Review: Huw Olesker @ The New Theatre Royal

Buy Levitra Online Pharmacy width=”604″ height=”366″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-1146″ />by Chris Hilson

I’m really not a fan of the ukulele so I can’t say that I was particularly looking forward to an evening dedicated to it. Beyond the use of the instrument I wasn’t sure what to expect from tonight’ Order Doxycyclines support act ‘The Pompey Pluckers’, who were joined for their set by Huw himself. Buy antibiotics online without prescription. Online Drugstore. Vardenafilo levitra However, it turned out that I was in for a very pleasant surprise as the twelve or so members worked their way Buy viagra brand Viagra Soft Tabs Online Pharmacy No Prescription Needed through a varied set of covers. Throwing in everything from ‘Sunny Afternoon’ by The Kinks, and ‘Delilah’ by Tom Jones, to The Beach Boys’ ‘Sloop John B’ as well as a couple of seemingly obligatory George Formby numbers, kept the set varied and got nearly all the audience singing along and tapping their feet. There were a few slip-ups during their performance and the lack of a microphone meant that the vocals sometimes got a bit lost but it was good, solid start to the night.

Huw Olesker is a name that I’ve been aware of since his performance at Southsea Fest last year but, due to my dislike for his choice of musical instrument, I’d never seen him in action until tonight. Getting up on stage by yourself at just fourteen years old would surely be a daunting experience, although judging by Huw’s confident yet relaxed demeanour, he’s the exception to Cheap Levitra onlinethe rule. He describes his unique style as Post Punk often Animal based Anarchic Ukulele Idiocy’, which proved to be very accurate although, based on tonight’s performance, ‘comedic genius’ should replace ‘idiocy’.

Buy decadron online style=”color: #000000;”> His lyrics, whether he was singing about his physical attraction to Marmite or animal-based identity fraud as in ‘Horse On The End Of The Line’ were genuinely hilarious and helped conjure up some brilliant imagery. Levitra generico buy drugs online His vocal delivery and between-song banter reminded me of Bill Bailey, Florida codes bank and a few of his song introductions verged on stand-up comedy. Zithromax pharmacy A mid-set rendition of a song by his band ‘Zoo In The Sky’ showed an intelligence and social awareness that would put people twice his age to shame. Levitra reviews After being encouraged to return for an encore, he jokingly informed the audience that they ‘would regret this’ before launching in to ‘Touching Terrapins’, which is quite possibly the only song in existence about a paedophilic tortoise and his lifestyle. It proved to be the highlight of what was a short but brilliant set and went some way to converting me to the sound of the Bactrim Online ukulele.

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