Glasgowbury 2011 - Pat Dam Smyth
Eagles Rock Stage, 6.05pm
In a Tweet: What a hat, what a beard, what a set!
What Happened: Pinning down what exactly Pat Dam Smyth and his band do is no easy task. The mix of bluegrass, alt-country, blues(ish) rock with a smattering of Prog sits easily with melodies and movements befitting classic songwriters from back in the day.
Therein lies the beauty of this band, and this performance. You may think you can hear snippets of everyone from The Band to Randy Newman with ELO, Skynard and Duke Special in between, but the live experience is pure original Pat Dam Smyth. It's live musical storytelling at its finest, conducted by the gruff voice and keyboard/piano flourishes from his trusty Korg SV1. Like man like machine, a modern take on music with a vintage feel.
Goldstar: The flourish of drama and tempo changes in Slip John make for a perfectly executed piece of musical posturing. And the songs in general are gooooood...
Lost At Sea: It's not everyone's cup of tea. This is old school stuff, the kind of thing that your da would like.
Rating: 8/10
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