Musings of the Great british Singer-Songwriter | livemusic.fm

Andrew Sloman epitomizes the talent, craft and sublime skill of the great British singer songwriter - understated but remarkably versatile both in terms of vocal lines and the melodies of the music.

Sloman is part of the great heritage of talented English, Scots, Welsh & Irish muses, notably including the likes of David Grey, Damian Rice, Tom Baxter, Mike Scott & Kelly 
Jones. And of course, John Martyn - who sadly passed away on the 29th January, aged 60, after over 30 years of contributing unique songs to the great British songbook. Martyn, in my mind represented to the acoustic guitar what Hendrix was to electric - innovative, inventive and indefinable. Go down easy John & may you never ...

Attending Andrew Sloman's gig was a fitting tribute to the memory of the Big Man, and reminded me that as one great muso lays his head down several others come forward to fill their place in the troubador ranks. Sloman is certainly a possible candidate with his silky voice, understated guitar melodies, and his poignant lyrics. Most of the songs you only have to hear once to be hooked by their pleasing rhythms and subtle melodies. [see Andrew's page on LMFM here Andrew Sloman ] 

This was the first time I had seen Andrew play live and he was breaking in a new bass player and drummer ( who were both incidentally superb) - next month Andrew will play Underbelly with an extended band, including a 4-piece String section. On the strength of songs such as Wear Her Down, The Machine and Back On My Feet I can only assume that that will be a breath-taking gig. As it was, the performance at the Shoreditch Music Hall was a virtuoso piece in itself - and, in my mind if he keeps going with the same momentum, this year will certainly see Sloman become a contender to join the same hallowed ranks as the likes of John Martyn.