Loudhailer at Cottingham Springboard Festival – photos/review.

IMG_1978Rich and Lou are stalwarts of the Hull Music Scene. Their Loudhailer pairing is both original and dynamic. Lou has forsaken the bass of her Red Guitars days to take up an acoustic guitar with occasional harp. The duo perform a high power set of numbers, all of which are highly original, to create a scintillating spectacle. Rich is powerful with a series of dynamic chords that augment Lou’s intense vocals and weave in with her guitar work.

They look the part too! They both do a neat line in shirts, coloured jeans and boots. Rich’s boots have little holes in them!

If you haven’t seen them you ought to. Cottingham was fortunate to be on the receiving end of two sets of great expertise. They combine musicianship with great songwriting. They were dynamic and entertaining as well as having quality stamped through them. They need to come to wider attention soon!!

The Cottingham performances were characteristic of consistently brilliant performers! If you get the chance – go and enjoy them!

If not – then visit their website and leave lots of likes!!

Website: http://loudhailer.net/

Danny Landau Band – Photos and review – 2015 Cottingham Civic Hall Springboard Festival.

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The Danny Landau Band gave a rousing performance at the Civic Hall in Cottingham as part of the Springboard Festival.

They got all the crowd rockin’ and cheerin’.

It is a distinctive sound that they create with Danny’s guitar and voice leading the way. The electric violin adds a great dimension and while the band has an informal feel it is really very tight; not an easy combination to perform.

It was a great performance of originality! I look forward to seeing them again!