I spent this afternoon in Bents Park in South Shields watching the free festival. First up was Charlotte Yanni, French born musician who is now resident in the north-east and was pretty good, but not the finished article. The second act was the brilliant Big Red & the Grinners, I'm definitely going to follow and watch when they play again in the region, and recommend you keep an eye out for performances near you. The headlining act was KT Tunstall, who I've seen several times and demonstrated why she is such an accomplished live performer and highly regarded singer/songwriter.
I came away with a Big Red & the Grinners T-shirt and CD (Grandpappy's Greatest Hits: Volume 1). This is a taste of what they do:
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