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This was the bands
second gig at The Plough, the first, I arrived late after a
visit to the Ballet - Swan Lake actually!, and only saw the
last number and the encores but it was more than enough to
impress. Most of the crowd had first seen Ted and the boys
last year at The Tenby Blues Festival, rating them as good
if not better than some of the main stage acts, and
recommended them on to the landlord. This same crowd had
also seen Ted on his first visit to The Plough and tonight
were right behind the band all the way through, the rapport
was excellent.
For a band who have
only been together for eighteen months they show a lot of
maturity. Ted showed the way with his sweet harp in the
style of Little Walter and “Tiny”, complete with his
Epiphone Zephyr Blues De-Luxe, the tone of which was
absolutely outstanding, and also a copy of T Bone Walkers
Gibson was a revelation. The set listings show the Harp led
style of this band and some of the material; covers of the
great Big Joe Turner, Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy and Little
Walter were authentic enough but the starring roll for me
were the covers of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Ted’s
version of Tough Enough could have been Kim Wilson! Worthy
of note was their own number “Southside Boogie” and Walkin’
Blues Featuring “Stiff” on vocals covering this Robert
Johnson classic.
The good news is
they are back at The Plough on Saturday 28/06/08 and also
Saturday 8/11/08.
Steve Wosket
Set Lists:
Here are Steve's photos....
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