What a brilliant gig last night at Henry’s Cellar Bar in Edinburgh. Tiny intimate venue sold out with only 100 people

One of the best songwriters of our time and a true genuine nice bloke…….

He said it felt like playing in his grannies living room

Stephen Fretwell - new website coming soon

Can't wait for the new album. A few of the tracks he played from it sounded spot on.

 

I'm also a BIG fan and looking forward to the next album

 

Sounds riviting...

 

or perhaps..........

rivetting

riveter
riveting
riveting machine
rivetingly
rivetless
rivets
rivetted
rivetter
rivetting rivière
rivière-du loup
rivière-du-loup
rivièreduloup
rivières
Riviera
riviera beach
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riviereduloup

Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[riv-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -et·ed, -et·ing or (especially British) -et·ted, -et·ting.
–noun 1. a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
–verb (used with object) 2. to fasten with a rivet or rivets.
3. to hammer or spread out the end of (a pin, bolt, etc.) in order to form a head and secure something; clinch.
4. to fasten or fix firmly.
5. to hold (the eye, attention, etc.) firmly.


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[Origin: 1350–1400; (n.) ME revette, rivette < OF rivet, deriv. of river to attach; (v.) ME revetten, deriv. of the n.]

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riv·et·er, noun
riv·et·less, adjective

 

Never heard of him, worth a listen Si? Guessing its similar style of music to JJ?

 

Dave

Not nearly as 'corny' as JJ. Think gritty real life UK as opposed to sun-drenched Hawaii and you're getting there but I'd still rate Magpie as one one of my top 5 favourite albums of all time.

Well worth a listen but I'd check his website out first to see if you like his voice etc...

 

I know him well. You are right he is a top bloke, very genuine and down to earth. I'll let him know you enjoyed the gig

 

Thanks Si, I shall trust your judgement and have a nosey for him tomorrow morning

 

That's put me off a bit. I know JJ is a bit corny and samey, but at least his music is cheerful 'feel good' stuff. When I listen to JJ after a stressful day it calms me down, whereas 'gritty' probably won't. Same reason I stopped listening to must rock/metal - it's too angry for me now!

I may well check it out though, it does sound quite good from the quick snippet I heard on his website earlier.

 

Angrynorth

Please do.....Our drummer sent me a text at 3:00am one day insisting I buy Magpie immediately The way it gets under your skin is stunning

Iwan

Sorry for misleading you mate....it's not angry, just 'emotional' in a songwriting but not an angry style. I'm just not very good at describing things I'm afraid......it's maybe a bit more introspectivce and raw.

It's a grower but an album that has NO FILLERS and if possible even gets stronger towards the end. A true masterpiece but you have to stick with it.

Don't get me wrong about Jack Johnson. I went all the way to Paris to see him last March and rate him and Donovan Frankenreiter, Jason Mraz, G Love, Ben Lee, Ben Taylor, John Butler Trio, Pete Murray (etc ...all that same breed) very highly. There's just more raw heartfelt emotion in Fretwell's lyrics and two of the songs from Magpie (Emily and New York) are true masterpieces IMHO.