Linton Music Festival 2008
Friday 20th June 2008

A fine R&B band producing a tremendous set of 50’s and 60’s R&B full of Chuck Berry riffs which came through again and again. Absolutely Fabulous was their version of Riot in Cell Block No 9 which had everybody on their feet to boogie. So it went on, pure R&B with a well deserved encore – Blue Suede Shoes. Lead vocalist Ed Stephenson was outstanding; playing harp on Eddy Boy Jump, piano on Jump for Joy, Been a Long Time and Boogie, and lead guitar on everything else - just amazing!  After the gig Ed briefly told us how influential Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Louis Jordan had been in his informative years and took time to translate his shorthand set list into English. Most appreciated Ed.

Saving the day as a late replacement for the now defunct Revelator Band, Slowburner again turned it on for all lovers of Blues-Rock. With a set mainly from the One Trick Pony CD the whole festival rocked along when, for a few memorable minutes, Paul Bridgewater thumped into Stormy Monday and a silenced crowd looked on in sheer admiration as this blues classic unfolded; so good it lingered with us as one of the  highlights of the festival.