Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes played the Club L'Inoui at Redange, Luxembourg for three nights in a row. The club turned out to be a nice intimate venue, not too big, with a lovely staff and a well-assorted menu and bar. No fast-food but tasty meals, meats, vegetarian and Austrian (!) specialities all prepared by an excellent Chef. However, you needed quite some cash ready as it turned out to be rather expensive, to start with the entrance fee of €35.--. Some wine and a bite and - bang went the money. The lovely hosts had reserved me a table close to the stage for all three nights. The stage was just big enough to hold all the bands' gear, Gerry had not much room left sitting at the left wall, same applies to Gavin being squashed against the right wall. The front row tables were so close that I felt like sitting onstage, and for the band it was difficult to work their way through the packed club.
Albert Lee, git, voc, key
Gerry Hogan, steel guitar, git
Peter Baron, drums, voc
Brian Hodgson, bass, backgr voc
Gavin Povey, key, voc
First gig on 21 September 2011:
The club was almost sold out, just a handful of empty seats. Temperatures high and needless to say that the band were brilliant. No changes in the set list, and a very responsive audience clapping away.
(click on the photo which leads to the album).
Gig #2 on 22 September 2011:
All sold out, temperatures even higher than the night before. It was a nice surprise to meet Derek Watts, the author of Albert's biography there. I wouldn't have recognized him but he spotted me immediately in the crowd and came over for a brief chat. He brought some Luxembourgian friends along who were Albert & HHs 'newcomers' but got hooked on the spot. I saw them later at Sue's table looking out for CDs and having them signed by the boys.
Also in the photo album: some sightseeing pics from Luxemburg between the gigs.
(click on the photo which leads to the album).
Also in the photo album: some sightseeing pics from Luxemburg between the gigs.
(click on the photo which leads to the album).
Albert Lee, git, voc, key
Gerry Hogan, steel guitar, git
Peter Baron, drums, voc
Brian Hodgson, bass, backgr voc
Gavin Povey, key, voc
Special Guest:
Mike Bell, keyboards
Gig #3 on 23 September 2011:
Again a sell-out. I met some nice local ladies who had no idea what to expect and who was going to play. We understood each other as they spoke Luxembourgish which is a Moselle Franconian dialect of German so we got along quite well. After enjoying some food and wine together I moved over to my usual seat. Albert and the boys didn't keep the audience waiting and started at full speed. I wasn't sure what to think of the audience this time, there were some rude people with an annoying behaviour to say the very least. A surprise was waiting towards the end: Mike Bell, Hogan's Heroes very first keyboard player was there and Albert asked him onstage to join for the encore. They did a fantastic version of TEAR IT UP, Mike and Gavin as a double act playing two pianos simultaneously! The place rocked, and even Sue joined me at my table to enjoy this rare performance !
(click on the photo which leads to the album).
(click on the photo which leads to the album).
