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GIG REVIEW: Northern Kin Festival, Ushaw College, Durham,<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Friday 28 to Sunday 30 April 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Trust the great old British weather. A long period of rain over the previous weeks turned much of the site into mud, causing delays getting into the site and access difficulties around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full credit to the organisers of Northern Kin for their herculean efforts to keep the festival running in the face of such adversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As previous years there was a diverse bill to suit many tastes, with plenty of old favourites and new talent mixed with big names and cool cats from the underground. There was literally something for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s hard to think of a better band to get a festival going that glam rock legends Sweet<\/strong>. With a back catalogue crammed with crowd-pleasing hits like Ballroom Blitz<\/em>, Blockbuster<\/em>, Teenage Rampage<\/em> and Wig Wam Bam<\/em>, they simply couldn’t fail.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sweet guitarist Andy Scott playing at Northern Kin festival in Durham. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Original guitarist Andy Scott has assembled arguably the strongest line-up since the original Sweet smashed the charts, with vocalist Paul Manzi delivering a towering performance and bassist Lee Small adding some quality to the stunning vocal harmonies on Love Is Like Oxygen<\/em> and Fox On The Run<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Sweet may be known for their hits, their album tracks also pack a punch, with Action <\/em>showing that Sweet can rock as hard as anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motorhead’s Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons<\/strong> brought some supercharged biker rock to Durham, with Campbell aided and abetted by three of his sons together with imposing vocalist Joel Peters.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons at Northern Kin festival. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It was dirty, grimy and gloriously heavy, with Big Mouth<\/em> and These Old Boots<\/em> hitting hard, while the slow, grinding blues of Dark Days<\/em> brought a varied dimension to the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course Motorhead’s Ace Of Spades<\/em> was always going to be a highlight, and such was its ferocity that it threatened to bring down the tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With only a couple of UK dates booked for this year, this was something of a rare opportunity to catch prog rock legends Jethro Tull<\/strong>, and with new album R\u00f6kFl\u00f6te<\/em> out a matter of days ago, there was a lot to look forward to from Ian Anderson and his band.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jethro Tull at Northern Kin festival. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

They did not disappoint, with a set crammed full of flute-fired classics including Aqualung<\/em>, Locomotive Breath<\/em> and Heavy Horses<\/em> nestling alongside the more recent The Zealot Gene<\/em> and The Navigators<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gerry Jablonski<\/strong> closed Friday night with a supercharged, high-energy blues romp, with some eye-watering guitar wizardry and rasping blues harmonica on Koss <\/em>and Tiny Thoughts<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gerry Jablonski at Northern Kin festival. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Day two got off to a rambunctious start with cheeky Scottish rascals Mucky Scoundrel<\/strong> making their first smash and grab visit south of the border – and what an impact they made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanita Tikaram<\/strong>, back in the region for the first time in 10 years, brought a more laid back feel to the day with tales of unrequited love on Cathedral Song<\/em> and I Don’t Wanna Lose At Love<\/em> before she had even the security waving their arms to Love Is In The Air<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tanita Tikaram performing at Northern Kin festival. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Over on the Second Stage, psychedelic blues veterans The Groundhogs<\/strong> cranked it up with an inspired set including Soldier <\/em>and crowd favourite Cherry Red<\/em> all anchored by drummer Ken Pustelnik from the classic Split-era line-up, before Wille and the Bandits<\/strong> drew on Led Zeppelin influences for a dynamic Bad Moves<\/em> featuring some wonderful lap-steel guitar from Wille Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wille and the Bandits at Northern Kin festival. