“It is a dark and stormy night – an appropriate beginning for an evening of storytelling; the reason this small but dedicated coterie has cause to gather upstairs in Auntie Annie’s.

We are a wet and somewhat miserable bunch, but sharply dressed local troubadour John D’Arcy appears onstage to alleviate our woe. The Great Bunch of Lads line up have the night off, so D’Arcy comes into his own with the more fragile offerings in this solo acoustic set, ‘Eyes On Her’ and ‘More Like Me’. These tender ballads showcase a natural affinity for capturing matters of the heart with clarity, wit and conviction; it’s what the Buddy Holly Doppelgänger does best and we’d like some more of it, please.”

Claire Leonard

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