Saturday Afternoon 24th July 2010
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Virgil & The Accelerators - Marcus Bonfanti Band - Paddy Milner and the Big Sounds
 

Saturday afternoon kicked off with Virgil and the Accelerators who were a last minute stand in on the main stage. This three piece band delivered a set full of guitar led songs ranging from Stevie Ray Vaughan – Scuttle Buttin’ and Couldn’t Stand the Weather, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Hideaway and Stepping Out through to Led Zeppelin – Moby Dick. The encore was Johnny B Goode at breakneck pace, more akin to Jimi Hendrix than Chuck Berry, which included behind the head guitar.  

London based guitarist and singer Marcus Bonfanti and his band took to the stage and played a set of mostly originals with Marcus mainly playing a resonator guitar in slide and standard fashion and Fender Telecaster for a couple of numbers. The set consisted of material from his current CD and included I Won’t Forget Your Name, Going Down, Now I’m Gone, Devil Girl, Get Behind Me and Gimme Your Cash. Covers included Muddy Waters - You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Dead and Gone which included some tasty harp and Leave That Long Haired Country Boy Alone.  

Closing the Saturday afternoon session was Paddy Milner & The Big Sounds which included Marcus Bonfanti and a number of the finest players from the London blues scene. The set was heavily jazz and New Orleans influenced with effective soloing from Paddy and the horn section. The set included a very jazz influenced Rolling & Tumbling, Standing At The Edge Of The World, Gonna See My Baby Yes I Am, Stuff You Gotta Watch and You Think You’re So Damn Funny. A good end to the afternoon session.

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