By skamonic
We had a lovely booking inquiry a few months ago:
The Skamonics played at our wedding, just under 10 years ago, and were one of the highlights of the day! We were wondering whether you might be free to play at our 10 year wedding anniversary party, which is on 24 November this year.
And so last night we made our way to the Hackney Coffee Company to play two sets. This was our first gig for some time and we had a blast. Remi joined us on guitar as special guest for his first gig with us, and having played in a ska band in Poland for ten years he was a natural fit.
We took a rushed picture at the sound check (before we had changed) and this is what we played:
- Chinatown
- Guns of Navarone
- Latin Goes Ska
- The Tide is High
- I’m in the Mood for Love
- My Baby Just Cares for Me
- Work Song
- Alley Cat Ska
- Mambo Number 5
- Enola Gay
- Mad World
- London Calling
- Monkey Man
- Red Red Wine
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- One Step Beyond
- Mountain King
- Come Dancing
- Simmer Down
- Pata Pata
- 10 Out Of 10
- 99 Red Balloons
- Tainted Love
- Rudy A Message To You
- Baggy Trousers
- My Boy Lollipop
- Night Boat To Cairo
- Gangsters
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By skamonic
… 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 …
| First set |
Second set |
| 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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By skamonic
>Update: We’ve had a nice message from our clients:
” Thanks so much for playing on Saturday, we had such a fantastic time. We’d like to send you all a card “
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We had huge fun playing for D and N’s wedding blessing last night. This was at the Hilton hotel on the banks of the Thames in Rotherhithe, just across the river from Canary Wharf.
As Steve’s photo shows, it was a beautifully clear evening though not the time of year for outdoor gigs.
