Local singer/songwriter Roseanne Reid opened. A decent guitarist and a distinctive voice with an interesting catch to it. Her songs have country influences, feel personal, from the heart, and genuinely emotional. She's got a nice line in self deprecation too. Worth looking out for.
Scouser Vincent was backed by Iain Sloan on guitar and pedal steel, Danny Williams on double bass, and the rapport in the trio was clear to see. Liverpool Americana sums up his style well, with a very Merseyside earthiness to his lyrics and a pop and rock sensibility underlying the arrangements (and, as he freely admits, a good line in misery). The voice has an offbeat quality that makes him immediately recognisable and he is one of the best songwriters around the UK country/Americana scene. He's amusing too, with a fund of stories and a way with an anecdote. If the musicianship isn't out of the top drawer the performance is, and Vincent is a great live act.
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