IT promises to be a good set at the Wharf on Saturday night.
The lively five-piece Bushburys — rapidly reaching a wider fan-base following the success of their excellent album 'Trying to Catch the Sun' — are in town.
The Midlands-based band — formed in 1994 — are not easy to pigeon-hole which makes their sound all the more exciting and ever so slightly un-predictable.
The latest album shows them in reflective acoustic mood. There is 'Slow Train' for openers — a contageous, bluesy number, but then there is the delightful 'Walton Hill' taking us in an equally inspiring but different direction.
Most of it is written by vocalist and guitarist Eddy Morton.
Combine some of these fine reflective tracks with material from their more punchy live 12-track album 'Howling At The Moon' and you have a contemporary repertoire ranging from acoustic subtlety to rousing up-beat foot-stomping stuff.
The Bushburys blur the divisions between folk, rock and blues; between electric and acoustic.
Gerry Smith switches between piano and accordian which makes for more musical versatility — and allows songs to be treated to a wider range of interpretation.
Whether it is listening to 'Trying to Catch the Sun' or a recording of the band in full swing during a live session you just know the Busbury sound is going to get an even bigger following than it has already got.
A recording band regularly guesting at major festivals, as well as venues around the country, the Bushburys are too good to miss.