Well the guest for this night was a real treat for finger picking guitar lovers. I'd been really looking forward to seeing Angus McTwangstick live as I'd heard so much about him including from my own wife and daughter who had already witnessed his ace guitar stylings. I was not disappointed, Angus went straight into the Match of The Day theme tune which was a short but very recognisable to get everyone on his side. As Angus continued with his set I was really enjoying watching him play and then recalling from the recesses of my memory where I knew the tune from. As I looked around the room I could see how engrossed people were in his guitar style and you could hear excited whispers go around as people recognised the tunes 'It's Star Wars, It's Star Wars' followed by a satisfied look on the persons face. Speaking to people during and after the gig everyone really loved this take on familiar tunes played solely on a guitar and I would definitely recommend you go check out Angus if you see him listed on a gig poster he is ace!!!.
Vid Link
Our whole house was very excited about our featured artist for this Shop Session as we have been playing the 'Digging Up Worms' EP by Rebecca Cullen for over 12 months and absolutely loving Rebecca's wonderful vocals. It was going to be interesting to see if those soulful tones would transfer to a totally unplugged environment. As Rebecca eased into the first tune I totally relaxed as she effortlessly produced those wonderful soulful sounds which fitted perfectly with the acoustic guitar playing that coloured in the edges of the sound beautifully. We had some encouraging backing vocals from the next generation of the Cullen family which made for another unique evening that just made me smile, we really do have special family friendly evenings. It was easy to see the entire room was gripped by the emotion and feeling coming through with each song & I know I was totally in awe of the music.
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After the break we were treated to accordion accompaniment from Adam Rodgers who really added a subtle extra dimension to the sound. It was amazing to find out Adam had only been playing for 12 months because he seemed to know just how to enhance the sound without overpowering it. One of the things I was really enjoying was the amount of original material Rebecca and Adam have outside of the EP we already new about & I can't wait to be able purchase/download anything that Rebecca & Adam release in the future. There was a real feeling from everyone I have spoken to from the evening that Rebecca Cullen has a very special sound and really should be a name that people search out and listen to, we were so chuffed to have Rebecca & Adam come and play for us & would gladly welcome them back to fill our lives with music filled smiles. 
Vid Link
http://youtu.be/c-g6LB3-O3w
A big thanks goes out to all the wonderful artists Conor, Angus, Rebecca & Adam as well as the lovely people of Sandbach for supporting live music, it's just practicing if there's no audience ;]
For everything Rebecca Cullen you can go to....
or go and download the Digging Up Worms EP (It's ace) from
Angus McTwangstick can be found on facebook..
And finally to find out who is playing next head to
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