Throwback Gig Reviews Part 5 : Joe Dolman

So about 6 months ago I wrote a series of gig review blogs that were never published. So here's a little throwback series featuring Meadowlark, Rae Morris, Slowdive, Coasts, Joe Dolman and Tom Speight.

Joe Dolman 

The Fox and Newt in Leeds, just opposite Park Lane College is a Burley Street Brewhouse pub with designated music venue upstairs, which on the the evening of the 15th November was host to Joe Dolman with support from /sunflower Thieves and Amy J.

You know that you are onto a winner when the artist opens her set with an Adele cover. Folk singer/songwriter Amy J mixed her set up with various covers and original songs with a country vibe. 

Highlights from the set included ‘Reply’ and melancholy, deep (as deep as the sea) ‘Rock The Boat.’

Derbyshire (and Nottingham) duo Sunflower Thieves blend beautiful close harmonies and heartfelt lyrics to create a calm, relaxing sound which was just what I needed on a Wednesday night. 

My top tracks of the set were ‘Oh Wait’ and the debut of ‘Two Halves.’ 

Sunflower Thieves are back live in Leeds on the 28th November at the Oporto and the debut EP ‘Hold The Storm’ is out now.

Last time I was Joe Dolman a year ago, he was ‘Learning To Fly’ and writing his dissertation at service stations on the way to tour dates. Now Joe has graduated and is back on the very stage where I last saw him. 

Playing a mixture of old, new and some unreleased material Joe had the audience hanging off his every word and opened the set with fan favourite ‘Addicted To You.’ 

I loved the gorgeously poignant ‘Close To Home’ inspired by the time Joe spent helping at a dementia home and latest track ‘Something Beautiful.’