And we saw:
- KotoGo – Japanese koto playing in a jazz idiom, but to be honest we could have done with less of the guitar.
- Brigyn – lovely little gig, and an awesome version of Cohen’s Hallelueia in Welsh.
- Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog – good, but better last year – Mrs Glaw works better at speed.. Odd to see Gwyneth Glyn rocking out with them.
- Ember – lovely many-tinted folk from this Welsh/American duo and their Dutch percussionist.
- 9Bach – bloody excellent daring interpretations of classic melancholy Welsh ballads, fronted by the ethereally lovely Lisa Jên Brown.
- Johnny Dickinson – fine slide guitar blues from Northumbria
As usual, we didn’t spend much time on the Marian itself.