Maureen Hall (vocals),
Anon (clarinet & vocals), Don Fairley (trombone), Roy Gibson (piano &
keyboars) & George Davidson (drums & vocals) + Teresa Armstrong
(vocals) & John Broddle (vocals)
(Review
by Russell).
Midsummer. A pint of
Caledonian Sunseeker. Rendezvous Jazz
played to a full house in Monkseaton. The band started late, bandleader Maureen
Hall apologised for the delay - somehow or other Roy Gibson’s keyboards got
lost en route. What to do? Make a start, improvise in the best possible
fashion. Well, would you believe it? The Black Horse has its own piano. An
upright, supposedly out of tune, pushed up against a wall was pressed into
action. What a bonus, an acoustic piano rather than an electric piano! Maureen,
shouldn't have apologised.
Anon (clarinet &
vocals) sang When You’re Smiling and
ace trombone man Don Fairley contributed the first of several mellifluous
solos. Hall sang, clear as a bell, We
Shall Walk Through the Streets of the
City. This was C’est Magnifique,
so said Anon, so said all. The interval saw a new beer on the bar from the VIP
Brewery in Alnwick. A pint of Village
something or other was palatable, the
name eludes. One of the brewery’s other beers is Village Idiot, perhaps that’s the one for me!
The half time
entertainment, as ever, featured songbird Teresa Armstrong and John Broddle. Second
set, more of the same - good tunes, played and sung well by Hall, drummer
George Davidson and Anon. The latter plays the most fluent clarinet post BG.
The latter - Anon (at his request) – can be heard most weeks with the band…oops
sorry Anon! Maureen and the boys can be heard every Friday lunchtime, one o’clock
sharp (usually!) at the Black Horse, Monkseaton.
Russell.
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