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Tonight's band included Lisbee Stainton, an accomplished singer-songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist in her own right, as well as the similarly varied talents of brother Sean, Ben Nicholls, and Cormac Byrne.
There was something of an emotional rollercoaster in the diversity of songs; the set began more low-key with melancholic, storytelling numbers and Seth on tenor guitar. Suitably for the night, songs about mariners and cruel seas then as Storm Ruth (almost unknowingly) battered the walls of the cathedral outside. The second part saw him switch to more trademark fiddle, and the set became that much more up-tempo. The crowd broke from their (seated) ranks to provide a much more upbeat and enjoyable atmosphere. As the crowd became more engaged, cue much dancing and clapping amongst the aisles, not something I've seen here before over the years I must admit.
Overall, much fiddle, vocal harmonies and tenor guitar then, starting more reflective and melancholy and progressing to a quite lively affair. The cathedral provided an excellent setting to showcase new material; the first proper listening audience I'd experienced in some years now personally. You could have heard a pin drop during the quieter songs, and the immense (as venues go) chamber provided excellent acoustics/sound as expected too. Arches can impede views at the venue, though staff had earlier provided sensible and relaxed advice about moving.
As a Devonian, tonight's sold-out performance represented something of the home leg of the tour, along with a further performance at Truro cathedral the following day. Leaving the cathedral doors the weather barrage came as something of a shock, I'd almost forgotten about it all over the course of a few hours.
Setlist: Courier - Take No Rogues - Sender - Blacksmith's Prayer - Solomon Brownie - White Hare - Tiger - Portrait - Saddest Crowd - Last Rider - Each Man - Wanderer - Apple Of His Eye - Colliers - Mariners - Lady of the Sea - High Street Rose - Kitty Jay - Blood Upon Copper - Race To Be King
Seth and the band travel to Europe, initially in support of Suzanne Vega, on the next leg of the tour, Australia follows. A busy schedule of UK festival appearances is already taking shape for the summer, and a tour just announced for October
FUTURE GIGS
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Sun 7 Jul 2024
Seth Lakeman
Leek
Foxlowe Arts Centre
[ST13 6AD] £25.00
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Thu 10 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Lincoln
Lincoln Drill Hall
[LN2 1EY] £27.50
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Fri 11 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Nottingham
Metronome
[NG1 1AP] £27.50
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Sat 12 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Wolverhampton
Wulfrun Hall
[WV1 1RQ] £27.50
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Sun 13 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Carlisle
Old Fire Station
[CA3 8QW] £27.50
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Mon 14 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Leeds
Brudenell Social Club
[LS6 1NY] £27.50
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Wed 16 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Oxford
O2 Academy (1, 2, and 3)
[OX4 1UE] £27.50
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Thu 17 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Frome
Cheese and Grain
[BA11 1BE] £27.50
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Fri 18 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Tenby
De Valence Pavilion
[SA70 7JD] £27.50
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Sat 19 Oct 2024
Seth Lakeman
Southampton
The Brook
[SO17 3SD] £27.50
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