She came, she saw, she conquered!!!
Liz Simcock was an absolute joy to listen to at the Riverside Restaurant last Friday 5th February.
Her stage persona is very engaging and honest, though remaining thoroughly professional at all times. A rare treat in this day of egocentric wanabees, Liz was a breath of fresh air.
Liz came armed with her uniquely crafted songs – taking us, and Letisha Boccemski, effortlessly to the Cromer pier in our Pink and Silver Sneakers.
With Warwick Jones on guitar and vocals and Ian Lawrence on bass, Liz produced 2 sets of pure magic that I hope can be repeated in the near future….
Local band, Too man whickers, opened the evening with some foot stompers that provided just the right ambience for the night.
Another banquet of fine music to a SOLD OUT house!!!
Jon Gomm at The Acoustic Kitchen in 2011
I am presently negotiating a gig date for next year with Jon’s agent.
I rate this guitarist as the most exciting I have ever heard in the UK – and that’s no exaggeration!!
Although not given to excessive praise or hyperbole, I believe this session at the Riverside will be the highlight of 2011 and not to be missed at any cost – IF I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Check out his web sites at MySpace and his own
Press quotes…
“Sheer bloody genius… sublime, impassioned songwriting” Sandman Magazine
“One of the world’s most successful, gifted and inspirational guitar players” Acoustic Magazine
“If you closed your eyes there’d be an ensemble playing… A huge emotional range, swinging between sentimental and just plain mental. This is style and content, solo work at its best” LeedMusicScene.com
“The most inspiring virtuoso guitar performance it has ever been my pleasure to witness… with a voice to die for” Drowned in Sound
“This guy has it all – great heartfelt vocals, inspired and original songs, and guitar playing as good as you will ever hear. The new Hendrix.” ReviewCentre.com
“We have seen the future of acoustic guitar playing, and it’s called Jon Gomm” Blues Matters
Due to ANOTHER meltdown, I have had to re-populate the website so it will appear to be patchwork for a day or two at worst.
As this is becoming a pretty common occurrence, I have decided to run a raffle – the winner will be the person who correctly guesses just how thick I actually am by naming how many times I will eventually have re-populated these pages over the last 3 years.
First prize is 2 complimentary tickets to the Liz Simcock Winter Warmer at the Riverside Restaurant on 5th February 2010.
The tickets are worth £16 so well worth the guess…..
One downside – all who previously had a username and password, will now have to re-register. Humblest apologies!!
