John Otway

John Otway at The Cluny 23rd October
John Tait

What do we know about John Otway? Well he was in the charts in the 70’s, along with Barrett, their music being somewhat Punk and somewhat something else. The duo seem to have had a cult following during their active years and tonight I watched, along with a very mixed age audience, a performance of banjo’s, bagpipes and an unfamiliar, electronic instrument. Original, energetic and sometimes touching, with plenty of sarcasm to boot (Barrett stared, unimpressed at the crowd), the gig was one to remember and I found myself cheering heartily at the end of Beware of the flowers.