One Night in Bridport

Reg Meuross and the Short Stories Band
Bridport Art Centre,
Dorset.
Sat. 22 Jan 06


Reg Meuross is widely regarded as one of Britain's finest acoustic singer/ songwriters.
He and his band where first noticed by me, at last years Trowbridge festival.So when I spotted he was playing in Bridport , I contacted a resident of Bridport.(My uncle John Lipscombe) and persuaded him that he, and his wife, Sue should come along too

Arrived early. was met by them and along with Sue’s son Jonathan
Had a good nose around this quaint old Dorset town.

Well replenished. An excellant Veg. Biriani ( thanks Sue)
We got to the Art Centre, only a short walk from their flat,
in plenty of time to get the beers in.
The Venue small, and looking like an old Methodist hall
(perhaps it was)
Seated at the back of the hall slightly elevated
we had an excellent view.

Reg and the band arrived on stage at 8pm. A quick quip about the heat in the venue and feverish activity by the Crewkerne gang and it was straight into the first number

I noticed the band was light right from the start (where’s the Violin)
explained by Reg during the set, that Sinaed had double booked herself , and was languishing in the South of France
8 numbers in all in the first half, and after a 25 min beer break
a 2nd set of 13 songs(inc the encore)
Unfortunately I can’t recall all (a bit tricky writing the dark)and alcholol kicked it's ugly head later in the night
The set had a mixture of a few new ones, along with others from
the Short Stories Album
With the absence of the Violin, others shone.
The Clarity of Sarah Allen's Flute playing,
The “Rabbit” on keyboards was having a whale of a time, dropping his sheet music and even taking photo’s of us.
The Drummers soft hands on a few of the numbers
But what stood out was Miranda Sykes on her backing vocals complimenting Reg through out were just spot on..
The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all

The Set (what I can recall) was....
And They Danced, The Man in Edward Hoppers Bar, On Roslyn Banks, Davey Johnson,
You Left Me Crying, Worry No More, Jealous, Good with his Hands, Your Face Again,
Man in the Moon, & The Goodbye Hat

The Band
Reg Meuross : Guitar/Vocals
John ’Rabbit Bundrick: Piano
Sarah Allen: Flute & Accordion
Roy Dodds: Drums/ Percussion
Miranda Sykes: Double Bass/ Vocals

and missing Sinead Jones: Violin


In Fact Reg Meuross has put a fine band together here.
All exceptional musicians in there own right

A must see band if you like good song writing, superb musicians,
that gel together to make a good night out