Rich Wakefield at The International Music Venue. · Leicester ·
Wednesday night at The International Music Venue was a pure joy… two terrific bands each playing superb sets.
First up was The Awesome Dawson Band… and great to see Dawson Smith back on stage, with his brand new band, featuring Steve (drums) Philip Koeberle (lead guitar) Sean Clutterham (harp) and Nick Plews (bass)
This was the first outing for the new line up and it was terrific! great music played by 5 fine musicians combining into a terrific whole. I suspect as they play more gigs things will get tighter and take the band to new heights. The set featured Dawson’s songs from across his career, stripped down and re-vamped into country/americana rockers…
There were a lot of smiles on stage, and in the audience, as the band continued to delight with the quality of their music. Dawson was playing acoustic and singing as well as i’ve ever heard him while the whole band was playing with assurance and quality.. .The music was joyful and upbeat, almost front porch style…and when Dawson switched to electric for the last couple of songs, they rocked even more…
An absolute gem of a set, loved every minute and looking forward to seeing the band again.
Dawson Smith 