Claude Diamond is, by my reckoning, 68 years young - a former school teacher, he's returned to the music making of his youth and has produced a pleasingly vibrant mix of country, blues and bluegrass (I'm sure someone could open a club with that mix of styles in its name..). Worryingly he seems to have very trembly hands, but it doesn't affect his playing or his repartee and he easily wins over the Sunday night crowd. Since seeing Heybale at the Continental Club earlier this year, there's only one person that we've come to see tonight. Dale Watson's name may be on the ticket, but it's that man Redd that half of EFSB have driven to see. Dale's not bad either, mind you...we're in bonus time before we start here. Dale Watson is mainly plugging his new CD "From the Cradle to the Grave" that he recorded in a cabin belonging to Johnny Cash. It's all good stuff, and the onstage banter and good humour throughout (it's the last night of the tour) makes this a memorable performance. Oh, and the fact that DW's dyed his hair jet black makes him look 20 years younger...
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gigs contributed by 'nick'
Amy Rigby - The Maze at Cabaret, Nottingham - 08 December 2005
Carrie Rodriguez - Biddulph Town Hall - 11 May 2006
Freakwater - The Musician, Leicester - 14 January 2006
Green on Red - The Astoria, London - 10 January 2006
The Dale Watson Trio / Claude Diamond - The Musician Pub, Leicester - 21 October 2007
John Tams & Barry Coope - Biddulph Town Hall - 06 October 2007
The Decemberists / Lavender Diamond - Manchester University - 05 February 2007
The Oysterband - Biddulph Town Hall - 09 March 2007
The National/Dakota - Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent - 10 July 2007
From The Jam - Manchester Academy - 05 December 2007
Amy MacDonald / Scott Ashley / Rachel Rimmer - Sugarmill, Stoke - 31 July 2007
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder / Lucy Diamond / - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall - 02 August 2007
Truckstop Honeymoon - The Springhead, somewhere near Hull - 31 August 2006
Punch Brothers / The Bills - Glasgow Old Fruitmarket - 18 January 2008
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys - Guildhall, Lichfield - 01 February 2003
Richard Thompson - Sheffield Lyceum - 02 March 2003
The Bangles - Manchester University - 19 March 2003
Morrissey / Franz Ferdinand / Damien Dempsey - Manchester Evening News Arena - 22 May 2004
Kate Rusby - Buxton Opera House - 23 March 2008
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Manchester Apollo - 07 May 2008
Tommy Allsup & Kevin Montgomery - the Musician, Leicester, UK - 03 June 2008
Hot Club of Cowtown - Malt Cross, Nottingham - 20 September 2008
The Sadies - - 31 October 2008
