Francis Rodino Band at the Ayelsbury Hobble on the Cobbles……..

What a great day it was, I woke up expecting it to be a wash out, but by about 12 noon the skies had cleared and I set-off for Aylesbury for the annual Hobble on the Cobbles. I spent a bit of time listening to a few acts before meeting up with Francis and the band. One band in particular caught my eye and that was Loz Jones, cracking set. They were the opening act and set the tone for the rest of the day. The sound engineers had done a great job, possibly a bit too loud generally but very clear, and everything was well placed, and when I listen back to my recordings you can really pick out the bass and drums which makes all the difference as far as I’m concerned.

So after a chat over a drink it was soon Francis and the gang’s turn up on stage, they were the penultimate act. I was impressed, it was the first time I’d seen them live, I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised given I auditioned for them, they were tight then. I guess it was also the first time that 99% of the audience had ever heard their music, and that’s what made it great, Francis can hold an audience and get them on-side; a true sign of any real artist. I was conscious of thinking that so was looking around for reactions, what I did notice was people generally moving to the music and a lot of foot tapping… always a good thing. I know Francis and the crew struggled with the monitoring on stage, but to the audience it was well balanced.

It’s a shame the album wont be out until Autumn time, however I suspect it’s going to be well worth the wait. You can tell that Steve Bush has helped mould the style by the subtle changes in the music. “Burn” is almost a different track to my ears. You can hear the new version of “Burn” if you goto his website. Check out the old version against this new one and hopefully you’ll hear what I mean. One day we may manage to convince Francis to put “Sad Man Blues” on an album, but then again maybe I’m just a “Sad Old Git” and that’s not the direction for the band.

Anyway I’m looking forward to their next appearance wherever that maybe, I think they’re a crowd pleaser with tracks that somehow stick with you.

As a slight aside Matt George (the drummer) is currently in the middle of walking from John o’Groats to Land’s End for Cancer Research but managed to play both the Paradiso in Amsterdam and Aylesbury … he just had to be plonked back at his last known position, he should be on his way from the Telford area now. For those wishing to donate click here to goto his justgiving site.

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