Hat Fitz

Sunday 19th July - 8pm - Free
The Listening Room @ The Georgian Hotel
26 Lefroy Street, Coatbridge
Tel: 01236 421888

Hat Fitz makes a statement the moment he takes to the stage. Could it be the long beard, the sun tan or the slightly skewed hat? No, it is his overwhelming stage presence that hold your gaze. Having been touring in Europe for several month, Hat has found himself based in Ireland where he has been warming the hearts of the locals with a series of show stealing performances at festivals. His music is not complicated. It is blues. Music that could be straight out of the Mississippi delta rather than from South Queensland, Australia, but is has an infectiousness that really gets into your soul. Of course, it is the man himself that makes it so and boy, does he knows how to entertain.

The comparisons to Seasick Steve are justified as they share a kindred love for the blues and both play slide guitar, but where Hat Fitz wins it is in his stage performance. The Duracell bunny looks positively tame compared to the big Aussie. This was evident at this years Shetland Folk Festival, where the Shetland Times headline was "Wild man from Oz stood out among fiddle groups and wispy female singers."

So, now it is the rest of Scotland's chance to succumb to the charms of the big man as he prepares for a series of dates through out the country taking him from wilds of the Isle of Skye to slightly more serene seaside town of Largs. One thing is for sure, the bigger stage beckons, so catch him now before he is a household name.

Hat will be joined by Irish singer songwriter Cara Robinson. Cara has toured as a backing singer with acts including Corrine Baily Rae and David Holmes, but has now stepped out of the shadows with her debut album 'Keep'er Lit' and established herself as one of Ireland's most promising talents.

Hat's website
Cara's website