Acoustic Strawbs Ovington Social Club Feb 20 2009
The last time I saw Strawbs was in 1976 at Newcastle City Hall; was looking forward to seeing them again after all this time. Called of my friend Will on Friday night and we then relied on my new satnav to direct us to Ovington Social Club. The satnav didn’t let us down and took us right to the door of the club; we would have been lucky to find the place without it.
The concert room was already full when we arrived; not a seat left; so we took a spot standing at the bar. The Strawbs soon took the stage; the acoustic line-up is Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert and Chas Cronk all of whom are long standing members. Great to see the band in such an intimate setting; they apparently played here last year and asked the promoter to book them again. Dave Cousins and Dave Lambert are both in fine voice and the guitar harmonies are clear and beautfiful. Tears and Pavan and the Hangman and the Papist are particularly striking with Dave Cousins on great form; quite doomy melancholic songs. They finish with Lay Down and return for one encore. Will is disappointed that they don’t play Part of the Union; suspect that this is because it is a Hudson Ford song.
Great to see the Strawbs again; I’d forgotten just how good they are. I dug out my copy of the first album and started playing it again.
website: http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/
ticket
setlist:
Benedictus/Simple Visions
Tears And Pavan
New World
Another Day
Midnight Sun
Oh How She Changed
The Call To Action
Ghosts
Josephine (For Better Or For Worse)
Glimpse of Heaven
The Hangman And The Papist
Shine On Silver Sun
Cold Steel
Autumn
Lay Down
We’ll Meet Again Sometime
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