Willy Mason @ Cardiff Barfly - Tue 22 Feb 2005

Willy Mason reaffirms what can be achieved with just a guitar and an idea. Wills is like, King Busker at the moment, as the single 'Oxygen' proves, the more less you can cram in, the better. Stripped-back acoustic guitar is the vehicle with which Willie launches through a variety of topics, his roughly-sung social commentary is the only accompaniment, which might provoke cries 'Is this it?' from many. But, nestled in amongst all this rough stuff though is an absolute diamond of a songster - hit home all the more for Willy's voice-cracking delivery. Maturity beyond his 19 years, Willy Mason is an artist you will want to hear again.

Following his show we spun some more tunes Mad4it! style - setlist and some more lucky winner phys-ogs below!

Support came from Californian Tom Partridge (pictured below) and we gave away a load of stuff again ... Wedding Present & Baby Shambles CD's, M People T-Shirts and Take That for the answer to a simple pop trivia question - With which group did Lulu have a 1993 No.1 called 'Relight My Fire' yes Mark Owen's on tour and Tickets are available now!

Mad4it! Setlist plus from 7.30pm - 12.30am
Tuesday 22nd Feb - Att. 270

LIBERTINES Last Post On The Bugle
ORDINARY BOYS Seaside
BOWLING FOR SOUP 1985
KT TUNSTALL Black Horse & The Cherry Tree
KINGS OF LEON The Bucket
VELVET UNDERGROUND Rock & Roll
RILO KILEY Portions For Foxes
THE BEES Chicken Payback
RAZORLIGHT Somewhere Else
DOORS & BLONDIE - GO HOME PRODUCTIONS Raiders On The Storm
Kill Bill Whistle Song
DAMIEN RICE Cannonball
JANIS JOPLIN Me & Bobby McGhee
ARCADE FIRE Neighbourhood Laika
JIM NOIR Eenie Meenie
KASABIAN Processed Beats
RAZORLIGHT Golden Touch
KILLERS All The Things That I've Done

--- Tom Partridge ---

JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET Austin's Theme
GREEN DAY Time Of Your Life
WHITE STRIPES Jolene
NIRVANA Come As You Are
BECK E-Pro
BLUR There's No Other Way
STONE ROSES Waterfall

--- Willy Mason ---

Woo - Hoo
DOORS Break On Through
BOB DYLAN Subterranean Homesick Blues
ROLLING STONES Not Fade Away
STEPPENWOLF Born To Be Wild
GEORGE BAKER SELECTION Little Green Bag
BABYSHAMBLES Kilamangiro
LIBERTINES Up The Bracket
KILLERS Mr Brightside
KAISER CHIEFS I Predict A Riot
KINGS OF LEON Four Kicks
GREEN DAY Basket Case
BLUR Song 2
NIRVANA Smells Like Teen Spirit
WHITE STRIPES Hotel Yorba
HIVES Main Offender
STROKES Someday
SMITHS Bigmouth Strikes Again
YEAH YEAH YEAH's Date With The Night
SMITHS This Charming Man
QUEEN Don't Stop Me Now
WONDER STUFF The Size Of A C ow
JET Are You Gonna Be My Girl
ELECTRIC SIX Gay Bar
LIBERTINES Don't Look Back Into The Sun
GREEN DAY American Idiot
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Higher Ground
DINOSAUR JUNIOR Freak Scene
KILLERS Somebody Told Me
KINGS OF LEON Molly's Chamber
PIXIES Here Comes The Man
SMITHS Panic
GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAIN Guns Don't Kill People
ORDINARY BOYS Talk Talk Talk
RAZORLIGHT Golden Touch
NO DOUBT Just A Girl
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE No One Knows
FRANZ FERDINAND Take Me Out
QUEEN Fat Bottomed Girls
JANIS JOPLIN Me & Bobby McGhee
--- Go To Bed ---

More Winners ...


We like to look after you, so congratulations to our winners pictured here - including Kate & Alexis (pictured right) of Oakfield Street, Roath in Cardiff who won tix to see Mark Owen at Cardiff Barfly on Tuesday 5th April (Yes he of Take That fame, and Clementine was a fab Top Tenner for him in '98)