Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
On any night in which providence strikes, to open yourself up to the elements, to throw yourself down on the barbed wire of artistic integrity and be seen, to be witnessed as the moment in which the evening’s flourished bloom begins, that is fortune, but in the hands of Charlie McKeon as he set the tone of the evening for Thom Morecroft’s album launch at Liverpool’s Studio 2, it was of farsighted destiny.
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Musicians seem to grow up so fast, unlike for example the poet who allows themselves to remain in touch with a child like wonder, the steely resolve in the eye never a truly fixed point of emotional glory, the musician has to hold onto life with grim fascination, a singular vision of hope and only then do they allow whimsy and beauty to nestle in their hearts.
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There is a certain gentleness, a confident kind of whimsical appreciation to be found in watching Charlie McKeon as he settles into what could have been a solemn affair slot at Strings and Things’ August session. It is a gentleness though that carries great weight, a simmering tension that underlines the depth of feeling that can be witnessed between one person and their chosen musical instrument and the songs that somehow beat and throb with the heart filled with unusual courage. It is a sign of wonder and aural beauty that has to be heard to be understood and loved.