Rory McLeod on tour
It was way back in the mists of time when I heard for the first time.
The track was Love Like A Rock from the CD Footsteps and Heartbeats and I was amazed and delighted by the fire and the musicianship. Gypsy music, Blues, Mariachi music, English Music Hall - everything seemed to be there and it all seemed to work beautifully.
As a mouthorgan player of small note myself, I was in awe of the man's ability with the "tin sandwich".
At times he sounded like the very best of . But that wasn't all - on top of the guitar and mouthorgan the man plays trombone, spoons, finger cymbals, bandorea, djembe and shed-loads of percussion instruments.
He has travelled the world with his music and is one of the few folkies I know that has worked as a circus clown and a fire-eater ( is another such).
Rory was the winner of the Best Live Act award at the 2002 Â鶹Éç Radio 2 Folk Awards. He is on tour next month and if you have a chance of going to see him you simply must.
You can find his dates .
And if you've never heard him, beg, borrow or steal a copy of Footsteps and Heartbeats and just have a listen to Love Like A Rock - I'm sure you'll be as delighted as I was when I first heard it.
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