Scotlands Dark Water have great stage presence, though it is samey and unoriginal. The female vocals are on the whole ok apart from the odd bum note, and the guitarist seems to focus more on pulling faces and attracting the females attention then actually playing. The sound was good, but the guitar noise that makes you take notice is an effect on the keyboard tucked away at the back. The cover of Billy Idols Rebel Yell passed crowd approval though...
The stage looks bare after Dark Waters set. Only four microphones are standing until the men from Appalachia appear with their trusty instruments; banjo, fiddle, mandolin and bass guitar. Hayseed Dixie do not need a lot of stuff; they are masters on these instruments and can play at tremendous speeds. This, their last show this year, starts off slightly slower than normal, with the guys appearing to have to warm up (or drink more booze/moonshine/petrol). Soon Barley Scotch is shouting Halleliuh! and Brothers and sisters! in that unmistakable US mountain drawl, and talking about Dale Renos love of oversized women. There is also mention of mountain love and the four things that come with it; drinking, cheating, killing and going to hell.
For those who do not know this insanity you can guess the sense of humour from the band name, which leans slightly towards AC/DC, hence the many covers that surround the odd original songs by the band (like the excellent Poop In A Jar). Rosie, Highway To Hell, Centrefold and Black Sabbath and Green Day covers fill the setlist, all played at top speed and with great skill, despite the drink that flows onstage. Apparently they are fresh out of ideas for the title (and content) of their next album, and invite ideas to be sent to them via a postcard, with the running theme being grass (past offerings Kick My Grass, A Hot Piece Of Grass, you get the idea). All in all a fine night of foot-stomping rockgrass; now Im off to work on the new title!
FUTURE GIGS
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Tue 7 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
East Grinstead
Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre
[RH19 3BS] £22.50
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Thu 9 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Bath
Komedia
[BA1 1EP] £22.00
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Fri 10 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Cardiff
Tramshed
[CF11 6QP] £23.00
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Tue 14 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Brighton
Concorde 2
[BN2 1EN] £23.00
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Wed 15 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Norwich
The Waterfront
[NR1 1QH] £23.00
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Thu 16 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Northampton
Roadmender
[NN1 3AH] £22.00
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Fri 17 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Holmfirth
The Picturedrome
[HD9 7DA] £24.00
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Sat 18 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Wolverhampton
Starworks Warehouse
[WV2 4DU] £23.50
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Sun 19 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Lewisham
Fox and Firkin
[SE13 6JZ] £23.00
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Wed 22 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Leeds
Brudenell Social Club
[LS6 1NY] £23.00
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Thu 23 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Newcastle upon Tyne
The Boilershop
[NE1 3PD] £22.50
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Fri 24 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Carlisle
Old Fire Station
[CA3 8QW] £23.00
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Sat 25 May 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Edinburgh
Liquid Rooms
[EH1 2HE] £23.00
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Sat 17 Aug 2024
Hayseed Dixie
Hertford
Corn Exchange
[SG14 1AL] £25.00
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