Michael Jerome Brown provides excellent support with some easy blues that ends with a wonderful cover of Randy Newman's ‘Louisiana 1927.’ After a short interval a beaming Bibb strolls onstage in his trademark Panama hat to loud applause and cheers.
There's a new album, 'Jericho Road', to promote and much of it is played tonight with songs about Superman, Nelson Mandela and a cover of a Rev Gary Davies tune, 'I Heard the Angels Singing' , that seem to provide a theme around heroes for the night. The four piece band are outstanding providing a warm and enthusiastic backing for Bibb's classy country-blues.
Bibb is a brilliant blues player and delivers a couple of newer tunes in 'Turner Station' a moody blues, and 'You Can't Please Everyone' penned in response to a critics harsh words about his cover of Dylan's 'The Times They are A-Changing.' Eric pays a quick visit to his recent African flavoured album ‘Brothers in Bamoko’ playing a wonderful ‘On My Way to Bamoko’ and, for the final song, delivers an excellent solo version of the classic 'Goin Down Slow' before a three song encore leaves the crowd roaring for more.
Words: Greg Johnson
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