The guys shine through distractions, such is the impeccable and nonpareil distinctive fashion Illingworth rolls these songs out. Del Amitri, then, cool as cucumbers slipping an original in goes unnoticed by a crowd expectant of covers it’s early, there’s a lot of chatting, it’s Christmas, an engaging topic for discussion. Geography selected my initial pitstop as The Three Crowns, John and Joylen squashed in a corner to allow for a dancefloor, already underway with duo guitars, familiar classic pub singalong covers apt for the establishment. Not forgoing, both acts booked for tonight are proficiently entertaining, ergo, when I say it’s an average night in Devizes it’s far from a complaint, rather it equates to a bloody good night as far as I’m concerned! And these two Devizes taverns provide this on such a regular basis, they’ve made it the standard benchmark. Me, I’m content with a conical of cider in a welcoming pub and a live band on a circuit for the love of it. You might require a neon flashing purpose built roller-disco with scantily clad twenty-somethings flashing iPhone torches at a superstar DJ, twiddling knobs like vinyl was never invented, to warrant a good night. It’s a dilemma to see me hopping to and fro rather than devoting myself to one. The bustling and lively Three Crowns has John and Joylen, aka the quality end of the scale for acoustic cover duos, Illingworth, and the ever dependable Southgate has Marlborough’s finest blues ensemble, Barrelhouse. It falls, therefore, upon two pubs which have in recent years become the stalwarts of live music in town, to provide us with free entertainment, and two acts who though I’ve seen and mentioned many times before, I never tire of hearing. To say anything is out of the ordinary is pushing the boat out…. Some choose to stay home, only a scattering adorned with tinsel, and fairy lights hats, out on the lash. There’s a festive buzz in town, but it’s slight. It’s an average Saturday night in Devizes, a day before Christmas eve and there’s no grand event at the Corn Exchange, no Long Street Blues night, nothing spectacular to highlight.
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