Thornton Hough Village Club and Bar
Sometimes you miss going to a gig because life gets in the way, or you miss the announcement or you have other plans. Then you have to live with the hint of regret when you hear people talking about that gig that you missed. Happily because Neil Johnson seems to have a perfect handle on the kind of music I love and he nudged me in the right direction this week, I had the immense pleasure of being at the Blue Rose Code gig at Thornton Hough Village Club & Bar last night. I feel like it might be one of those gigs I talk about a lot – “….. remember that night…..”.
Normally my reviews are full of details and songs and band members and history. I have none of that for this gig. I went into the gig knowing almost nothing about the band/duo – I knew I’d heard the name but that was as far as it went. I was not prepared (even after a few listens on Spotify) for the sheer beauty and passion in the music. Ross and Ben took the small but perfectly formed audience on such an emotional journey last night. In places I was just mesmerised both by the intensity of feelings and also the amazing guitar skills of both musicians.
I had a chance to chat with Ross in the interval, what a lovely man – so appreciative of the audience (we’re pretty cool at THVC to be fair, we even sing along when we’re asked to 
) and so approachable.
So now I go out on my Blue Rose Code journey, in an effort to catch up and fill my soul with these beautiful lyrics and glorious songs.
I’m off to find my “murmuration of starlings” 
Anfield Girl…. 