Half Moon

Traipsed all the way to Harrow to watch some friends play at the Half Moon’s open mic night the other day. When you live in a more central neighbourhood of London, you feel like you’ve arrived in a different world. On a sunny day, Harrow is a lush and green suburb. On a drizzly night, it’s just a bit depressing. The walk from the station seems to take ages until you eventually get to the pub.
The sensation of entering a parallel universe is even stronger on arrival. Everyone seems to know each other, this is a very friendly Irish bar, but they don’t seem to see that many strangers. Compared to most music pubs in inner London, this just feels a little weird anonymity does have its advantages. When the music started we expected the scene to change a la From Dust Till Dawn .
Most of the music was rather folky, and every single act overshadowed by the hosting comperes adding their bit of random percussion. Our friends were brilliant, by the way, even though the sound system was not quite up to the job.