Guest : Steve Hicks (with Lynn Gouldbourn)
18 September 2009
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| They
came from near and far to pack the room for the welcome return of
top-class guitar luthier and all-round maestro Steve Hicks. And what
a night it was ! Steve was joined on stage again by singer/guitarist
Lynn Goulbourn, and we were treated to a wide-ranging programme, including
music from all popular genres, plus a couple of instrumentals from
the classical repertoire .
Acting as a sort of Musician’s Magical Assistant, Lynn’s clear, true vocals and solid background guitar playing allowed Steve the space to demonstrate the full extent of his guitar virtuosity across all styles. He’s got a warm and expressive singing voice too. We heard vocal solos and duets; plus Steve’s jaw-dropping accompaniments and solo instrumentals. Hard to pick out favourites, although his solo version of Tarrega’s “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” was particularly sublime, but from early crowd - warmers such as “Shortnin’ Bread" and “Speed of the Sound...” , through Delta Blues to evergreen standards such as “Georgia” , we were entranced . A magical night indeed . Review By: Brian Spencer |