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Back over on the Main Stage, Tom Robinson<\/strong> delivered a surprising number of hits to a hugely appreciative crowd, with War Baby<\/em>, Glad To Be Gay<\/em> and 2-4-6-8 Motorway<\/em> scoring highly on the clapometer. His in-between song banter and political chat really added a different dimension to his set, which finished strongly with Power In The Darkness<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tom Robinson played a crowd-pleasing set at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Bill Bailey<\/strong> brought his biting wit and political satire to Durham, combined with some smart instrumentation including I-Phone Symphony<\/em> played on Garageband, as well as adapting the Skype ring tone into a dance anthem. Clever stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bill Bailey live at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Ferocious Dog<\/strong> more than lived up to their name with a firestorm of punk-infused folk driven by fiddle and banjo, with Broken Soldier<\/em> and Punk Police<\/em> whipping up a storm. It’s easy to see why they are favourites on the festival circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ferocious Dog frontman Ken Bonsall at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Brit-rock heroes Reef<\/strong>, with the rasping vocals of Gary Stringer, simply couldn’t fail; the funky groove of Naked <\/em>and the anthemic Place Your Hands<\/em>, combined with Stringer’s laddish charm, were the perfect mix.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Reef live at Northern Kin festival in Durham. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hothouse Flowers<\/strong> brought their own soulful brand of Irish folk-flavoured rock with You Can Love Me Now<\/em> and Movies<\/em>, while lead singer Liam O`Maonlai delivered a classy soul-drenched Christchurch Bells<\/em> before a deliciously funky See Line Woman<\/em> had the crowd grooving.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hothouse Flowers live at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Folk-punk rabble rousers The Levellers<\/strong> had the honour of closing the second night on the Main Stage and delivered a set befitting of a headline act, with a high octane romp through This Means Nothing To Me<\/em> and Sell Out<\/em> which had a tiring crowd whipped up on a second wind of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Levellers headlined Day Two of Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Heavy overnight rain added to the mud, but hey, this is England and those enjoying the music soon forgot about weather as Turin Brakes<\/strong> brought some breezy pop with dreamy harmonies to Day Three with Isolation <\/em>and Future Boy<\/em> packing in the melodies.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Turin Brakes live at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Over on the Second Stage, The Anchoress<\/strong> won many new fans with the upbeat synth-pop led by Catherine Anne Davies creating something of a New Order vibe before the jangling guitars and towering melodies of Diesel Park West<\/strong> returned to the north for the first time in almost 25 years with Opportunity Crazy<\/em> and the glorious shuffle of Bombs Away<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Anchoress went down well on the Second Stage at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Back over on the Main Stage, Wishbone Ash<\/strong> continued to celebrate the half century of their magnum opus Argus <\/em>with jawdropping dual guitar harmonies from founder Andy Powell and Mark Abrahams, and the classics The King Will Come<\/em>, Warrior<\/em>, Blowin\u2019 Free<\/em> and Phoenix <\/em>sounded suitably epic.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wishbone Ash rolled back the years at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

How could they fail playing in front of their home crowd? Well, they simply couldn’t, and Lindisfarne <\/strong>rolled out the big guns in Lady Eleanor<\/em>, Run For Home<\/em> and Fog On The Tyne<\/em> for possibly the biggest sing-a-long of the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lindisfarne prompted the biggest singalong of the Northern Kin weekend. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Bradford’s very own Tasmanian Devil, Tony Wright, bounded on stage with Terrorvision <\/strong>and never stood still for a second as they delivered a greatest hits set including their No 1 smash Tequila <\/em>along with the classics Josephine <\/em>and Oblivion<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Terrorvision wheeled out the classics at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Beth Orton<\/strong> came as a welcome respite with her laidback melancholy on the likes of Friday Night<\/em>, but this was the calm before the Hawkwind <\/strong>storm. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Beth Orton was the calm before the storm at Northern Kin. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dave Brock and his tribe of psychedelic space rockers brought the festival to a suitably scuzzed-out finale with enough lasers to bring down the Galactic Empire, along with a ton of smoke setting the perfect scene for Levitation <\/em>and Arrival in Utopia<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course Silver Machine<\/em> came last, which ensured that even the most tired bodies were rejuvenated and bringing the festival to a triumphant close.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hawkwind closed the Northern Kin festival with Silver Machine. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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