Stealing Sheep – Down At The Front

Green Man Present Courtyard at Kings Cross

Paul Hudson — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:29:46 +0000

A free multi-day music festival from Green Man and one I hope returns next year. I initially wasn’t going to go. Assuming it was going to be packed. But as I was going to Kings’ Place, I popped along to catch an excellent set from Novella.

Sunday’s lineup looked pretty good and the rain forecast earlier in the week failed to show. So I decided to head back into London to catch some really good performances.

First up was Rozi Plain. I’d heard some positive noises about her and although pleasant. Sh

Next up was Wesley Gonzalez featuring the lovely Rose Elinor Dougall on keys. I have to admit, although he put in a decent performance, I didn’t overly enjoy the music

The next act I caught was Seamus Fogarty who I quiet enjoyed. Just a guy, guitar and warm personality.

Meilyr Jones used to be the lead singer of Race Horses, a band I’d seen a few times. I’d heard his first solo single and it didn’t exit me. But this afternoon, playing live, his material seemed so much more interesting. Greatly helped by his great performance.

I saw Happyness earlier in the year. They’re enjoyable

I’ve seen Stealing Sheep several times. They’re really good value. Their first album had lots of odd instruments. Disappointingly, this was a conventional performance, more suited to a festival. But they’re good fun and worth catching.

Closing the show was Wave Pictures who I’d seen a few years ago. I wasn’t won over last time. Tonight I enjoyed the performance, but again, they didn’t win me over.

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Paul Hudson — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:00:02 +0000

I’d not seen Stealing Sheep for a few years. So I thought I’d catch up with there Christmas concert at the Oslo. The girls played almost an entirely new set. The new material sounded okay but I didn’t feel it was as interesting as their previous music. It was still good, but I guess time will tell if the material holds up.

Kiran Leonard

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Paul Hudson — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:05:57 +0000

Elephant

Temples

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Stealing Sheep at Hoxton Bar and Kitchen

Paul Hudson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:18:03 +0000

Rough Fields

Simian Ghost

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Sea of Bees

Paul Hudson — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:14:51 +0000

Another great gig from the Sea of Bees. I love Joule’s voice (the lead singer). Her voice has a vulnerability that draws me into the songs and although there is a vulnerability in her performance, oddly there’s a self-effacing confidence. I know it doesn’t sound right. But I just can’t explain it. Joules, while confident on stage, taking to and reacting to the audience, she never steps over the line into over-confidence. When talking and joking with the audience, it seems to me that I’m listening to her own internal monologue of the things she should be saying as a ‘rock star’, but isn’t confident enough to say them. Sometimes there’s a kind of ‘Frank Spencer’ about her, in the way he verbalised his doubts, and for me, this all works. Tonight’s gig was a mixture of old and new with the new material already finding a comfortable place within the live set.

The Sea of Bees were supported by Stealing Sheep. Their set was ‘interesting’, in a good way.

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