CT opener Belle of the Fall is a duo. Young woman on guitar/ vocals and guy on standup bass/ vocals. The sound reminded me of some of the Pentangle songs with female vocals and bass. BOTF vocalist was less impy and smokier. Good originals with some audience participation bits. The guy sang backup in a high register which made for an excellent rendition of S and G's Sounds of Silence.
Northampton's Suitcase Junket has been around for a while. A true one man band, the dude plays multiple cymbals, shakers, saw blades, and beats with his feet. All the while whistling, singing, and playing a swampy, bluesy guitar, SJ made quite the racket. Hysterical inter song banter, SJ introduced one tune Swamp Chicken with his affinity for the term Swamp Yankee. While touring the south, SJ assumed the moniker of Swamp Yankee, he thought it would be the least worst Yankee. SJ had this weird whistling style that he described as throat whistling while curling his tongue to yield this odd synth effect. The Suitcase Junket's sound has evolved nicely, and while he seems a little van-queer, he was an enjoyable and engaging listen.
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