JEFF MARTIN – THE SONGS OF DAVID BOWIE – CORNER HOTEL

JEFF MARTIN – THE SONGS OF DAVID BOWIE – CORNER HOTEL – 21 September 2024

Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: Jason Rosewarne.

Jeff Martin (The Captain) aka known as the singer-songwriter, guitar virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist in the iconic Canadian band The Tea Party played an intimate, solo acoustic Bowie show at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on Saturday night. The show was a wonderful combination of music and storytelling.

I got to the show early and made my way up to the front barrier to catch the support Bully Hay. Bully is a singer-songwriter from Tasmania, who played a solid 30-minute set with Jeff Martin joining him for the last two songs. I thoroughly enjoyed his acoustic set and in particular his cover of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill was absolutely brilliant. Bully has a debut album Black Dogs and Songbirds coming out next month, Jeff Martin has produced.

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