The blog of Simon Hawkins

Wednesday night was live gig night at the Beehive in Swindon. Playing were Phil King and Sam Holmes. I've previously seen Phil King play in Bath. That evening he was accompanied by a Cellist and Bass guitar, this time it was just Phil and his guitar, and again sounding incredible. The range of sounds he can extract from the guitar is phenomenal, an absolute pleasure to hear and watch.

First time I've seen Sam Holmes and already looking forward to seeing her again. A mix of Lisa Loeb, Gem & Suzanne Vega - really great voice and lyrics, songs that draw you in.

Would recommend both of them to anyone who enjoys chill out acoustic solo sets, you will not be disappointed.