Local band Lupa Tom play the upstairs stage at Connolly’s to a handful of people but they set about their songs as if there is a full house. It’s a cosy venue and has the intimate feel of a concert in someone’s living room. The three-piece folk band consists of acoustic guitar, upright double bass and drums.
Their witty lyrics about love and loss, breaking-up and making-up and life on the scrap heap are more than a touch reminiscent of the brilliant I Am Kloot from
are never going to set the world on fire but they are better than most bands playing over the weekend and deserve to be local favourites.
Swiss Tony
Scrooges Wine Bar plays host to the acoustic stage and has the feel of a welcoming bed and breakfast. Patterned carpet, choice of wines and a dimly lit stage provide the perfect place for engaging singer-songwriters. Unfortunately Swiss Tony is neither engaging nor it seems a songwriter, in fact I suspect he isn’t even Swiss. He is a young lad who does a short-covers set of songs by The Beatles, The Kinks and The Who, among others. It’s pleasant, harmless fun and the small crowd seem to enjoy it but it sounds like someone impersonating the lead singer of the Stereophonics doing embarrassing cover versions at a party to which he hasn’t been invited.
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