The first of his two Fuji Rock gigs this weekend, one-man band Benjamin Tehoval’s Busker Stop set was delayed nearly three hours.  Fortunately the hold-up worked to his advantage.  In his original 3:30 pm time slot, he would have been performing in the pouring rain.  But when he finally began playing just before 6:30 pm the rain had stopped and folks were hanging out on the camping benches and patio chairs around Busker Stop waiting to hear what he had to offer.

Seated on a chair in the middle of the stage, the French musician played guitar, harmonica, and bass drum.  During his 30-minute set of blues and vintage rock numbers, Wilko Johnson and his bassist Norman Watt-Roy watched from the side of the stage, and Watt-Roy could be seen singing along to a few of the cuts.

Although Tehoval is a solo act, he got a bit of unexpected backing instrumentation during his set.  Busker Stop is situated really close to Stoned Circle, and when the drum circle at Stoned Circle really got going, it could be heard alongside Tehoval’s songs.  But the extra drumming sounds didn’t take away from the bluesy goodness Tehoval was creating