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In another plane of existence it would be fair to openly state that Me And Deboe would be one of the biggest, and well known duos on the planet, with a sound, a sense of urgent creativity that flows through each song and with a passion for expression that arguably has only been matched by Simon and Garfunkel, it would make sense, it would be the conversation of wisdom, to see and insist that Me And Deboe would be shaking the tree of indifference and pulling up those that follow with them.

However, we deal with the certainty, and not the other worldly and instead of seeing Sarah Deboe and Mercy Elise dashing across five continents and various cities every day, the audiences that have taken this incredible duo to their hearts in Liverpool and beyond have the secure knowledge that they remain one of the most grounded, influential and incredible pair of musicians that they are likely to see perform on a regular basis.

As a fan you have the choice, you want your heroes to spread the word, but you also want to bask in their closeness, and for those who were privileged to be present during their set as part of Thom Morecroft’s album launch at Studio 2, the dichotomy of artistic expression rose once more in their minds.

The intensity of Me And Deboe’s performance is always shadowed by the pleasure they give, the smile in between, the sheer value that they place upon the song and the audience’s reaction to it. Unlike Simon and Garfunkel, arguably the finest duo to have graced a stage, there is a true sense of enjoyment of being in each other’s company, no sense of strained sagacity, instead an aura of light that comes from within; it is no wonder that they can steal a show, but that they are also humble and giving enough to refrain from the blindness of spirit that comes with such ferociousness.

With new tracks and ways of expression to come in the coming year, it was to the songs Go Live, Culture Fruit, Knowing, The End, Mother Shipton, plus an entertaining as yet unnamed track that the Studio 2 audience found themselves being regaled with, a storm of approval unfurled, the reveal of the moment just exquisite, and in the end the consistency of thought that the world needs to know just how damned good Me and Deboe are; a simple thought, one that all who have seen them will surely attest to, and one in which captured the spirit of the evening and the ceremony that it asked for.  

Ian D. Hall