By JESSE GRAHAM
JOSH Pyke’s Lone Wolf tour has officially wrapped up.
The musician took to rural areas across the country as part of the tour, and visited Montrose and Healesville as part of the Victorian leg of the tour.
It was an evening of good music and even dancing in the isles when Pyke came to town, accompanied by acoustic musician, Jack Carty.
Songs were played from throughout Pyke’s career, including crowd favourites Middle of the Hill and his latest single, Leeward Side.
Audience members got to see a rare rendition of his songs, as Pyke’s latest Lone Wolf Tour has seen him unaccompanied by his usual band.
Instead, songs were created, structured and built up with the use of a loop pedal and Pyke’s guitar which made for interesting viewing, and a slightly different sound to that of his recorded efforts.
Beatles fans also received an unexpected addition to the evening, with a special performance of Blackbird, from The White Album.
Pyke said that he learned the song in the lead-up to his White Album Concert series with Chris Cheney, Phil Jamieson, Tim Rodgers and numerous other musicians next month at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.
Blackbird wasn’t the only cover performed on the night, however, with Jack Carty playing an awe-inspiring version of Death Cab for Cutie’s A Lack of Colour.
Despite the odd forgetful moment through the show, which were happily laughed off by the singer, the crowd enjoyed themselves and sung and clapped along to the tunes.
Two overly-excited concert-goers even danced in the isles when Middle of the Hill was played, while many others shouted encouragement and adoration from the stands.
Josh Pyke’s tour dates at Montrose Town Centre and Healesville’s Memo Hall were the first on his Lone Wolf Tour, and both shows completely sold out.
