Man of the World – The Music of Peter Green
Friday 6th February 2026 – Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
Remi Harris, Dave Small, Tom Moore and Shane Dixon have been touring this show to sell-out audiences throughout the British Isles. A return to Huntingdon Hall was never in doubt — another sell-out, and no doubt a huge boost to the Hall’s coffers.
The music is electrifying, a memorial to one of the finest, most fluid guitarists the modern musical genre has produced. Peter Green’s music was organic, innovative and subsequently very influential, made all the more remarkable by being cut short, with Green derailing into a different world. Remi Harris has continued with the tour, not wishing to let any supporters down, even though his world has been turned upside down with the recent loss of his wife, Danni. I can’t imagine how he is coping with that, but I can say the evening was exemplary; the Peter Green music we remember is in safe hands.
The opening chords from Remi announced Black Magic Woman — stand aside, Carlos Santana — make sure you have your daily Green’s, part of your five-a-day. Dave Small comes in with vocals as the percussive rhythm fires up; the audience are focused. Shane Dixon’s drums reverberate through the hall for the stunning Supernatural; the songs roll on, an unstoppable juggernaut of iconic music. Music that breathed life into John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and later Fleetwood Mac, when they were in their blue-blooded, collective prime.
The wonderfully emotive Need Your Love So Bad proved sublime; you just have to sit back and wallow in this fabulous, heart-rendering piece. We’re heading for a break, time for the completely unfathomable but fabulous The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown), arguably one of Peter Green’s most inventive and memorable songs. A personal favourite — atmospheric, wonderfully delivered by Remi Harris and co — rifling through the hall into every dark corner. Remi Harris leads the way with a lovely instrumental, The Stumble, and Jigsaw Puzzle Blues, a song taken from the ’30s and given breath in The Mac by Danny Kirwan — oh well, life is ever a learning curve. That piece was destined to become the B-side to the iconic and possibly best-recognised Albatross. It’s a rare chance to hear this slice of musical history played live, played beautifully.
The audience are completely enthralled, silent; if a feather had dropped from that ancient 58-year-old bird, it would have floated down and hit the floor as explosively as dropping a bottle of milk. Shane Dixon again adds that atmospheric rhythm, with big hammers teasing the cymbals; Remi, eyes closed and in another world, soaring high, wings stretched, drifting through warm skies — beautiful stuff.
It’s probably easy to overlook Peter Green’s harmonica playing that featured heavily on Fleetwood Mac’s first album, but here in the hall the multi-talented Mr Small has stepped up to the challenge. Perhaps he has eased off on the congas this unmissable evening, though they stand up front and centre on stage. Dave Small is about to open up to us: “Shall I tell you about my life, they say…” — I’m a Man of the World. He could keep us amused, I’m sure, but time is pressing — another time, perhaps. It’s been a brilliant evening.
We are sent on our way with a rattling Shake Your Money Maker, worming itself into our ears.
Words and photography – Graham Munn