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Jacob Lightfoot, Max Storey, Georgia Corrin, Molly
Clibbett, Brian Wicks (MD) (saxes); Billy Bradshaw, Josh Skyrme, David
O'Farrell, Asim Iqbal (trumpets); Alex Utting, Bertie Marks, Thomas
McDonald, Ciáran Skipper (trombones); Marcus Dawe (keys); Anya Daley
(guitar); Ifede Osiyemi (bass); Josh Weir (drums); Cara Britton
(vocals); Chiara Todisco, Lulu Perren, Joel Lai (backing vocals) + Ross
Cantrell, Olly Styles (guests); Ed Moore (support)
The main event hit the stage fashionably (unfashionably for Pilgrim) late. The queue was already forming when we arrived in, or so we thought, good time. Truth is the queue was ever-increasing so, rather than disappoint anyone, the happenings didn't happen until everyone was watered and primed for what was to follow which was a short set by singer/guitarist Ed Moore whose pleasing, Nashville orientated, voice possibly wasn't heard to its best advantage.
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Time for Cara Britton to give us Jolene, Pink Floyd's Money, For Once in my Life and Friend Like me. Cara was in good voice. Rockier, poppier than at previous gigs. Solos by Bradshaw and Skipper, the Pink Floyd number was introduced with a spoken background to the song by Jacob Lightfoot.
The set finished with Here Comes the Sun, the 'bone solo on this one by Bertie Marks followed by a hilarious number Thomas the Bebop Engine which was a mix of Thomas the Tank Engine and Take the A Train and featured tenor sax guest Ross Cantrell on tenor.
Sadly, owing to the late start I had to miss the second set but I have it on authority that the set list was as follows: Keep the Customer Satisfied (Simon & Garfunkel via Buddy Rich); You and the Night and the Music; Runaway Baby*; Toxic*; I Just Might*; Wings*; Ain't no Mountain High Enough (feat. Olly Styles); Joy*; Can't Take my Eyes Off You.
*Vocals by Cara
All in all, as ever at Pilgrim, it's never boring. Lance
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