A gig in a tipi
… or is it teepee?
We had a terrible journey to what turned out to be a great gig near Dorchester in Dorset.
It was lucky that we had all set out in good time, as a combination of torrential rain, and endless bank holiday traffic hold ups meant that it wook hours longed than we expected to get there.
However once we were there it quickly became an immensely enjoyable evening.
The reception was in a giant tent constructed from two tipis. We had enough time to set our equipment up and sound-check.
We were also able to provide our PA for the wedding speeches and to use for the first dance and disco parts of the evening – courtesy of the groom’s ipod.
Most exciting for us was the debut of Nick’s new blue plastic trombone.
Astonishingly it sounds pretty indistinguishable from a traditional brass instrument. But it’s a shame you can’t get them in a 2-tone black and white check pattern.
This is what we played. One highlight was one of the guests proving to be an accomplished rapper to Skaravan. Whether Duke Ellington would have approved is another matter …
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| Guns of Navarone
Latin goes ska Double barrel You’re wondering now Mood for love Alley cat ska Fly me to the moon Can’t get you out of my head Enola gay Price tag Tequila
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James bond
Misirlou Skaravan Ten out of ten 99 red balloons Tainted love Rudy a message to you My boy lollipop Baggy trousers Israelites Night boat to Cairo Gangsters (vocal)
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