Clacton Arts & Literary Society

Anything presented by `Clacton Arts and Lits` is fine by me-I know well,beforehand, that the high standard achieved in all areas will be preserved ,but, occasionally, there is something truly special,and that was just one of those times when Tim Kliphuis and his talented, ellow musicians came to town. “I’m from Holland”-he cheerily quipped -well ,so am I (just a minute difference of location!) so we immediately had something in common!  To see/hear musicians of this quality on a cold winter Monday evening in Clacton is absolutely extraordinary! We were treated to a concert, the likes of which you could not better anywhere in the world (and I say that with a certain amount of knowledge,`cos this girl is much travelled!) I have seen Len Skeate with other `outfits`, and he proved yet again,why he is amongst the handful of top bass players. Dave Newton-this fella is amazing-he `eats and breathes music`,and his interpretations are always thrilling. The guitarist I had not seen before, but his dexterity was breathtaking-and Tim is a worthy successor to the great Stefan Grapelli-he certainly could make that fiddle `talk.`(and his English spoken word wasn`t that bad,either!) His beautiful arrangements of music of all genres painted lovely images and when he confessed it was all improvised,it made it all the more remarkable. Another wonderful evening, thank you to Lesley Barlow for sponsoring it and the `team` for yet again astounding us for another evening of pure magic.

 Jennifer Kersey.