April 28th - Day 10

This whole idea is feeling a bit bananas today. First test of nerve ten days in. The boy's ill again so daytime music is out. However I should have time to catch a band called Mescal Circus tonight, who intriguingly incorporate live painting into their shows, but tomorrow's going to be a squash. I could hang around town till after midnight tonight and hope to catch tomorrow's act then. Or is that cheating? Friday's looking tough too.

I ended up going to Hootananny in Brixton and listening to the mellow blues of Nelson King, and the sound check of Benjamin Thomas, and was back home by ten.

2015 update - Nelson King still gigging - down by the sea at St Leonards last night (August 2nd). Benjamin Folke Thomas's star has risen since 2009 - he's about to set off on tour, mainly Germany and England, London's venue being The Union Chapel. He also has three acclaimed albums under his belt.

http://www.nelsonking.net

http://www.benfolkethomas.com

November 4th - Day 200

Another evening of multi-musicianship, this time at the consistently splendid Easycome Acoustic Club in Nunhead, featuring, in order of disappearance...

Boycott Coca-Cola Experience, lovechild of Syd Barrett and Robert Johnson, whose watchable immobility at the mic makes for nice non-blurry photos...

..and from Wales, Howl Griff and his band - conveyancers of pyschedelic folk rock and owners of a twelve-string guitar sold to them for a fag by Roger McGuinn of The Byrds...apparently...

...and super Charlie on ukulele, loop and folk song. She was less blurry in real life...

...and a man whose head has caught fire watched by another act who I missed and whose name I can't quite remember at the moment. Man with head on fire was Ben Folke Thomas, who I last saw soundchecking way back on Day 15 or something. A pleasure to see him perform properly...

Also saw 15 year-old singer-songwriter star for the future Sasha, but missed host Andy Hankdog's regular turn...got to go to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital now to see some music...can't remember what...will edit and polish later...