Ray
Dorset: Guitars,
Harp, Kazoo, Lead Vocals
Bruce
"Bash" Brand: Drums,
Percussion, Jug
Alan
Johnson: Guitar
Mike
Cole: Double
Bass
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Onstage 9:40pm:
Take
Me Back - Keep Your Hands Off Her - Have A Whiff On Me - Baby
Let's Play House - Ting A Ling / Ten Little Woman - With A Girl
Like You - Going Down Slow - Singing The Blues - Hey Gyp - Dig The
Slowness - 1)
Give Me Someone To Love - My Own Country - Lady Rose
- Alright Alright Alright - Mighty Man - In The Summertime (two
different versions) - Baby
Jump - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War -
Party Song / Thank You Very Much - Little Miss Hipshake - Let's
Roll Baby - 2)
Mama
Don't Allow No Music Here
1)
From
"Naked From The Heart"
2)
From
"Cool Jesus"
Off stage
11:20pm
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The alarm goes off at 4am UK
time, I need a plane to catch so at 5 in the car direction
Amsterdam airport "Schiphol" I arrived London
Getwick 'round 9 and hit the steeringwheel from hired car at
10am for the journey to Poole. The route I printed out from
internet was not correct so I drove around London for an hour
'till I found the correct direction to Poole where I arrived
at the Salterns Hotel just before one. After a call from my
good friend Kevin I went to a pub named "The Sloop"
and had a nice chat , and a few beers with him and his
girlfiend Tracy. Back to the hotel to get my photocamera and
up to Mr. Kyps for the soundcheck. After the soundcheck a nice
dinner with Mike, Bruce and Derek and back again to Mr. Kyps
for the gig. What can I say....... 4 great musicians with
leader Ray Dorset, with nearly two hours
great music, and let's not forget they did all without any
rehearsal, You realise how good they are. We were all
surprised
with the set-list, of course the Mungo standards but filled up
with songs as "You Don't Have To Be In The Army (on
request from a fan) - Little Miss Hishake - Baby Let's Play
House" and one of Ray's best s"My Own Country" I'm glad to see Mike Cole back
in the line-up, what he can do on the double bass I never seen
before, what a wonderful musician and a great guy. It was the
first time I met Bruce "Bash" Brand and Alan
Johnson, both also great guys and they did a wonderful job
onstage, Bruce can play drums if he was born with it, he
found a empty jar and did a good "jug" during In The
Summertime, and Alan....... yeah what can I say, he's one of
the best guitar players I know and he's also a guitar teacher,
he can play everything. Mr. Kyps should
of officially closed at 11pm but we all know Ray, after the final song they went back for two more songs.
After the gig I had a really nice chat and some drinks with
Ray, Derek, Mike and Bruce. Really nice from Mr. Kyps keep the
bar open for us. We went to the hotel 'round three and I told
them about the wonderful view I have from the hotel room so
they all wanna see it, after a nice chat I went to bed at 4, I
realise I was up for twenty four hours, very tired but it was
it all worth. Next morning just in time for breakfast with
Ray, Mike and Bruce. Back to Gatwick for the journey home were
I arrived 'round 11pm.
Thanks everyone for the great
time I had in Poole.
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