The format of tonights show was predetermined and to a degree dictated by the choice of venue. Fellow Nashville colleague Sam Palladio has been playing support to Striking Matches around the UK during the Summer in predominantly smaller venues along with some well chosen Festival appearances ahead of his debut release later in the year, allowing him to distance himself from his Nashville character. Charles Esten when he tours next year has chosen to play a seated Shepherds Bu

Possibly one of the longest queues in a while snaked around the corner of Bush Hall into the side streets for this triple bill. With a host of performers on show as well including The Shires, Sarah Darling, Jenn Bostic, Jarrod Dickenson with his wife Clare and a Wandering Heart this was clearly the place to be on a hot Monday night. Opening the show while many were still negotiating getting in was Nikhil D'Souza who simply gets better and better each time we see him. A couple