I had slight worries that this would be a dull accoustic night with only JuJu worth seeing. How wrong I was, Sneaky Pete had organised an interesting evening of variety and quality.Regular readers will be aware I'm not a big fan of people who just strum a few chords on an accoustic guitar. This is probably because I'm not a musician but a photographer, so I like to see people moving.
The upstairs room at the Port Mahon is already well populated when I arrive. People are neatly arranged around tables, but soon it becomes a real squeeze. The evening starts with a gentle performance from a woman who is joined by a man on a banjo. Its a bit close to my vision of accoustic...but after dozing through the first half (too many late nights) I warm to the sound by the end, and join the warm applause at the end.
Next up is Joe Allen who at first sight looks like a man with an accoustic guitar, accompanied by a girl on violin. Paul a fellow Little Fish Squid, has told me that they are exceptionally good, so I don't let appearences put me off. Indeed Joe does offer a strident and lively performance. Again the crowd are warm in their applause.