Last night saw me in lewisham for a gig featuring my friend Hugh. To be honest I didn’t know what to expect, and yesterday afternoon I was in two minds about going, but it turned out two be a great night. There were three performers/groups on: the first was Charles Hayward (not to be confused with Charles Hazlewood – a complexly different person), with a rather postmodern mix of singing bowls, percussion and mouth-keyboard*. Next on after a short break was Hugh, performing with a woman called Cevanne. Under the name Cewdson and Cevanne, they do a highly atmospheric form of electric music using harp, computer, and a truly unique instrument, created by Hugh and Jodie, worn on the head. They mix electronica with folk in a truly brilliant way. The third act of the evening was a group called The Remote Viewers: four saxophones and a double bass, it was wonderfully evocative.

In all, a great night then. Looking back, I should have dragged Lyn to it – I think she would have enjoyed it – but, as I say,, I didn’t know what to expect. Chatting with the guys after the gig, though, I mentioned Lyn to charles, who put the night on. I think he would like Lyn’s work, and it might be an idea to introduce them to eachother; the potential for future events is huge. I got home just before midnight, only having hd one beer as it was BYOB, really pleased I decided to go in the end.

*Not sure what the correct name for that thing he was blowing is.