| Mungo
Jerry British Band Bodelwyddan - Wales Saturday
1 April 2001 |
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Ray Dorset: Vocals-Guitar-Harp-Kazoo-Tambourin Tim Green: Guitar-Slide Guitar-Vocals Mick Frampton: Percussion-Guitar-Vocals Matt Round: Bass Guitar Steve Jones: Keyboards-Harmonica James Davis: Drums
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On Stage: 10:00pm Alright, Alright, Alright - Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black - Baby Jump - Lady Rose - In The Summertime - Open Up and more.... Off Stage: 11:10pm | ||||
| I’m
going by my own car to Amsterdam Airport “Schiphol” for my
flight to Manchester. An easy flight in almost an empty airplane.
The air is clear, nice view on the Dutch coastline but when I
arrived Manchester it’s very cloudy. I have a appointment with
Stuart who’s picks me up with his car for our journey to
Bodelwyddan / Denbighshire / Wales. I don’t have to wait long, Stuart arrived just an hour after I picked
up my luggage. Beautiful trip through a part of England and
Wales, the first time I’m in this area. I have to familiarize the
Scottish accent from Stuart, he speaks fast but halfway up it’s
going easier. Before we drive to our hotel we looked around the
Bodelwyddan castle area for a few minutes, it’s cold outside
so we get into the car quickly. The Hawk & Buckle Inn
guesthouse in Llannefydd is already booked and was easy to find.
A small hotel with very friendly people. Settle down in our
rooms and back to the bar for some beers, a chat and a good
dinner, the open fire is just turned on. After dinner we get
into a taxi to go to Bodelwyddan Castle to see the gig of Mungo
Jerry and where we have a appointment with Brian Cook and his
wife Lesley from Snowdonia / Wales. I never been into a Welsh’
castle / Hotel before so it was great to be there. The venue is in the
basement of the Castle, a bar, dancing floor, a small stage and,
none smoking, sitting areas on different levels. I stopped
smoking a few months ago but for this weekend I bought myself a
packet of cigarettes, stupid I know that. A “bald” man with
his wife walked into the bar and we suggest it must be Brian and
Lesley. Shake hands and after we introduced each other we sit
down on a table. It was a sort of oldie festival with music from
the seventies, some people walked around with, I dunno why,
colored wigs. Nearly 10am the band arrived on the (too) small
stage, the band members stand almost shoulder to shoulder. I
can’t remember the setlist but I remember they played Baby
Jump / Long Legged Woman / Lady Rose / a “Shaggy style” In
The Summertime and more. After a few minutes the dance floor was
packed full with enthusiastic people, dancing and clapping whole
gig through. The band did a great performance for more as one
hour. Great to see this line-up again since almost a year ago in
New Castle Under Lyme. Fine guitar and slide guitar playing by
Tim Green, “heavy” percussion by Mick, just one word:
Brilliant ! In the meantime arrived Jim Smith and his wife,
sorry but I forgot her name, Mungo Jerry fans I saw before in
New Castle Under Lyme. After the show Ray came to our table for
a chat and some signatures. Ray told us he was in a hurry
because he had a plain to catch for his holydays in Barbados,
great from Ray he made some time for us. Around half past
midnight we said goodbye and by taxi we returned to the hotel
for a beer and a chat with the owner of the hotel. Next morning
a fine breakfast and the trip back to Manchester airport and
Stuart goes through to Scotland. Thanks Stuart for the ride. On
the airport I dropped the cigarettes I left into a dustbin.
Arrived Amsterdam airport around six pm, there was panic because
a hamburger restaurant was in fire, whole area was filled up
with fireman, police and security. I have to go to another exit
as I came in yesterday. It was not easy to find my car from here
but finaly I found it. Driving home for about 45 min with a
cassette of Mungo Jerry in the cassette player.
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