"Nice Set Last Night ... Really Cool"
Jon Hubbard, Hubcap Promotions, Reading Promoter
"...an array of very strong songs, with catchy choruses, demonstrating a strong singing voice and real passion for his songs - I'd recommend checking Andrew out live soon."
Joanne Kelly, Reading Radio DJ
"I thought Something Wild was an Old Velvet Underground tune I hadn't heard. Excellent!!? I dig it all."
Obdan, YouTube User
"Absolutely Love This Song (Something Wild)"
DennyCraneLocknLoad, YouTube User
" "Love The Stones' Cover (Sympathy For The Devil)."
Vic Cracknell, Surrey & Hants Musician / Promoter
"I've been listening to At The Water's Edge - very impressed, really like it. Has a sort of Lou Reed / Velvet Underground feel to it - good songs, quite quirky and unusual, thoughtful lyrics and some stand out guitar palying!"
Brian Hurrell, Farnham (Surrey) Musician
" "You've Got The Magic Back...They are great lyrics and very pertinent to my thoughts."
Jayne Ferst, Novelist
""A cracking singer / songwriter"
Aquillo, Farnham Band
"Listening to Andrew Shearer's CD, "At The Water's Edge." Very impressed! *Dances*"
Raji Kulatilake, Reading Musician
"....Andrew has the gift of making people feel good about themselves..."
Maija, Reading Musician
"...able to put unflinchingly honest songs to warm, melodic music... a favourite for those with itchy feet..."
Luke Paolo, Reading Musician
"...able to put unflinchingly honest songs to warm, melodic music... a favourite for those with itchy feet..."
Luke Paolo, Reading Musician

GIGS

Tuesday 6th November 2012

Rhu Bar, 21 London Street, Basingstoke, RG21 7NT

Silverscreen Band / Andrew Shearer

"Obama 1 : American Pie 0"

I was very pleased to be asked to support Mark Stratton (from 12 Truths) and Merv Young and Stuart Wheaton (from Aquillo) in their super group Silverscreen Band last night.

For my set there seemed to be some good interaction with the audience who at times were quite appreciative. Interestingly last night I felt that my own material was better received than the "crowd pleasers". It's always risky playing American Pie but it was the look of not another b***dy verse, that persuaded me to miss two verses out. I'm coming to the conclusion that perhaps it's not such a good one to end on anymore (or perhaps even play) but the theory was that it would get everyone going for the next band. (When I say going, I don't mean leaving, you understand.) It was amusing to catch the consternation of Silverscreen Band as I started Sympathy For The Devil, you didn't need to be a member of MENSA to deduce that it was in their their set too; I guess there are some advantages to being the support act. I very much enjoyed Silverscreen Band's subsequent set, a six piece of very accomplished musician s (singer, bass, two guitars, sax, cajon) belting out some modern classics.

Thanks to Luke Paulo for venturing out and showing support.

Unfortunately the stage lighting wasn't great but the videos below give a sense of the evening.