Gary O’Dea.

LIVE REVIEWS & Quotes.

CAMPBELL ACOUSTIC STAGE – SAN JOSE ARTS FESTIVAL – CALIFORNIA. 20/ 10/ 96.

“GARY O’DEA…fine English based Folk / Roots singer/songwriter.”
San Jose Mercury.

CROISSANT NEUF STAGE – GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL. 28/ 6/ 98.

“GARY O’DEA’S GENTLEMEN BANDITS…acoustically driven combination of Roots Music kicked the Sunday off in fine style.”
Rootscene

THE WEAVERS – LONDON. 12/ 11/ 98.

“ Rough, rugged and ragged Funky Country Blues – Black Country that is.
Time Out.

THE MUSIC ROOM – THE MAC, BIRMINGHAM. 3/ 12/ 00.

“Gary is a veteran of the Midlands music scene…The Gentlemen Bandits is his latest    band and they have toured extensively, with his Country tinged Rock n’ Roll…a storming appearance.”
World Unlimited.

THE AMERICANA 2001 FESTIVAL, NEWARK, NOTTINGHAM. 6/ 7/ 01.

“The first act it befell me to write about was GARY O’DEA’S GENTLEMEN BANDITS. Gary is from the Black Country and is an excellent singer songwriter though not necessarily in a strictly ‘country’ genre. This sort of act is very much to my personal taste, and personally I thought Gary was excellent and his band very skilled. I am not sure if this was the correct marketplace for the act. At a venue such as The 12 Bar Club, or Sheffield’s Boardwalk they would have been a resounding success, but the audience here did not seem too convinced about Gary’s performance. Maybe it was a bit early in the day for such intensity.”
Jan Stenson - North Country Music.

“I did see him live at The Americana… and I  would love to see him live at somewhere like The Boardwalk in Sheffield, where his music and words would be most appreciated.”
Dave Walker – North Country Music.

" Plenty of good songs and plenty of chat with the audience in a true mid-west accent
(Birmingham that is!)."
Americana Festival web-site - www.americana-promotions.co.uk

NANTWICH FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL. 19/ 8/ 01.

“ A great start to our Sunday Acoustic sessions stage – their cover of Ronnie Lanes ‘Debris’ one of the highlights.”
Fluff – Festival Promoter.

THE PROM BAR - BRISTOL. 24/ 10/ 01.

" Roots rockers in the Ronnie Lane, Green On Red style of things. Well worth a visit."
The Prom Magazine.