This was the fourth time we have seen Saving Grace and although it still seems like a newish Robert Plant project we first saw them more than four and a half years ago. Unlike the first time in a Monmouth school hall this was a very soon sold out gig where the best seats I could get were row P despite being online the second sales opened.
The support was Scott Mathews, a singer songwriter from the states who had some interesting songs and was a good guitarist but whose vocals were unremarkable.
Saving Grace had the same line up as when we last saw them with the brilliant Matt Worley on banjo and guitar and Tony Kelsey on guitar playing some lovely disonant solos plus of course Suzi Dian on vocals and various instruments and Oli Jefferson on drums.
They started with a couple of traditional songs before two songs from Robert Plants back catalogue including 'Friends' from Led Zep days. Soon they handed over to Matt Worley to lead a gospelly song that for me was perhaps the highlight - an infectious rhythm, Robert and Suzi on backing vocals. Matt did something similar at the last gig with a Levon Helm song.
There were a few of their preferred covers, 'Everbody's Song' from Low, 'House of Cards' from Richard Thompson, 'Angel Dance' from Los Lobos. All delivered with feeling and precision. Suzi's vocals are beautiful, all the musicians are pros. Great gig.
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