Tom McConville and David Newey
Before I forget, I should say that the Black Swan has Skipton Brewery’s Copper Dragon on tap – delicious golden stuff.
Tom McConville is an Iriish Geordie, which takes the more extreme edges off both caricatures and ends up with a really warm humorous presentation. He plays a wonderful lively fiddle and sings some great songs – a wonderful version of “Beeswing” sticks in the aural memory particularly. A pity the room wasn’t as packed as it was for Chris Wood last week; to my mind Tom is just as good. David Newey must be 40 years younger than Tom. He plays a very unassuming guitar, respectful of what Tom’s up to, and with some accomplished solos.