THE HIGH ROLLERS 2, THE STANNARY, FALMOUTH (2ND JUNE)
HEDLUV

Redruth Rap came to Falmouth and found a willing and excitable audience tonight as madcap Hedluv and his unconventional style stood centre stage at The Stannary. Michael Pascoe, (for it is he), has a quirky take on rapping that has to be heard/seen to be believed. In a very John Peel-esque way (if that isn`t a word yet, it will be!), he plays on his amaturish casio keyboard and raps along to backing tracks.
Imagine John Shuttleworth`s Cornish nephew and you`d be on the right lines, and all `irony` aside, the audience loved it. Laughter and cheers followed everywhere he took them, from student life to dictionary discussions. Hedluv has an affinity with the crowd that defies logic. You`d think he`d bomb this little slip of a lad in a pringle sweater, but everytime I see him perform the audience take him to their collective hearts.
He`s got a lot of balls to stand up after the previous two bands and change the tempo of the evening so radically, but I`ve got to say it was an inspired bit of planning from the High Rollers crew and it went down a storm.

(Photos by One Word Wombat)