Billy Bragg : Ticking off a list of long place names in Wales to play
Monday Jun 15, 2009
Billy Bragg got to tick off one of the places in Wales with a long name he had not played in before, on Sunday night at the Great Hall in the University in Aberystwyth. The tour was to remember (rather than commemorate) the Miners strike 30 years ago. Something I don't really remember being 12 or 13 and more interested in football at the time, though I do remember the television pictures, it did not make much sense then.
I have seen Bill play at festivals before, but I think he was on much better form last night. He is of course very political and I very much doubt that many members of the audience voted for UKIP or the BNP. I was not quite prepared for a local choir to sing the The Internationale with him, was very moving in the context.
Also interesting was his work on promoting the songs of Woody Guthrie. Usual banter and chat from Bill, but always with a passion. You get the idea he does not like the BNP or Hazel Blears.
Support was from the poet Patrick Jones. His last items was accompanied by Bill as poetry to music was about the NHS, this was also quite moving in context.
First on was the Alex Dingley Band who reminded me of The Pixies a little.
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