Bobby Long

Material: Under the umbrella of singer-songwriter, Bobby Long’s music resides somewhere between folk, rock and acoustic with a twist of alternative. You can’t easily liken him to any particular artist, but some of his influences are songwriters like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, which is reflected in his poetic leaning.

The Wigan-born singer who's from 'just down the road' performed a beautiful set on Wednesday night, featuring songs from his newest album Ode to Thinking.

Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, USA

Essentially, that translates into a flavourless, sad sack cocktail of “stab-yourself-in-the-stomach” lyrics and generic, barely noticeable bar band instrumentation… and a harmonica.

Bobby Long has found himself a flourishing home in this middle ground however a point not of indecision but of movement and change from a solo musician to recording and performing with a full band.

Such a setting would fit well the music of English musician Bobby Long and indeed is where he started as a musician performing his material.