Review Centre: One Man Bands

"Check out the good Reverend on the internet and you’ll see this outfit described as “somewhere between Johnny Cash and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds” with “similar artists” given as Seasick Steve and Eddie Martin – to which I might add, on the evidence of this lowdown and dirty blues CD, The Rolling Stones (60s version) and maybe vintage Canned Heat. Reverend plays guitar and drums, and he is aided and abetted by Owen Bray on guitar and blues harp, with Neil Sadler also providing bass and drum support. Ferriday started out playing indie-rock in the 80s and was working in National Debt with Michael Messer (and Bray) around the start of the millennium. This is his second album under his own name and the leader’s vocals are thick and mean, the songs direct and energetic, the sound gritty, raw, and real, with elements of the hard-driving North Mississippi hill country approach in places, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf and more than a tinge of alt-blues. A thoroughly modern blues album in other words, whilst drawing from the deep well of blues tradition, check it out. Norman Darwen "

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"Paul - a lovely performance. So talented on sax but also vocals. Thankyou again."

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"David - not only do you have a lovely voice but I love that you sing from your heart. It's a special talent to bring feeling and emotion to songs and you have it. You're a diamond and we would book you again in a heartbeat."

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"Harmonica Lewinsky, half musician, half comedian, can't be filed easily under any one genre. There are no "rawk" anthems or jangly pop toons to guide you to a familiar sense of comfy numbness you may well be used to in your local music venue. Instead, you get a proper show. Someone - that's Phil Leiwy, crazy alchemist of alter-ego Lewinsky - has taken it upon himself to create a crisp set of upbeat, rhythmic gems played on guitar (choppy, jazzy, mellow), vocals (smooth, welcoming) and of course, a boxload of harmonicas (swanky, tuneful, engaging). But words alone seem unable to explain why, after a HL gig, you go home feeling as if you have been crane-lifted out of a ditch... If you haven't seen HL play, go and see for yourself, and let the performance into your life. Careful listening really helps: the lyrics to many of Phil's songs - including Gordon Brown (to the tune of the Stranglers' "Golden Brown") - are wry, clever and occasionally rude. Lovers of X-Factor stability or other social brainwashing techniques may leave feeling confused."

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"Bags of fun and very entertaining. The most pleasant young chap as well. "

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"Wonderful Chris was kind, punctual and talented. His music was the perfect addition to our small gathering. "

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"Chad was amazing!! All of our attendees had a great time dancing and networking!! Chad definitely delivers!!! I can’t wait to book him again!"

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"Best Saxophonist Thank you Seps for being at our wedding! Our guests really enjoyed your music. I appreciate the music you played especially the sza song! I loved every bit of it!"

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"Manu ! Fue increíble la experiencia ! Con tu energia y talento ! Nos diste la mejor noche de nuestras vidas ! Yo y mi esposa os agradeceremos siempre !"

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"Ivana is an amazing singer with interesting repertoar. Her audience engagement is remarkable, she is charismatic and professional 👏 "

Reply by Tipsy Haze
I appreciate that 🙏 Thank you very much 😊

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"Saxophonist arrived earlier than expected, neat and professional. Calm and observant, good with people and guests. The Guy is Sarcastic in a joyful way, he's just too funny the way he'd follow you with the saxophone playing. "

Reply by Cruiziq
Thank you for the review. Lol you did say whenever a soul move, the saxophone must follow, and you know Cruiziq don't play. It was Lovely Working with you!

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"Excellent! Matt played a 2 hour set at our son’s wedding. Very professional and highly entertaining!"

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"CJ is a wonderful man, let alone an amazing piano player/singer! I had the joy of having him be my youth/song leader in church. He made songs and music soo enjoyable! We would have fun dances with certain songs and it just made me so happy to go and see him every Wednesday night to see what he would be up to this week. Then, we went on to play together piano and flute duo on sunday mornings and he would get all my music together and we would practice and jutlst have a great time! If you have never seen him perform, it definitely needs to happen! He brings such a joy to everything and everyone needs to experience that in life. Thank you CJ for being you! "

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"We saw Dave performing in Italy and he was awesome. The whole crowd was behind him and people kept stopping on the street to wander in - that's exactly how we found him! He played our John Denver request and it was superb. Such a nice guy as well and he stayed afterwards to chat to us."

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"A truly amazing Lennon and McCartney show performed by Jon Perry last weekend. His vocals, guitar playing, and keyboard playing were excellent. The intimate setting along with great visuals and background music all enhanced the show. Joining all of us for dinner after the show further displayed his wonderful personality! "

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