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ARD & lWinterflylleth at the Bread Shed

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Following a nightmare which is parking in Manchester and getting a meal on a Saturday night without booking, we walked into the Bread Shed just as ARD were getting going, minus my vinyl and CDs for signing!. The masterpiece which is Take Up My Bones was instantly recognisable, as were composer and multi instrumentalist Mark Deeks and fellow Winterfylleth band mate Chris Naughton, both on guitar. The latter was centre stage, where surely Deeks should have been?

From the off the band, who were put together to perform an album which was never intended to be performed live, were a little loose with the drums too prominent and the guitars not clear enough. There appeared to be a lot retuning necessary, especially from Chris and the lead guitarist who appeared hidden away a lot of the time. This didn’t really detract from enjoyment of the incredible compositions from the album.  By the time the final 10 minutes, consisting of Only Three Shall Know, came along something had changed, the band was as tight as anything and I wished they could have started again from the beginning. 45 minutes had flown by and I’ll certainly go and see them again.

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I think I’ve seen Winterfylleth four times now, including the set which became their live album recorded at Bloodstock and earlier this year supporting Emperor at Incineration Fest. They never disappoint.

Winterfylleth are one of those bands that are so consistent with their music, without being boring or repetitive, that it doesn’t matter what they play or how familiar I am with the songs, it’s just incredible to listen to. Having said that, disappointingly, they didn’t play A Valley Thick With Oaks, which is my favourite. Who can resist singing along “In the heart of every Englishman…”? However, I did come away with a new favourite in Green Cathedral!

We only got an hour, but at least they didn’t bugger about going off and coming back for an encore. There were old songs, new songs and never before played live songs. Loved every second of it and, for the first time for me, the final song wasn’t preceded with “Sadly time is short and our songs are long, so this is our last one.” Until next time!

 

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