6th July Stripped 1st Birthday at the Wellington Inn (2/2) By Michelle Dee Photographs By Mo

(1/2), (2/2).

Photograph Gallery   Steer Gallery,   Tim Canfer Gallery,   The Bonnits Gallery,   The Launderette Poets Gallery.

The Bonnitts are what you might call the established act tonight, each Stripped night tries to bring a some of the lesser known artists together with some of the bigger bands in the city too good effect. Chris and Mike kick of with In to you, I am reminded that it was their moving acoustic side that got them the slot at the April thisisull gig. Feral Kids comes next the second track of their recent Soldier EP. The single guitar line as the song starts is stirring Mike's voice deceptively strong, the riffs from Chris bending the strings underneath the vocal. What a hook.

As you are comes next all soaring vocals subtle rhythms and has the two musicians doing what they do best. The reaction from the crowd is testament to their talent. The two go on to give us the first Bonnitts song they wrote with the early Stereophonics influences showing. As the dark brooding guitar delivers underplayed intensity I thought comes into my head that reaffirms my belief in Hull music; the quality the magic is there regardless of any scene influences.

A new song next with the working title the drum song so called because in full band mode it starts with drums. It starts slow ballad like then gathers pace to a big chorus, in a Snow Patrol kind of way. This song has definite hit potential some one get behind it and lets here it on the airwaves. They finish with Soldier; one guitar has become a casualty of the night, it's live and anything can happen so you can forgive them one or two shaky notes.

The sustained cheering at the end of the set tells me they were warmly appreciated. The final band I saw tonight were The Launderette Poets, a musical outfit consisting of Missy on cello and vocals, guitars from Pat and keys from Steer. They are a popular outfit and after playing February demands for them to perform again have come in an almost unending torrent.

I learn later from Pat that Launderette Poets have been hard at work in the studio so were glad to play live again. I also learned that although the sound set up was reasonably good all evening Missy couldn't hear her cello in the monitor so gave up on the seldom seen instrument. There's a cellist in the Rocky Nest but they are sadly a rare commodity. So the band rouses the audience with their particular brand of quirky folk songs about love and loss and ice cream.

Pleasant strumming, not quite jaunty but upbeat none the less, Missy's vocal quality has the Englishness of Kate Bush crossed with the breathy Celtic twang of Dolores Riordan with something of the musical thrown in. She seems well admired with the crowd as the claps and cheers for her ring out. At this point I decide to have a wander and stretch my legs, I discover a rather full beer garden with people sat talking and drinking, taking time out. Every so often strains of the music can be heard from inside I hear a Jeff Buckley number floating out of the pub in to the cool night air. Marvelous.

Congratulations Stripped, musicians and staff alike for creating this unique and totally engaging atmosphere, supporting original live music, and giving us a uniquely different experience; long may it last. www.myspace.com/launderettepoets www.myspace.com/steermusicband www.myspace.com/thebonnitts www.timcanfer.co.uk www.myspace.com/hullstripped

Photograph Gallery   Steer Gallery,   Tim Canfer Gallery,   The Bonnits Gallery,   The Launderette Poets Gallery.

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