Hamish Stuart: Live at the 606 Club

There were some very familiar songs arranged for Hamish Stuart’s band that consists of some of the biggest talent in London today.

If you haven’t heard of Hamish Stuart, you will definitely know many of his songs and they brought joy to a sell-out audience at Chelsea’s 606 Club.

Alongside a period as lead singer and guitarist with The Average White Band, Stuart has worked as a songwriter and performer with musical royalty including Diana Ross, George Benson, Chaka Khan, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Bill Wyman.

Through the 1970s and 1980s, Stuart was writing some of the finest songs that sounded just as good with a stonking live band as they had on the originals.

The setlist included What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me, Person to Person and Work To Do. There was nothing else to end with but the crowd-pleasing Pick Up The Pieces.

Other songs through the night included those written and performed with the band 360, which included Molly Duncan and Steve Ferrone from The Average White Band. Stuart has been a familiar face at the 606 Club for many years and clearly attracts a large and appreciative audience.

Iain Thomas on drums, Hamish Stuart and Steve Pearce on bass

Alongside the guitar and vocals of Stuart himself, the band was made up of the sensational Jim Watson and Ross Stanley (keyboards), Adam Phillips (guitar), Steve Pearce (bass) and Iain Thomas (drums). Stuart doesn’t always wheel out the whole band, so it was a fortunate night for everyone at the 606 Club that the usual sextet was joined by the impressive Hamish Horns of Patrick Hayes (trombone), Tom Walsh (trumpet), Graeme Blevins (alto sax) and Jim Hunt (tenor sax).

Outstanding musicians all, and a great night that left the audience more than satisfied.