I’ve never been one for singer songwriters as 1 – I don’t listen to lyrics and 2 – They all sound the same to me. So while in the Button Factory last night imagine my delight when I was treated to 3! Briana Corrigan sounded like someone who could do a voice for a kids cartoon but at least she sang softly enough so we could talk during the songs. Then there was Deaf Joe whose talking bits between songs were more charming than his music and at least he admited that he’d rather us be at home listening to the mp3’s rather than watching him live. He even called out his email so we could get the songs off him, a nice guy indeed and there were folks in the audience for sure that appreciated the gesture. Fionn Regan, again I got bored after a while as the tunes sounded like a blend of all of 5 Dylan tracks I’m familiar with. Snore.
Then it was off the ALT and thank god for this group of Wexford lads. They singlehandedly saved an ailing night and gave the arse end of Saturday a good shot of insulin. Adebisi Shank are an instrumental trio and you kind of expect some unwashed nutter in a sleeveless Pantera t-shirt to start screaming over them. These 3 boys must piss out Red Bull, the energy and precision playing was a joy to watch and make sure you do just that if you get a chance.
