NEOTOPIA

The Horseshoe Inn, Bridges, Shropshire, September 6th, 2009
Despite the intrusion of an enormous hornet at the beginning of our second set - and the power cutouts caused by engineers repairing wires nibbled by nearby sheep, our recent gig at The Horseshoe Inn at Bridges in the most remote corner of Shropshire proved a massive success.

Friends, fans and family all converged on Shropshire's worst kept secret for a night of our kind of music. Whatever our kind of music, actually is. We thinks it's jazz, but then it's also reggae, funk, blues, psychedelic hip hop and even Afrobeat. Here's what we played:
Paris
5 More Minutes
We Can Be Together
Phoenix
Klezmik
Frankly, My Dear...
Freefall Fireball
Feline Eyes
Break
Coming Over
Overwhelmed By Stimuli
The Real Deal
Turkish Delight
Zombie Empire
High Ideas
Driver
Extra: Freefall Fireball (Again)



The venue was packed and we think everyone went home with a smile!

Some of the standout moments of the evening for us included the relief that our newer songs like 'Paris', Turkish Delight' and 'High Ideas' were so well received. In fact, the latter brought a silent reverence down on the gathered audience. That really was a special moment.

Let us not end here without showing some appreciation to friends who contributed to our own efforts in making this such a lovely evening: Rob Dunsford (a very talented singer/songwriter in his own right) for sound supervision and hornet wrestling(!), Mo & Bob for not only giving us a chance - but also asking back to do it all again, Richard Foot and Jamila Walker for capturing key aspects for posterity with their crackshot photography - And of course, all those people who despite their SatNav's advice to "Turn around when possible" endured cattlegrids, badgers and buzzards to find Neotopia.

Respect

xx