Yes, Panama certainly did get things going as an interval pint of Guinness beckoned. The second set paddle steamer took us from one continent to another - from Panama to Hindustan. Rimington played hot clarinet inspired by receiving One Sweet Letter From You wirh pianist Ian Wynne excelling once more. Red Wing stoked the fires with yet hotter clarinet and piano. Too hot on deck, the band went down below for a beer or two as Jim Blenkin played some stately trombone on He Touched Me. Stopping off in New Orleans there was a brolly parade with Paul Barbarin's Second Line, perhaps the touch stone for all present. The Rae brothers - Mac on drums and Dave on banjo - kept a firm hand on the tiller and Rimington's occasional vocal excursions complimented his first rate clarinet and alto work, none better nor more appropriate than on I Sing Because I'm Happy. As I wandered home over the High Level Bridge high above the Tyne River I'll swear I saw that paddle steamer heading off way down yonder.
Russell
Russell
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