CHRIS TYE : I love this city / I met a lot of nice people here
So sings CHRIS TYE on his debut album SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE. The city in
question is Birmingham, guardian of the Midlands, Englands proud second city and
Chris home town. The song is Come Undone, one of eight tracks on what is a
startlingly honest offering from a young man who is both shy and confident in
equal measures; who smiles yet who holds back, and a man with a lot to say yet
preferring and indeed able to convey his thoughts with words so carefully
thought out you wonder if every conversation is scripted in his head far in
advance. When he does speak you feel drawn to listen. Its a talent that
translates well to his songwriting, as people who have heard the record are
starting to attest. I love the strings on this track, says Tye thoughtfully as
Come Undone plays in the background. I recorded the guitar and vocal live and we
added the viola and cello afterwards. He pauses. The song is about reaching a
point where change is the only thing that can save you in this case a change of
town going home. We all need to go home from time to time.
BERNARD HOSKIN : Bernard runs the succesful Acoustic Routes venue in Cambridge which has hosted some of the finest acts in the U.K . Bernard is however no mean performer himself and has a wonderful English quality about his singing and songwriting...........he even sings with an English accent!
GIG REVIEW WILL BE POSTED SOON !!!!!!!!!!!