Ian Parker.Beer and Blues weekender, Band on The Wall. 20.7.13
As Ian Parker strolls on to the stage of the illustrious Band on the Wall there are probably 20 people in the audience which makes you wonder at the wisdom of putting a Blues gig on at 1.30pm in the afternoon. They have, however, put on a fine selection of Real ales.
Parker is undaunted by the poor turn out and kicks off with a set of diverse songs both covers and originals. His hard, percussive playing and strong vocals ensure an effective delivery. Add to this his liquid lead lines and the occasional, effective beat box deployment and there you have it.
Is he a Bluesman? I’m not sure. He is obviously indebted to Dylan and includes faithful covers of The Old Bugger’s back catalogue like ‘Watch Tower’, ‘I shall be released’ and ‘Lovesick’. He also has some useful tunes himself like ‘Gates of Hell’ and ‘Long Done Gone’. But I came to see a Bluesman and what I actually got was a singer/songwriter who was not shy in showing us his influences and what a great guitar player he is. Again.
The Real Ale was really flowing by now and the crowd had thickened out and Parker played up to that. Maybe he actually is a Bluesman and this was just a crowd pleasing professional show. I do not know. By the time he was closing his show with a slow, dramatic version of ‘ Hallelujah‘ I was in the bar feeling slightly colder than my excellent pint of Jennings Cocky Blonde.
Dave Jones
Blog; www.bunkerclub.weebly,com
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As Ian Parker strolls on to the stage of the illustrious Band on the Wall there are probably 20 people in the audience which makes you wonder at the wisdom of putting a Blues gig on at 1.30pm in the afternoon. They have, however, put on a fine selection of Real ales.
Parker is undaunted by the poor turn out and kicks off with a set of diverse songs both covers and originals. His hard, percussive playing and strong vocals ensure an effective delivery. Add to this his liquid lead lines and the occasional, effective beat box deployment and there you have it.
Is he a Bluesman? I’m not sure. He is obviously indebted to Dylan and includes faithful covers of The Old Bugger’s back catalogue like ‘Watch Tower’, ‘I shall be released’ and ‘Lovesick’. He also has some useful tunes himself like ‘Gates of Hell’ and ‘Long Done Gone’. But I came to see a Bluesman and what I actually got was a singer/songwriter who was not shy in showing us his influences and what a great guitar player he is. Again.
The Real Ale was really flowing by now and the crowd had thickened out and Parker played up to that. Maybe he actually is a Bluesman and this was just a crowd pleasing professional show. I do not know. By the time he was closing his show with a slow, dramatic version of ‘ Hallelujah‘ I was in the bar feeling slightly colder than my excellent pint of Jennings Cocky Blonde.
Dave Jones
Blog; www.bunkerclub.weebly,com
Email; [email protected]
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