Blues on the Farm nr Chichester - 24 June 2005

Mike Sanchez Rock'n Roll Revue featuring Imelda May at Blues on the Farm, Chichester - 24 June 2005
Pump Bottom Farm, Appledram nr Chichester.

Mike Sanchez and Band,
on guitar Andy Sylvester
on bass Al Gare
on drums Mike Morgan

Guests:
The Extraordinaires
Little George Sueref
Imelda May  (then Clabby)

also playing:
Knock Out Greg

Met up with our late friend Ange, Steve and Jilly'and we all had a great time at Blues on the Farm. Just a few poor shots taken by Ange or mobile, no better camera available. After the show I got my CD signed by Mike and Imelda.

 Imelda May Clabby, photo by our late friend Ange

 

 The Extraordinaires

 Little George Sueref

Final photo with Mike Sanchez, Al Gare, Little George Sueref, Mike Morgan

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes, Kirkmichael Intern. Guitar Festival - 04 June 2005

A great review on the Kirkmichael International Guitar Festival by Jim Gilchrist for "The Scotsman" can be found on Hogan's Heroes official website. The Kirkmichael Guitar Festival is sadly missed, it doesn't take place anymore, and I was lucky to attend the one in June 2005. The review and the comment below say it all, there is absolutely nothing to add from my part.

A comment by BBC-co-uk Scotland (shortened):
"...... the pace moved up several gears with Hogan's Heroes, the superb band led by Albert Lee. Now here's a band that can really rock and ring the changes! Tiger Rag was fiery, while Pulling it off seemed almost Celtic. Lee switched to mandolin for Man of Constant Sorrow and to piano for the Beach Boys' Spend my Life with You  [Anm.: it's 'Only with You' / gs] ......and, predictably, Country Boy, on which Lee showed how tirelessly inventive is his high-voltage playing......" 

For the encore, the ensemble was joined by Martin Taylor, Steve Howe and Tommy Emmanuel for an even higher-energy jam that left us all gasping for air."


Band:
Albert Lee, git, voc, key, mandolin
Gerry Hogan, steel guitar, git
Peter Baron, drums, voc
Brian Hodgson, bass, backgr voc
Pete Wingfield, key, voc
Guests for the encore:
Steve Howe (YES), git, voc
Martin Taylor, git, voc



Set List (not complete and not always in the right order):
I'm Ready
Let it Roll
Rock around with Ollie Vee
Last Date (Pete W)
On the Rebound (Pete W)
Two more bottles of wine
Evangelina
Pulling it off
Tiger Rag
Only with you
Real Wild Child (piano)
Just because
Man of constant sorrow
Sleepless nights
Country Boy

Encore:
Don't
Tear it up   (with guest musicians: Steve Howe, Martin Taylor)