*Alan Pownall/Davie Fiddle/Mumford & Sons @ The Globe, London (Live)

The Globe in Notting Hill London, not exactly the venue you'd expect to find a blossoming folk/singer-songwriter night. The Globe is Jamaican at heart, the bright colours on the wall only those in the Jamaican flag, the reggae pumping out of the speakers and the laid back vibe runs all the way through.

Yet tonight it is hosting three fine young sets of men:

Alan Pownall

Davie Fiddle

Mumford & Sons


Alan Pownall played solo, although was backed up on one track by Marcus Mumford. His voice is hard to place... but definitely pleasing.
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Davie Fiddle was second up, and this was my first time seeing him. He impressed me greatly, with a simple guitar and string arrangement his stuff is truly haunting, and the violin/fiddle makes it echo in the mind for hours after. It for some reason, reminds me of Irish music that has crashed into a London voice. It's not unhappy music however, and brought nice warm and fuzzy feelings to our belly. His recordings don't quite do his live performance justice but we're ofcourse going to give you one.
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Mumford and Sons have been mentioned a few days ago, and are such a bright new talent. Again infused with folk the band uses guitars, banjos, double bass and keys and is finally topped by Marcus's stunning voice. Really. The Voice. We love it. The song we've given you is pretty darn stunning, in our opinion anyway. Not for those whose hearts break easily.
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With a packed crowd, singing all the lyrics back, crammed into a tiny Jamaican bar. You can't beat those kind of gigs.