Pictish Trail

Having seen Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch a few times, I knew to expect quirk and last night we got it in spades. Multi-lingual support act Bunty is at her most fluent when layering and looping found sounds, some from musical instruments, using pedals arranged on a tiger skin across an ironing board. This was interesting for a while but she checked if she had 5 more minutes, before doing another 10, then did a "very tiny" encore that went on, frankly, a little bit too long. The audience were wildly appreciative (this tiny venue - this was my first time here - can't be faulted for its warm and friendly vibe), but I think we had the idea after the first 20 minutes. Johnny aka PT started his set with a few songs accompanied by just an acoustic guitar, before switching gears and going electric. His eccentricity (the man chooses to live on the Isle of Eigg, for heaven sake) is a key element of his performance style, so we were treated to stories of watching ASMR slime videos during lockdown (inspiring a whole album), the adoption of a false head and much else besides. Nothing if not entertaining, this was value for money. Tickets less than a tenner, a couple of hours sonic experimentation and a cosy bar. No complaints from me.

Great show..... Venue fine small so good but gets very hot.

Fantastic gig as always!!! Listen to this band please, you will be blown away.....

Solo support set to HMS Morris, but he was absolutely first class and went down a storm. Double sided, island family, bear with heart eyes and fargone were the highlights for me.

Very intimate live experience with great interview & performance all the more remarkable due to power cut. Electronic set was swiftly changed to acoustic by both Pictish Trail & Seamus Fogarty in a classic the show must go on! Flo Lines was also a great experience before the power went out & a new to artist me. Fantastic chilled, humorous & entertaining set for a Sunday afternoon in a unique venue.

Absolutely phenomenal event! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fantastic

Sublime interpretations of previous music using harp & cello accompaniment mixed with some solo crazy beats and samples numbers and hilarious tales. The great thing with Pictish Trail is it's always a great gig but each tour you get something completely different. The performers and audience felt like one together. Brilliant

Fantastic gig in a great, intimate venue.

Awesome! So much energy!

Barry!

Great gig in an intimate setting- PT’s jig with the entire audience was the icing on the cake

Brilliant as always, new sounds came through a bit of Reggae, Rock and the favourite electro sounds. Johnny always engages with his fans and is down to earth and has a wicked sense of humour.

Just great!

Really great set by Pictish Trail, and I loved the venue

Band were great - venue fantastic

Surreal, funny, danceable and clever!

Excellent Gig at the Oran Mor. I've seen The Pictish Trail twice before as a solo artist. It was great to see him with a backing band and the set was a bit heavier musically.