CD REVIEW

Sam Cornwell and John Davies: Some Time After

Having whetted our appetite with delightful live performances and a 4 track EP last year Sam and John have now followed up with a CD full of rich and uplifting songs. From John’s Metaphorical ‘Mountains’ to land fill sites on the edge of town in Sam’s ‘Rag and Bone’ the clear bright melodies and rich harmonies almost catch the listener unawares and sweeps them into the emotional landscape of the songs. ‘All the Riches’ is a wonderful love song. The simple sentiment ofthe lyric has the same qualities as McCall’s ‘The First Time Ever’. The title track: ‘Some Time After’ has mythic dimensions with the past present and future all contained in a kind of eternal time present.
I’ve seen them described elsewhere as ‘silk and steel’ and from John’s sharp incisive percussive opener ‘Let Them Know’ to Sam’s gentle meandering take on the traditional ’Banks of the Bann’ the CD shows that quality.
Their fine guitar playing, hamonies and self penned songs make for a CD well worth listening to again and again
Talented local artist Sally Delany provides a memorable cover while Photographer Cala Gunzi captures delightfully something of the ‘mood’ of the duet in performance.
Treat yourself to a copy at www.samandjohn.co.uk