The Write Note

At the Write Note, Lincon Central Library- 2nd May,2007 - taking advantage of an abstract painting exhibition!

Music fan and real ale drinker Nev Arthurs (pictured) is fast gaining a reputation for his online music reviews. Armed with a pen and notepad you can often spot him at open mic nights jotting down songtitles and the like which he combines with his extensive knowledge of music and tropical fish! He's commented on some of my recent performances (reprinted below), cheques in the post Nev!
Jolly Brewer Open Mic Review 11/4/2007
We seem to have been waiting ages for Steve Jackson to treat us to Gram Parson's "Hickory Wind" but finally we get to hear it tonight and it's been well worth the wait. Steve follows with his own familiar "The More You Know, The More You Grow". Before taking us to the break, Steve asks Pete to cog up the echo effects as he thrills us with a fabulous rendition of Hawkwind's "Silver Machine", complete with beat box vocal effects emulating the take-off and landing. Who else but Steve Jackson would perform a 12 minute set beginning with a country classic and ending with psychedelic rock, all played on two Lincolnshire strummers? And where in Lincoln could you possibly hear it, save the Jolly Brewer? Quite superb!
Golden Eagle Open Mic Review 10/04/2007
Our next performer is the charming and admirably talented Steve Jackson. Armed with a care-worn guitar, he treats us to three self-penned numbers beginning with the ragtime “The Beach”. Steve follows with the lovely mellow “You Can Never Touch The Sky” and then ends on a more upbeat note with “The More You Know, The More You Grow”.
Steve plucks out his “duelling strummers” to treat us to his own “Coming Home To You”. There’s some light-hearted banter from a section of the audience, which of course is egg and milk to Steve who responds by encouraging a hearty sing-along of “Ring Of Fire”. The sing-long continues for Steve’s final number, Bill Monroe’s jolly “Blue Moon Of Kentucky”.