Matthew's Journal

I like Show of Hands but I don't love them and especially not when they do sets of that length. I enjoyed that one up until the last few songs which nearly made me nod off. I wish they mixed things up a bit more - some optimistic songs to go along with the whiney "woe the countryside" ones and some more original orchestration.

I much much prefer Oysterband who do a better mix of things, along with much more original backing music. I will admit, though, that the set they did this year was nowhere near their best. Last year's was a lot better.