Joan Failed to Wax Lyrical*

Fanfare / 9th October, 2018

Joan Armatrading had fun with the audience – but with no live backing it felt a little bare and first half devoted to new album ‘Not Too Far Away’. Second half some favourites, but for me lacked bite and set so choreographed that when guitar out of tune song was simply not played !

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Vamps Unfazed at Newmarket…*

Fanfare / 25th August, 2018

B turned into a serial horse winner and the Vamps skipped through their greatest hits to the enjoyment of many of the women in the crowd !
We watched a happy crowd depart, a troop singing as they swept across the expansive lawn car- parks

Drafted 25.8.18  – Posted 9th March 2024

Scorpions Stone Fest*

Fanfare / 6th June, 2018

The Scorpions still impress and go too often under the radar. Both Fawkes & Forte saw them may years ago at the Gaumont on the Blackout tour with Schenker playing madly in a cage that I seem to remember came up thru the floor.  I found a note about the tickets from my mum …More»