Well, maybe that’s a bit over the top. Star-date Friday and we are off to see Chris Helme in the Basement Bar at York’s City Screen. I arrive around 21:00 just as my old mucker Rik Witter is leaving (blatant name dropping). Andy and H are already there and I’ve almost missed the first act, Rob Hughes, whose final two songs are fantastic. What a voice, what a guy. Chris is sorting out the sound and Lo! There’s Simon Snaize who sometimes sings with Hazzard County, and he’s the second act. I’ve seen Simon in action before and he is brilliant, mostly singing his own compositions (I think) but he manages to segue in a version of George Harrison’s Within You Without You. For the final act Simon takes over on the sound and Chris settles down on his stool. He performs a selection of his own compositions and Yard material; Blinded by the Sun, Hello, Pure, Stars, even a cover of Who Do You Love? A top night out, (except for the warm Boddingtons at £2.70) but still a little early when we leave so it’s a quick dash across town to see if we can catch Hazzard County at the Swan. But when we arrive there is no sign of them even having played, so it sounds as if rumours of their death may not have been exaggerated after all. Plan C and we dart around the corner to the Roman Bath to catch the final two songs from Dr Brown and neck a pint of John Smith’s cask.
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