• "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

Monday 18th June 2012

The Jolly Anglers, Reading RG1 3EA

open-mic hosted by Tony Brown

"Perfect Day Lapped Up"

Artist-wise a very quiet night (only two other artists plus Tony) but very nice to see "The Dancers" and some of the other regular members of the audience at the Jolly Anglers last night.


One of the other acts incorrectly, in my opinion, espoused that there was only "Prog Rock" before Punk and so for my second set I thought it was only right to remind him of Roxy music and Lou Reed. I really need to learn a different Roxy music song apart from the one about a blow-up doll but I think that went okay. However I do think I probably did my best rendition of Perfect Day last night, in spite of the landlord's black Labrador noisily lapping his water bowl and spoiling the "carefully crafted ambience" (sic).


On many levels Can't Let Go seems to follow Perfect Day very naturally but in hindsight I think I should have finished with Crackerjack and tried to get everybody to join in but it just didn't occur to me at the time. Doh! A very pleasant night though.


Set 1


Cold Heart

You've Got The Magic Back

Get Up!

The Things That She Said

Silent Valley

Tears of a Clown (Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby)

Last Night I Saw You Standing There

Set 2

In Every Dream Home A Heartache (Bryan Ferry)

Perfect Day (Lou Reed)

Can't Let Go



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