Out last night

Went to see this guy (on gut instinct): the I-can-happily-say-in-retrospect fantastic Duke Special. A bunch of kind, thoughtful songs delivered in a broad (but not harsh) Belfast accent with wit and style. One to watch in the future, I hope.

His website is here.

Come to that, the support acts weren't bad either. David Ford delivered a great set that featured a park bench and on-set painting (and - sad, but true - I own the painting *parp*), and I arrived during Alec Townsend's set. He's in local band Serotonin and (frankly) he surprised me with the sheer maturity of his songcraft.

A great night, and some great music.
(And no. I'm not putting an apostrophe in.)