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Nat_Pack @ Pearls Coffee Shop

I went along to Pearls Coffee Shop on Walters Road to see Natalie Jones play a gig. After speaking with owners Mike and Lucy, I understood this was the first non-themed live music evening. So rather than booking live music for Valentines day, St Patrick's day or Beaujolais day, they wanted to make a start to what will be a regular live music Friday evenings. 

Unfortunately, I arrived at 6pm for the published 7pm gig start time, but soon found out this wasn't the case after speaking with Natalie who was told it was an 8pm start time. Like anywhere trying to start a regular event it’s understandable for there to be a few hiccups. However, this wasn't a major issue as Natalie set up and got started in a matter of minutes.
Natalie’s play list of regular cover songs was expanded with new material which had the enthusiastic audience singing along. Natalie was even kind enough to play a few of the requests I threw her way. A sample of songs she played on the evening included;

Boys of summer
Whats going on
Hit me baby one more time
Sweet dreams
That don't impress me much
Jolene
Blue Da Ba Dee
Cotton Eye Joe
Feel It Still
 

Pearl’s has a rustic barn style vibe which perfectly suited Natalie’s relaxed countryesque style. It wasn't long before everyone in the Shop were up and dancing. If Pearl’s continues to book great acts like Natalie ‘Nat_Pack’ Jones I can see them soon becoming one of Swansea's successful  live music venues.  As was the case of Natalie’s style suiting the venue, it would also make a perfect  stage for other local ‘country’artists like Eleri Angharad, Marcus Gumms and Dusty Road.


I eagerly await the next live music evening Pearls Coffee Shop hosts. If anyone wants to find out more about the live music evening, visit their Facebook page or call them on 01792 512070. 

 https://www.facebook.com/pearlscoffee/


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Location: The Tenby, 129-130 Walter Rd, Swansea SA1 5RG, UK

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