It was Tuesday, 22nd of January and we were going to see the Mavericks live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and of course we were so excited… nine years since we had last seen them! Hannah had got us some brilliant seats very near the front and we sat, fizzing with expectation. Of course there was a support act, but none of us had ever heard of them… well, all I can say is, silly us!
Onto the stage came a couple of very smart and handsome chaps, then some more, and some more, and a few more until the stage was full of dapper young men, maybe about nine of them, I sort of lost count! They all wore shirts and ties, some wore waistcoats, some wore jackets, some were in complete three-piece sharp suits and had a variety of instruments, guitars, drums, fiddles,keyboard… and more. I don’t know how to describe their music except to say it was brilliant, they were so loud and so good. The lead singer who looked a little like Mark Rylance the actor and director, had a tremendous voice as he sang what sounded like a fusion of folk and rock; he sang, he shouted, he screeched, he stamped, he yelped – fantastic! The songs had narrative, and told of hard and desperate times with passion and compassion.
They only played a short set because of course they were the support act, but I would really love to catch up with them and hear them again. Them… They are The Black Diamond Express, and they come from Edinburgh and you can find out more about them and listen to some of their songs here:
http://www.theblackdiamondexpress.com/
PS the lead singer wore spats!
Lois Elsden 
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Hi what a tremendous, account of last Tuesday evening! We love for you to come and see us in full swing at one of our own gigs. We are booking up dates for spring at the moment and would love to have you along.. Send us an email to the address below and we let you know when we are next in your neck of the woods! Kindest regards, The BDE
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Sounds like you really had a great, entertaining evening! Thanks too for visiting my blog.
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You’re welcome! it was a fabulous evening!
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