Sunday Afternoon 31st July 2011
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The Wildcards - Ian Siegal Band (plus guest Giles King) - Trampled Under Foot - Dana Fuchs
 

The opening band were The Wildcards from Plymouth consisting of two guitars, bass and drums serving up a wide range of songs from Duke Ellington and Roy Brown to originals in early rock’n’roll, rockabilly and swing formats. Songs included within the set were “Fools Advice”, “Doing The Chocolate Shake”, “Drunk” from their second album, “Hoodoo Preacher”, “Gal From Kokomo” a jump blues, “She Can Rock”, “Welcome To The Snake Pit” a song about a local venue in Plymouth from their new album. Giles King took the stage to add harp on “A Home Is Not A Home Without Your Love”. The set closed with the classic “St James Infirmary”.  

Ian Seigal, guitar and vocals, supported by bass and drums were up next and featured a set of mostly originals interspersed with new arrangements of blues classics. Ian playing his vintage Harmony guitars and using his well known Howlin' Wolf vocal inflections served up “Groundhog Blues” during which he craftily slipped in the James Bond theme, “The Skinny” the title track of his new album and others. Giles King joined the band on harp for “Devil On My Shoulder”, “Hard Pressed To Find Another Man Like Me” and “The Revelator”. “Talk A Walk” was followed by the final number, a jam, on “I Shall Not Be Moved/Mystery Train/Folsom Prison Blues”. The audience pleaded for more but the MC would not allow it and was rightly booed. 

The family band of guitar, bass and drums, Trampled Under Foot from Kansas City, USA, took to the stage, or should I be more accurate and state that the guitarist, Nick Schnebelen, took to the stage behind the drums and played a solo blues “Take Sick And Die One Of These Days”. Nick was once voted the best up and coming blues guitarist by winning the Albert King award at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Nick was then joined by sister Danielle on bass and brother Kris on drums and delivered a set of mainly originals from their current album “Wrong Side Of The Blues”. Songs included the funky “I’ve Got To Go”, “We’ve Gotta Change Our Ways”, “The Better Life”, and “Wrong Side Of The Blues”. Covers included “I’d Rather Go Blind” with impassioned vocals from Danielle and Howlin' Wolf’s “Killing Floor” which included the obligatory behind the head guitar solo. This was Trampled Under Foot’s first appearance in the UK and I’m sure that they will be welcomed back. One item of note, it has taken until 6pm on Sunday for the first “Y’all” to be uttered.  

Singer Dana Fuchs and her band of Jon Diamond on guitar supported by bass and drums from New York City hit the stage making their first appearance in the UK. Dana has a vocal style influenced by Janis Joplin and the first number sounded like Janis Joplin fronting the Rolling Stones. Songs featured during set were from her first album “First Time” and “Lonely For A Life Time”, “Love To Beg”, “Song Bird Fly Me To Sleep” inspired by the death of her siblings, a religious section followed with “Bible Baby” which included “Ring Of Fire” with excellent country/rockabilly riffing from Jon Diamond on his Telecaster and “Gods Own”. The two covers in the set were “Helter Skelter” by the Beatles and Freddie King’s “Going Down”. During the set Dana made several references to her surname including growing up in southern red-neck country with a name similar to word that rhymes with duck!!!!
 

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