Carmina - 28 August 2022

Gigs in Monmouth are rare so Carmina appearing in a town pub was not to be missed. This was the three member iteration of Carmina with Paul Bradley on guitar joining Pippa and Rob. The gig comprised a familiar pattern with original songs such as 'Bird of Paradise', 'Landmarks', 'Song for Pepper' and covers including 'Killing the blues', 'Into the Mystic' and as a final track 'Heroes'. There was also a rendition of 'Lord Franklin' which is a favourite of mine that they do, a Sioned O'Connor cover and a new song they had written to be a bit darker after a reviewer called them 'unremittingly mellow'. The encore was 'Big Yellow Taxi' an appropriate response to current times. Always worth a trip out - I think this must be the sixth gig I have seen of theirs.