How was your gig last night?

[casapete]

Another early evening gig yesterday at The Lookout on the Pier in Scarborough with the acoustic duo.

We arrived there slightly later than usual due to a traffic accident, meaning we had to divert through

Bridlington but still got set up in time to start at 6pm. 

A full house of diners, some who had come with requests already written so we had a pile of them

to get through. Best ones for me where ‘Wichita Lineman’, ‘Just a gigolo / ‘I ain’t got nobody’ ( David

Lee Roth style), ‘No particular place to go’ ( which I sang for the first time in my life, forgetting how

hard the phrasing was!) and then ended with ‘Enjoy yourself’. 
Used my Fender Kingman bass into the Rumble 100, with no PA support needed. Still exploring some

settings with the preamp on the bass, including the subtle effect the phase switch has on things. 
 

We are back at this wonderful venue on 30th March, and it’s always a pleasure.

 

 

[scalpy]

4 hours ago, Bluewine said:

 

Very cool. Very nice vocal harmony. 

 

Daryl

Thank you, that’s my wife on harmonies, she’ll be dead chuffed you mentioned that.

[petergales]

On 09/03/2025 at 02:00, peteb said:

I've gotta say that i just bumped into an old drummer mate of mine at a pub gig tonight and he was saying that we ought to appreciate that we're in our late fifties / early  sixties and we're both lucky enough to be still gigging regularly. 

 

Make the most of it while you still can, I'm still looking for more gigs. @petergales of this parish has just turned 79 and is still gigging and I have every intention of doing the same! 

Hi Pete

Hope you are both keeping well.

Yes, keep going as long as you can. I'm in 5 bands as now covering Jazz, Americana, Blues, Rock&Roll and Rock. They don't all gig on a regular basis but enough to keep the excitement there. Two of them are sit-down jobs so easier on the back and I've now bought a short scale passive 4 string from Alpher Instruments (both light weight and easier on my injured shoulder). It's a great instrument and a joy to play. I recommend trying them out.  

I'm lucky to have a supportive wife who encourages me to keep going.

Take care my friend

 

[Len_derby]

A 5-7pm slot yesterday with the acoustic trio, The Desperate Cowboys. We picked up the gig after the booked band cancelled due to illness. A large, busy pub and we were playing in a roofed outdoor area. It started to get a bit chilly after the sun went down, luckily I’d put a pullover in the car for the second set. The audience wandered in and out a bit but there was always enough to make it worthwhile. Taylor mini bass through Trace Elliott Elf and Barefaced one 10. Home by 8 and a couple of cans of Hobgoblin Gold.

[Mickeyboro]

1 minute ago, Len_derby said:

Taylor mini bass through Trace Elliott Elf and Barefaced one 10. Home by 8 and a couple of cans of Hobgoblin Gold.

Nice rig! I use it for everything from an active Sandberg to a bass uke. 

[Len_derby]

49 minutes ago, casapete said:

Another early evening gig yesterday at The Lookout on the Pier in Scarborough with the acoustic duo.

We arrived there slightly later than usual due to a traffic accident, meaning we had to divert through

Bridlington but still got set up in time to start at 6pm. 

A full house of diners, some who had come with requests already written so we had a pile of them

to get through. Best ones for me where ‘Wichita Lineman’, ‘Just a gigolo / ‘I ain’t got nobody’ ( David

Lee Roth style), ‘No particular place to go’ ( which I sang for the first time in my life, forgetting how

hard the phrasing was!) and then ended with ‘Enjoy yourself’. 
Used my Fender Kingman bass into the Rumble 100, with no PA support needed. Still exploring some

settings with the preamp on the bass, including the subtle effect the phase switch has on things. 
 

We are back at this wonderful venue on 30th March, and it’s always a pleasure.

 

 

Yes Pete, those Chuck Berry words are something else. We play You Never Can Tell. Only two chords to worry about but witty lyrics. Truly a Rock n’ Roll poet.

[mikebass456]

7 minutes ago, Len_derby said:

Yes Pete, those Chuck Berry words are something else. We play You Never Can Tell. Only two chords to worry about but witty lyrics. Truly a Rock n’ Roll poet.

We've just put 13 Question Method into our set, and managed to get Yakkety Sax into it as a sax solo! Went down well last Saturday night 😁😎

[BigRedX]

Friday saw Hurtsfall in Coventry at The Arches Venue for the Necroscope Goth and industrial night. Great venue although a little difficult to find if you've not been before, and a great promotor. Pity I can't say the same about the sound engineer. Set up and sound check went very well, we were playing last so sound checked first, but there appeared to be a lot of unplugging and moving of cables between our soundcheck and getting the other two bands set up including a lot of worrying sounding pops and bangs coming through the PA as unmuted channels were plugged and unplugged.

 

When we came to play we were told that there was no need for a line check as none of our stuff had been moved since the original soundcheck. Come the first song there's no sound from one of the synths. We play through regardless, but pause to get the problem sorted before starting the next song. First the promotor has to go and find the sound engineer as he's gone outside. Then there is an almost point blank refusal on his part to accept that the problem isn't with our equipment. Finally when we persuade him to check the connections to the PA, and after even more pops and bangs through the FoH it turns out that the PA's XLR lead connecting the synth to the stage box is dodgy. Once that has been replaced everything is fine. I accept that if you work at a venue not every band that plays there is going to be to your musical taste, but you have one job and that includes being there in case there is a problem with the sound during each band's set. In a way programmable digital desks have made some less than enthusiastic PA engineers even more complacent. I didn't say anything on the night because we hope to playing there again and I don't want to see what happens if he deliberately messes up our sound, and anyway come the end of our set he was nowhere to be seen and his assistant who was very pleasant and easy to get on with was left to pack everything away.

 

After all that we played really well, so it's pity that the audience was somewhat on the small side. We were competing with another Goth gig in Coventry that night and it was also the first night of Corrosion in Morecambe where more than a few of our fans were in attendance (they were all posting photos from there on Facebook). Still those that were in attendance seemed to really like the band, and we sold a surprisingly large number of T-Shirts and singles afterwards. The promoter is very keen to get us back later in the year when hopefully there will be a bigger audience.

 

I'd saved posting this hoping that there would be some photos on social media over the weekend, but despite seeing at least one professional-looking photographer in action during our set nothing has shown up so far.

 

Our next gig is in Sheffield on 5th April supporting Deviant at The Corporation.

[casapete]

52 minutes ago, Len_derby said:

Yes Pete, those Chuck Berry words are something else. We play You Never Can Tell. Only two chords to worry about but witty lyrics. Truly a Rock n’ Roll poet.

Absolutely, probably my favourite lyricist. I’ve been singing ‘You never can tell’ for so long

( even before Pulp Fiction was released!) and it always goes down well - a great song.

 

46 minutes ago, mikebass456 said:

We've just put 13 Question Method into our set, and managed to get Yakkety Sax into it as a sax solo! Went down well last Saturday night 😁😎

Wow, that’s a Chuck deep cut! Don’t think I’ve ever heard it played, well done. 😀

[Len_derby]

1 hour ago, Mickeyboro said:

Nice rig! I use it for everything from an active Sandberg to a bass uke. 

Yes, Mick, and a genuine one-hand lift. Even for old codgers. 🤣

[Bluewine]

I found a clip from Sunday's gig at The Twisted Pair. It's nothing special pretty bare bones and you'll hear more than a few mistakes. 

 

Daryl 

 

 

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