Well, what a night!
Didn't know what to expect with Tara and was delighted with the most refreshing and talented performance I have seen in a long time. Great theme, and I felt the material was very powerful. CD will be bought although I do suspect it may have more power live than recorded - will let you know. Loved her to bits basically.
Johns set! Well, sad to not have Ms Steer on stage, but the set was fantastic - I couldn't have asked for more. The old classics still had their regular power and the new material has a lot of emotion - the new album should be a cracker so I can't wait for that. Walk was the highlight for me, the violin and drum rhythm combine to give a solid melody/harmony. Flowing violin with regimented drums - neat.
Push me hard and I rather have had Young Savage over Dislocation, but maybe considering the band membership of the night, the setlist was more appropriate. Hannah looked slightly surprised at the end with the volume of cheering and deserved applause, Benge afterwards seemed excited about the release of the album. Great night out, definitely worth the trip over.
Had a great time in the pub before, thanks to Brian, Garry, Peter, Tapio and his other half, Andreas and his other half, and other besides. Thanks for meeting up - we really should do so more often!!
Guess that Bestival is being rocked as I write.
