This Boy Wonders

Fanfare / 4th December, 2013

I had not seen the band with Boxford roots in perhaps 18 months and sadly disappointed with this gig in Hadleigh.

Some of their older songs stood out as something refreshingly different like Midnight Writer & Dance With Me but this new set I found disengaging with too much banter and consequent delay between songs. No …More»

The Commitments
(Palace Theatre) – London

Fanfare / 8th November, 2013

This fabulous film (1991) based on a Roddy Doyle novel and directed to wide acclaim by Alan Parker returns for the first time as a musical to the West End and what a knock out production it is. The backdrop is Dublin and the story line is simply to return American soul to the …More»

Purple Remnants

Fanfare / 16th October, 2013

Fawkes & Forté went to see the Purple remnants at the Roundhouse.

Not disappointed as they served up some timeless classics Space Truckin, Lazy & Smoke on the Water. But, what I had really wanted to hear was Child in Time, sadly Ian Gillian was unable to oblige, no doubt the high notes would …More»

Fleetwood Mac Gather Momentum

Fanfare / 27th September, 2013

A Slow Burn Before Setting Alight

The gig kicked off with crucial numbers from THE ALBUM – Rumours – selling globally 45 million copies! Leaving Queen and Meat Loaf in their wake.

Classics started the evening – Second Hand News, followed by The Chain, but then the tempo dropped  – too much time between songs, bare …More»