Gig report: Trevor Jones @ The Royal Oak, St Ives

Band: Trevor Jones (duo set)
Venue: The Royal Oak, St Ives
Date: 17/02/13
Audience: Lively
Set: Lots of songs, lots and lots of them

Notes: This was the kind of gig that really hurts my hands – but the more of them I do the more I know the skin will toughen up again after what has been a relatively quiet start to the year for longer gigs. This show lasted over two and a half hours, and we played it as a duo – yet it never felt tiring or that we were short on options thanks to Trevor’s seemingly limitless arsenal of material. We’ve played this venue a few times and this really felt like a good one – everyone was into it, local harmonica legend Vic joined us on a track and it felt like we were kicking into top gear. This year I’ve already had the pleasure (and it is a genuine pleasure) to play some cracking gigs with The British IBM, Flaming June, Eureka Stockade and Trevor, with more to come (including Dowsing For Sound this weekend), this is why I’m a drummer.