Willowstone 2011 - Robyn G Shiels
Main Stage 3.15pm Tweet: G-whiz it’s Robyn, Shielding his eyes from the sun. What happened?: “We’re going to play some nice songs for you.”And so they did.In what is a slightly strange setting for the often maudlin and melancholy tones of Mr Shiels, today accompanied by a band.It’s so gentle, unhurried and unassuming that it can seem a bit thrown together, which distracts from the quality of song-writing.The changing delicacy and quiet power recalls the likes of Bon Iver or quieter Devendra Banhart, in spirit, if not in practice, sparse, delicate song-writing brought to focus by the lack of accoutrements.“Where Has All The Love Gone” is carried by piano, a late night whiskey song if ever there was one, and seemingly the place has got colder as a result.Even the relatively up-tempo ‘All Hope Lay Dying’ isn’t exactly a happy song, and so the crowd are a bit nonplussed. Shining Light: ‘Where Has All The Love Gone’ – hurry up and record this please, so we can enjoy it more. Meltdown: Probably Robyn himself.He’s bound to be suffering away from the dark, dank bars that are his spiritual home.If he melted, we wouldn’t be surprised. Rating: 7/10



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