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1)
Jane and Peter Greagg came all the way down from
Canberra 2) Capt. Carolyn Oates
gig
report
Fri.
26.7.13 Burrinja Café Ranges Concert Lounge
Upwey
The
trio heads for the hills way up Upwey
way..
27.7.13 - I can't remember
the last time we played the Burrinja Café
in Upwey, but I suspect it was round the turn
of the century. Anyway, we'd all forgotten how
small the stage was and Robbo rolled his eyes
and lamented not bringing his smaller Gretsch
kit. Not to worry, after a bit of negotiating
with the 'house' PA team we found just enough
room to set-up and by the time we'd done a basic
sound check the room was almost full of hills-type
patrons, most of whom we haven't seen since we
were in Upwey the last time - whenever that was.
The personable Carolyn
Oates (pic 2) was our surprise guest
opening the show - a fine singer/player/songwriter
and very well received, considering that most
of the audience were old enough to be her parents.
Given the size of the room we felt constrained
to stay at an intimate concert volume and it was
worth the effort - the audience was enormously
receptive and I think we did our part to keep
them entertained.
I missed the kitsch crocodile that used to feature
on the wall but it was good to catch up with our
hills-people after all this time. Thanks for the
suggestion AJ - we'll try not to be so long to
get back to the Burrinja.
*There's a nice comment from an audient on the
Correspondence
page
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I
had my camera but forgot to take any pics (Bruegel
detail) |
gig
report
Sun. 21.7.13 St Andrews pub
St
Annies goes off big time!
22.7.13 - I was surprised to
see a huge crowd already in the room at the St Andrews
pub when I arrived - it seems there was some sort
of car club convention so there were interesting-looking
cars taking up all the parking spaces. Still, it
made a change from the usual dour cluster of bikies
and they hung around for longer too.
We had heaps of Spectrumites buried in the enormous
crowd and while I don't think I caught up with all
of them I did chat with the Drs Sellers, Heather,
Lyn, Lynne and Di from the Scallops, Peter Carolan's
coterie of mature-age music enthusiasts and my FB
pal Aaron Schembri. At the end of the day my fingers
really hurt - but it was fun.. |
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1)
The room's buzzing at the Drovers Arms Hotel in
Goornong as the very responsive audience takes a
well-earned break 
2)
Local muso Jeff Noble 3) It was Ella's 8th birthday
and she shared her birthday cake with the band
gig
report
Sun.
14.7.13 Drovers Atrms Hotel Goornong
The
trio's pleasant valley Sunday arvo in Goornong
15.7.13 - It's been three years
since we were last in Goornong so I was pleasantly
surprised when the Drovers Arms publican, Bernie
Burke, got in touch recently and we set up yesterday's
date. Word had obviously got around because there
was a crowd already building up when we got there
and Bernie told me later that Spectrum people had
arrived in Gorrnong from all over the district.
We haven't played for a few weeks so we rather creaked
into action, but we were helped by the audience
being unusually attentive and responsive. Perhaps
for that reason I was missing the keyboards more
than usual but we still managed to enjoy ourselves.
We chatted to lots of people during the breaks (pic
2) and signed albums - the Union St Blues Club
mob from Bendigo asked to be mentioned in despatches.
After we'd loaded out we had a bite to eat - Goornong's
a good two and a half hours out of town and it was
blustery and raining so we needed to be alert for
the drive home. There was one table left celebrating
Ella's 8th birthday and Ella very kindly shared
her chocolate birthday cake with us. (pic 3)
Maybe this will get up in time for show and tell..
Anyway, thank you Ella, it was a lovely way to end
to a welcome drought-busting gig. |
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1)
Mez Hallowell enjoyed the show 2) Our generous host
Beverly Fraser flanked by Maria and me
gig
report
Sun.
7.7.13 Vesbar Wine Lounge Somerville
Idiosyncratic
performance garners positive responses
8.7.13 - For 'idiosyncratic'
read mistake-ridden, including a verse in Xavier
Rudd that defeated me so comprehensively I
just looked at the audience in bemused silence for
a few moments before laughing my way into the chorus.
But it was mostly fun and those who chose to listen,
like Merryn Hallowell (pic 1) and her friends
thoroughly enjoyed the music - and the potted histories
that accompanied it. My tap-dance with the JamMan
continued with mixed results, but generally an improvement
on previous efforts.
After the show we retired to Tulsi,
the sophisticated Indian restaurant almost next
door and shared an exquisite meal (despite the menu
being lamb-less), with Bev, Leigh, Rob and Gaye
during which we consumed the gorgeous d'Arenberg
Dead Arm Shiraz that the Drs Sellers had
given me for my birthday. |
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Steve
Williams and Co. give me a leg up at the Knox Club
(Gravias) |
Rudd
tries a new band..
5.7.13 - Well, not really.
Bill and I went down to the Knox Club to celebrate
the life and times of Rockin' Ron Glover, but Bill
had already left when my manhood was challenged
and I was shunted up on stage for a version of Baby
Please Don't Go still dressed in my funeral
weeds.
Steve Williams was handling the blues harp duties
but they did ask me if I'd play guitar for a version
of I'll Be Gone - until I reminded them
there's no guitar in the original.
Anyway it was a bit of fun and I'm sure Ron would've
appreciated the gesture. Earlier in the day Maria
and I attended Ron's burial - see ASR |
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