The Great Escape Day 1

Various venues, Brighton"Why now?" sings David Stith imploringly from the stage of the Pavilion Theatre. "Why now?" It's a pertinent question. One of the drawbacks of the Great Escape's packed lineup - 300 artists in 34 venues in three days - is that gigs start at the distinctly unrock'n'roll hour of 7pm: bad news if you're a singer-songwriter plying a hushed, nocturnal, introverted brand of acoustic melancholy. His sound definitely loses something in translation from record to stage, namely the...

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