John Metcalfe

Just back from a full-on week-end at Bestival. We played in the gorgeous Blue Pavilion to a crowd very happy to have made it through some horrendous M3 traffic and then spent the rest of the evening listening to the varied and rich talents of Fink, Clayhill, AJ, Digitonal and of course the blistering Bays. The author of this blog may well have been spotted shaking a leg or two particularly during some excellent drum'n'bass from the band and during the intense set from Palmskin and Jimpster that followed.

Just got a copy of the Guardian Review for our show at the ICA last Wednesday.

"The event starts brilliantly with viola player/composer John Metcalfe. His band is a string trio (viola, violin and double bass) plus Bays drummer Andy Gangadeen, with additional synthesised support from a laptop. They play a smartly written, sharply defined repertoire (as demonstrated by Metcalfe's album Scorching Bay), but Gangadeen's supercharged style reveals an extra dimension in Metcalfe's material; the drums sit right on top of the beat, synchronising precisely with the urgent attack of the strings."

We like it!

The whole evening came off brilliantly so massive thanks to Sarah and Ben for putting it on. For the full review go here.