BluesFest Day 3 – 2014 And so day 3 of my Blues odyssey has brought me the most eclectic day thus far, 3 fine bands with their take on the Blues; from the power drive of Danny Bryant to the Americana of Paddy Milner’s Londonola and finally the rhythm fuelled Blues of The Motives featuring Matt Taylor Taylor. Danny Bryant opened proceedings and immediately begun to display his repertoire of guitar skills, as ever Danny played with immense precision, power and emotional feel and today he was brilliantly supported by an all new backline of James Hartley on bass and Will Morris on drums. Guntown, great choice for an opener, broody and bruising giving Danny licence to be gunslinger and fire off a twin salvo of scorching solos with the rhythm section going way deep. Early doors Danny paid tribute to his mentor Walter Trout playing a Dylan song taught him by Trout. Suffice it to say Danny immersed himself in his playing eliciting wails and cries from his Metallic Blue Fret King guitar before stepping in to a truly exquisite solo that was taut and pleading as it went down to zero on the volume button. The raw power of Prisoner amped and ramped things back up with razor sharp riffing, grinding grooves and another stinger of a solo. The choice of Hoochie Coochie man as a cover was excellent enabling Bryant to carve out low slung fuzzy riffs and lead breaks while the engine room poured coals on the fire. The powerful Heartbreaker drew matters to a close but not before another shredding sustained solo from Bryant. Watching the man from mere feet away it was enthralling to watch his hands power and breeze up the frets and some of the string bending was immense, a pleasure to be so up close and personal with a truly gifted player. Londonola featuring Paddy Milner on piano, Spencer Brown on stand -up bass and Pat Revett on drums playing their inaugural gig, not that you would have guessed from the manner in which they gelled and their musicality, swiftly followed. The band’s music is heavily influenced by the sounds of New Orleans and this afternoon they served a real Jambalaya of rich tones, from the chilled and laid back slow-burning Come on in the Kitchen to the laconic instrumentation of Back to Mother Earth and the tub thumping boogie woogie stomp of As She Walked Away. Throughout the band excelled themselves, Milner was sublime on piano embellishing everything with his deft sweeps across the keys and his cohorts were right on the money too. And to close out the day the classy cool swaggering Blues of The Motives with Matt Taylor at the helm. No standing on ceremony for these guys powering straight in to heavy hooks and riffs and a couple of delicious Taylor solos on Never Tell a Lie and Cookie Jar. Gangsters kept the Blues flame flickering on strong rhythms and Taylor’s sharp chops before the band eased into the funked up fusion of Bay Don’t Lose My Number, swinging rhythms the order of the day here. Looking for the Way Home oozed Blues sensibilities and all the while Taylor’s smooth vocal impressed. The two set closers were highlights for me, Looking For The Way Home, low slow and broody licks from all involved and then Walk On; a superb Hammond solo from Johnny Dyke was only bettered by three monster solos from Taylor, the first slide driven, the second crystal clear and the final one real heavy on the distortion as I watched Taylor’s hands and right foot powering away. Another great day and still one more full day and a night to come!!
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:34:09 +0000
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