On a Sunday evening at the Zodiac Sam Duckworth, aka Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, stunned an avid audience as he worked his way through the tracks of his enticing debut ‘The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager’. He started as he meant to go on, strumming silently and singing powerfully on show opener ‘Once More With Feeling’, and warm applause greets the cornet player as he joins in on the song’s outro. Like the album, this then segues into the jaunty ‘An Oak Tree’ and the sold-out crowd begin to move, singing along to every word and harmony from here on in. As the gig continues you get the feeling that there isn’t much to distinguish the melody of one song from the next, but Get Cape’s tunes are always earnest and catchy, whether backed by live drums or his trusty laptop. The Essex boy proves to be an engaging host between tracks, whether he’s reminiscing about the days when he played the smaller downstairs room at the Zodiac, or of his longstanding ties to Oxford through Truck records. He also speaks passionately about the likes of fair trade and Islamaphobia, though somehow this never comes across as preaching. The fact that at age 20 and this early in his career Duckworth is so enthusiastic about such causes is extra-commendable. Other than that he’s obviously a man enjoying every moment of his current position in the music world. ‘War of the Worlds’ sees him at his most animate, striding about the stage and attacking his guitar with real zeal. When he finishes his initial set with ‘The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part Two)’ the crowd aren’t about to let him leave, and the closing refrain of ‘Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba’ rings around the venue with increasing verve and speed. He then returns to the stage complete with supporting acts Dartz and Keith, where they run through a storming version of The Steve Miller Band’s ‘Abracadabra’, and this sends all into delirium. It proves the perfect end to a gig that put smiles on faces. As for the man himself, he’s a great example of an artist who matches immense talent with humility. | 
