his photos [Please visit his site at www.amazingmusicpix.com] St. David’s Hall, Cardiff 30th October 2014 Steve Hackett has been a musical treasure for so many years now that it is almost easy to…
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[With many thanks to Carl Williams for the use of his photos] O2 Academy, Bristol 10th October 2014 First night of the Pale Communion tour and Opeth are in Bristol, the third time I’ve seen them at the O2 Academy,…
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Many thanks to Martin Reijman for the use of his photos. [You can view more of his images at www.martinreijmanimages.com ] The Palmer Centre, Chepstow (26th Sept. 2014) Chepstow School, Chepstow (27th & 28th Sept. 2014) It’s that time again!…
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The Cookie, Leicester 23rd September 2014 Tonight sees The Intrepid Duo back in Leicester for an evening of entertainment at what is a comparatively new venue to us, the rather fine Cookie, right in the city centre. A night of…
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