A particularly lively Hello Goodbye this week with no less than 4 live acts. First up was Devon's Uke Stanza with a brace of songs: one about the death wish of the pheasant and the other about naked waltzing. Did I mention that he was from Devon? Taking time off from pulling pints of Adnams in the Gladstone, Dan Orcese also played a couple of songs, with his reference points being much more urban - I think his song about Hackney Downs should have been called 'Hackney Downs Syndrome' but on reflection, it is perhaps a little tasteless. Glastonbury's Flipron gave us three excellent songs too - a very fine band with a most charming frontman called Jessie, who sports a splendid pair of sideburns - always a sign of a man of good character. Last but not least, The Irrrepressibles returned to the show in a slightly reduced form of their new expanded line-up, with Jamie's voice in astonishing fettle as ever. Sadly I didn't get a picture of them as we were so crammed in to the control room I couldn't nip down to the live room to take any snaps.
On to the 12 Bar in the evening for the Anti Folk Winter Festival. I'm not too sure quite what anti-folk is, but a good night was had by all, with Jesus Licks in particularly fine form. I was most impressed with Dom's ability to sing and play the flute almost simultaneously. Looking forward to seeing them again at Madam Jo Jo's on 14th March for the Resonance fundraising do. Thee Intolerable Kidd (seen here with King on drums) was another highlight of the anti-folk night and though I say so myself, the deXter Bentley performance was none too shabby either. An honourable mention should be made here to Richard's 'Woody from Toy Story' outfit, alas not captured on camera.
While writing this entry I have been listening to Dave Cloud's 'Fantastic Rage', a song to suit all moods.
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