Saturday night in Guildford brings a potential feast of the singer/songwriter’s craft. Hors d’oeuvres are provided by Karima Francis, whose exquisite songcraft is well received by the Guildford crowd.
The main course is Jack Savoretti and his band, a pleasingly cohesive unit with none of the stand-offishness often displayed by band leaders towards their sidemen. To their credit, this band are far more than backing musicians.
Jack is here to promote his current album, Before The Storm, which is a good thing as it is a far more percussive collection than his previous effort (Harder Than Easy) which tended to sag in the middle somewhat. A Jack Savoretti gig is very much a late 1960s / early 1970s singer/songwriter experience, with Jack’s voice swinging between James Taylor and a rather gravelly Cat Stevens. Most songs are played with the band and have the feel of Sweetheart Of The Rodeo era Byrds coupled with early Eagles. Jack plays a few songs solo displaying some pleasingly accomplished finger-picking, the band returning for a storming cover of Ring Of Fire.
Jack Savoretti isn’t doing anything new, or indeed overly inventive, but as a live act he and his band are a very good night out.
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