Mouth On A Stick

Mouth On A Stick play The Mermaid on Sunday 14 March, an hour of acoustic rock and pop that falls into a wider run of dates the pub has put together for its birthday. The Mermaid is a Hatfield Road pub that programmes live music alongside pub quizzes, themed nights and one-off events, and this appearance is one of the dates they've lined up to mark the occasion.

As a duo, Mouth On A Stick describe themselves as an acoustic covers act, and the set will run through offbeat rock and pop favourites spanning several decades. That's the core of what they do: taking songs you'll recognise and stripping them back to an acoustic arrangement. The 'offbeat' part of the description suggests they don't just stick to the obvious chart-toppers, so you're likely to hear a few things that aren't the usual suspects.

Because it's a covers set, the appeal is in the familiarity. You'll recognise the songs, but you'll hear them in a different light—two voices and acoustic instruments rather than the full production of the originals. It's a stripped-back way of listening to rock and pop, and with the set covering several decades, it'll pull from a fair few different eras.

The gig is part of The Mermaid's birthday celebrations, so it's one of several dates they're running over the period. There's no entry fee, and the set runs for an hour.