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Judith Owen concert review

It was a very successful return to Wales for Welsh singer-songwriter Judith Owen with a quite stunning evening at the intimate Acapela Studios where she displayed a mastery of both voice and instrument and who, along with the excellent Pedro Segundo on percussion, below, received a standing ovation from those who braved the chilly October evening.

Being the daughter of Opera singer Handel Owen, music courses through her veins and it was no surprise that she would follow in the family business of singing and entertaining but through slightly different musical genres.

Her mix of jazz and blues influenced songs and cover versions have brought her many fans and the latest tour redisCOVERed, featured an eclectic batch of tunes given in many ways a more natural airing and in doing so giving the songs a new meaning and interesting direction.

For the full review visit The Art Scene In Wales website.

China Crisis concert review

The return of China Crisis to the live stage is always an event and tonight visiting Acapela as part of their Retro Tour, they proved that they still have the skills and chops to produce a fantastic show.
Firstly though we were introduced to Norwegian Electronica and vibraphone player, Vidar Norheim for a short support set.
It’s been a while since China Crisis have been out on the road for a tour but they showed absolutely no signs of being ring rusty or complacent as part of the growing 80s music Revival Scene. China Crisis have always been Gary Daly, Vocals (Keys on albums) & Eddie Lundon – Guitars & Vocals. Tonight they are accompanied by Jack Hymers – Keys & Vocals and Eric Animan -Sax.
Many a word has been written on why people from Liverpool seem to have an in-built comedic strata that runs through their personalities but suffice to say Gary Daly could well have had a career in stand-up comedy. He was absolutely hilarious and had the crowd in stitches all night. This is an aspect that you never saw in their hit -laden catalogue or on their glossy 80s videos. But it went down a storm in the Chapel tonight. Perhaps I should explain a bit more. To read the full review visit the Meetwood Flac Blog – click here.

Zervas and Pepper concert review

I’ve been telling Paul Zervas & Kath Pepper to play Acapela Studios for years. I could see the marriage of their glorious acoustic harmonies with the sonic possibilities of The Chapel would delight an Acapela crowd so it was with huge pleasure that I got to see this realised.

Paul & Kath were joined by their usual guitarist Simon Kingman on electric guitar and Charlie Piercy on Keyboard and electric guitar. And of course, the two Cigar Store Indians on silent backing vocals and intensive staring. The duo are currently riding high on the release of their latest album, Endless Road, Restless Nomad. So we were treated to a plethora of new material and some Sure Fire Hits from the Z&P Catalogue. It was more or less a hometown gig for the band and the crowd were certainly up for a good time.

They kicked off with 4 songs from the new album which established the form of the show (and albums for that matter) where Paul and then Kath take on lead vocal duties on each song.

So we get Cards, Sad Pariah, Endless Road and Restless Nomad.

For the full review visit the excellent Meetwood Flac blog.

 

Closed in August for refurbishments

The venue is closed in August for some exciting refurbishments designed to make your visits even more enjoyable!!!

See you in September when we have a very busy and exciting line up to finish off 2019 – get your tickets quick before they go.

Not the Rolling Stones concert review

Not The Rolling Stones came to the Acapela Studios with the reputation of being THE best Rolling Stones tribute acts in the UK. And they certainly lived up to their billing tonight.
With Mike Jagger they have a front man who is SO like his namesake it is frightening at times. He, and ‘Keith’ have certainly done their homework and have the individual mannerisms of The Glimmer Twins down to a T. 
The big question on the night was what songs they would pull out of the impressive canon of songs that belong to The Rolling Stones.
And you know you’re onto a winner when your first song of the evening has the crowd on their feet immediately and singing along from note one. As the first chord crashed from ‘Keith’s Telecaster we knew we were in for a great evening. And the first song? ……Jumpin’ Jack Flash.
Acapela was Sold-Out, it was bouncing from song one and it was like an oven in there. It must have been very much like those early Stones gigs but the band tonight had over 50 years of songs to chose from.The next song lifted the roof even higher as the band launched into another uptempo toe tapper guaranteed to get the audience dancing….Let’s Spend The Night Together.
………..Tonight was one of the best nights I’ve ever had at Acapela. And it came at just the right time for me. A gift from God. And those 6 people up on that stage who gave everything they had tonight. I think they might have been surprised at how well they were received. The Acapela is probably not their normal type of venue. It just goes to show that no matter what type of venue bands play at – although the Acapela happens to be quite brilliant – it’s the relationship between band and audience that matters. And tonight at The Chapel they were both literally singing from the same hymn sheet. If they come back. I’m there!!
For the full review visit the Macwood Fleet blog.

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