Arrived a bit late (near the end of the first set) to find The Why & Wherefores reduced to a trio, Emily Druce (guitar / resonator / electric violin / vocals), Steve Jones (guitar / resonator / mandolin / harmonica / vocals), Martin Wydell (Sousaphone), but sounding good.
Great to hear Emily Druce to the forefront of the band. Her singing and guitar picking shur are good. I like the newer stuff from the album 'Alright' - it seems nearer to the raw blues that Emily used to do so well solo.
Steve Jones also sounded better than ever and blew some mean harp that I haven't heard him do before. Apparently Marc Leyton-Bennett (drums) had double booked or something. Don't know if John Barker (pedal steel guitar) is still performing with the band, but he wasn't here for this one. However, the lack of these musicians only made it better IMO. Not that I think they're rubbish or anything - they're both very good, but the less cluttered sound made it easier to hear the core of the music - the vocals and guitar.
Wonderful stuff - pity there weren't more people there. Won the raffle - two bottles of wine, but spent more on raffle tickets than they probably cost. But I like to support the music at Shepley Cricket Club, it's a good little R&B venue - see also Shepley CC on MySpace Music.
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