Thursday 3 November 2011

SUPPORTING ELLIOTT MORRIS... GUITAR BAR, NOTTINGHAM

So I was asked by NAMusic to do a support slot for a guy named Elliott Morris a few months ago, and kinda agreed to it without even hearing of the guy...

There were 3 other support acts on the night excluding myself, so it really was a beautiful fushion of different talents all on one night, so serious hats off to Neil Atkinson so organising such a fantastic event to be a part of.

So first it was me and my brother aka From Small Acorns (Becky Lovatt) to take the stage... the set actually went perfectly it couldnt have gone any better. We played 2 covers - starting with Damien Rice's masterpeice '9 crimes,' and also covering Keanes 'somewhere only we know.' And we also did 4 originals - two of which (stay - below and Stole your heart) will be on my forth coming EP, and another two - Died in your arms, and This Summer, which is a rather poppy fun tune that you can bop along too!! It was only Cals second gig and he actually did fantastically well as I know I can confuse him with where im going with the song sometimes, but he stuck with me, so thanks for the accompanyment!!



Second on was Nathan Luke... so, you see this guy with gorgeous long blonde hair, and you instantly think 'this guys gunna be heavy...' let me tell you... NEVER judge a book by its cover. A genuinly nice guy with a genuinely amazing talent. Claiming he only knew 3 chords was a lie - he was fantastic on guitar and put me to shame at least! His songs are smooth, and soulful and are delivered with immense honesty which makes his lyrics just completely believable. Watch out for this guy! You can download his EP for free to on facebook - I highly highly recommend!!!

Third on was the beautiful Rosanna O'Brien who'd bought with her a keyboard which made a refreshing change on a night full of guitars. Her voice is soft and gentle which is perfect for her lyrics and keyboard accompanyment, the whole thing just worked (i also loved her style!).

Fouth on was Micheal Lynch, having seen him about 3 times before I knew what I was in for - beautiful lyrics, a soulful voice, and a confident performance - often stepping away from the mic and just singing without one, which was impressive! He also sang my favourite so i was happy - us against the world. You can check him out on facebook where you can download one of his tracks for free! He plays a lot of gigs all over everywhere so check him out, and if hes at a venue near you - get down, you wont be disappointed!!!!

Then, there was the real treat of the night... Mr. Elliott Morris. I literally cannot put into words how great this guy is as a musician. I literally cant. I sat there, having seen videos of him on youtube after knowing he was playing, and I knew what was coming, but nothing prepared me for the pure talent that was standing playing infront of me. He plays a lot of his songs one handed, and taps the beat all over the guitar with the other hand - youve never seen anything like it. That, topped off with fantastic songs and a believable genuine voice, it was one of the best gigs iv ever played at (if not the best). One of my favourite parts was in one of the songs he played a mixture of other songs but in his own styles, so we had part of justin timberlakes 'like i love you,' and White Stripes 'seven nation army,' all rolled into one song and flowing beautifully. I'll attach a video of this guy so you can see what I mean - an absolute genious on guitar, and It was an honour to share the stage with this guy...



Thanks to Guitar Bar, Neil Atkinson, NAMusic, Nathan Luke, Rosanna O'Brien, Cal (the bro), Micheal Lynch and of course Elliott Morris...

xxx