After
gaining some attention in an 02 music competition in 2006 Scott McFarnon's life
seems to have started becoming studded with stars.
He was whisked off to LA
last year to hook up with Amanda Ghost and has had interest in some co-written
songs from Beyonce and Shakira through her, he recorded with Rupert Hine and was
managed briefly by Graeme Lowe. Promising early rumblings which have since appeared
to have cooled off a little but the thing is with these situations is that they
can often pop up again when you least expect. So some good foundations have been
laid for what will I am sure be a happy career as a songwriter.
Scott comes
across as a very affable and comfortable performer and his songs do well to satisfy
an audience looking for deeper layers, musically and lyrically.Personally
I thought "Red" was his strongest song this night but was by no means
the only good song in the all too brief collection. I would like to see him play
a longer set.
A good feeling to have when you come away from a gig.
The
guitar work is intricate, busy and clever though not indulgent. His vocal is sublimely
passionate with falsetto moments easing in and out with an interesting vibrato.
Scott
in an acoustic singer songwriter worth getting to know and I strongly recommend
sampling some fare at his myspace site and then going to see him perform soon.
You will then be able to look back and say "Oh yeah, I saw him before he
was famous playing small clubs in London…" but in my opinion you don't
have much time for that because I think it is only a matter of time before
the levee breaks and he's whisked out of our immediate reach by a surging tide
of discovery, fame and bigger less personal gigs.