Electric Picnic 2010 - Paul Brady
Crawdaddy Stage, Saturday 4th September, 6.45pm
Describe in a tweet:ÌýClassy Strabane folk hero soothes wrecked heads.
What happened: It's arguably an odd booking, but Paul Brady is bringing a welcome touch of sense to a mad weekend. We have an array of some of the most proficient musicians onstage and the quality of performance is beyond question. There are virtuoso players arranged right across the stage. We also have the very welcome inclusion of Suzanne Savage, who we remember fondly from Belfast junglists Spree on backing vocals. Its not punk rock, guys, but sometimes the head just needs a bit of TLC. This is music for the grown up side of the brain, given that the other side has had the run of the place for most of the festival.
Electric Dreams:ÌýThe Island provokes some of the most heartfelt crowd singing of the entire weekend in the Crawdaddy. 'Same old Story', 'Crazy Dreams' and 'The World is What You Make It' all make the second half of Brady's set feel like a collection of tunes fit to add to the upper echelons of the Northern Irish collective songbook.
Ants at a picnic:ÌýThere are some issues with feedback and a false start on 'The Price of Fame' soÌýit looks like Paul is giving a rocket to some unfortunate sound engineers. We wouldn't like to be in their seat on the bus home.
EP rating: 7/10
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