Albert Lee, git, voc, key, mandolin
Gerry Hogan, steel guitar, git
Peter Baron, drums, voc
Brian Hodgson, bass, backgr voc
Pete Wingfield, key, voc
One of the last gigs in 2005 ..... and it was the night prior to Mike Sanchez' Christmas Party at Buriton. My first visit to the Boom Boom Club run by the lovely host Pete Feenstra who is booking top acts in the Greater London area. Met up with Jilly, Ange and Steve and all of us enjoyed a fantastic gig in a great atmosphere. Pete Wingfield was still on keyboards, and we didn't know then that it was the last time for him to play the Boom Boom Club - he would leave the band for good in summer 2006. Albert switched to mandolin for one song, the lovely tune from the movie "Oh brother where art thou?" which became one of my favourite songs in the set. Big thanks to Ange and Jilly for letting me have some of their photos (all in a Flickr album, click on the above picture).
Ange said, originally sent on 11/12/05): "We had a really nice time on Friday night and got to meet Albert after the show. Really enjoyed your visit Gudrun. Hope your not too late home after your flight delays this evening."
Comment from Jilly, sent: 12/12/2005.
Yes, Gudrun, each one of the band brilliant! Albert's solos wonderful ... 'Tear It Up', 'Country Boy' - just for starters!!! And some favourites of mine 'Two More Bottles Of Wine', 'Don't', and 'Sleepless Nights'.
Jeff Beck comes from Wallington, his family home was near to where I went to school, and i think his sister went to the same school as i did (but a few years before me). He moved to Sutton about the same time I did, and i often saw him driving wonderful American cars along the High Street (now pedestrianised!) I got to hear that there was a brilliant guitarist who lived locally and played in The Tridents... and have followed his career ! I think he went to Wimbledon Art School.
Likewise Eric, who came from Ripley, Surrey, and went to Kingston Art School. I first saw Eric - and Tom McGuiness - in The Roosters before Eric joined the Yardbirds, and have followed his career too ... he now lives not too far from me.
I went to Ealing School of Art and Design at the same time as Freddie Mercury, but I was in the photographic side of the Art School. Pete Townsend also went to Ealing as did Ronnie Wood ... but they were there a few years before me.
It was an exciting and vibrant time to be a teenager, going to gigs for very little money and hearing musicians who have since become very famous ....happy days !!! Hope you have recovered from your journey."
Set List (not complete and not in the right order):
Two more bottles of wine
Evangelina
Pulling it off
Tiger Rag
Only with you
Just because
Man of constant sorrow
Sleepless nights
Country Boy
Encore:
Don't
Tear it up
