With the same line up as the last time I saw this band, and no new album releases since, there's little of substance I can add to add to my review from May last year. (There are also two earlier reviews of Blueflint you can read, from April 2015 and August of the same year).
The fact that I was more than happy to see them again is a good indication of the quality of their performance and material. Despite a rather quiet audience they provided a lively couple of sets, with Debs and Clare chatty between numbers and keen to engage with the punters in conversation during the break and after the show. A couple of well chosen covers were mixed in with their own songs, and there are several gems among the latter. There's a variety of influences at work, with a mix of country, folk and Americana, arranged around the dual banjo set up, and some catchy melodies to back up interesting lyrics. They mentioned the tour where they supported The Proclaimers and This is the Story, the title track of their third album, could easily have fallen from the pens of the Reid brothers.
Blueflint always deliver an enjoyable way to pass an evening. Definitely worth seeing if you get the chance (and aren't banjo-phobic!).
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