Thursday 9th July 2026
Review & videos by Keith Belcher. Photos by Keith Belcher & Richard Leach
Thursday 9th July 2026. Part 1. The debut appearance of Marty O’Reilly from Sonoma, California. In 2025 he appeared on the American version of the Voice, earning a 4 chair turnaround for his version of Ray La Montagne’s Trouble. This was a classy performance from start to finish that many will be very pleased they witnessed (some new faces at TLR who had travelled far for this show!)
It’s not every day you get one word comments like “phenomenal”. Amazing voice, great guitar, wicked sense of humour and generally an all around entertainer whether it was his own songs or covers of Woody Guthrie, Otis Redding, Sister Rosetta and more. A lot of set 2 took place in the midst of the audience , no amplification needed. Photos at the end have been enhanced a little as it was quite dark in the audience. A well deserved standing ovation at the at start of his relatively short UK tour, I strongly advise seeing him if you can.
