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grateful
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Username: grateful

Post Number: 170
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 7:16 am:   Edit Post

As requested by Dave, here’s my highlights of Whitby Musicport Saturday.

Appearing early afternoon was local lass Eliza Carthy, with the Ratcatchers. As one might expect from the daughter of Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, this was English folk at its best. Unfortunately, the early time slot meant the musicians were more animated than most of the audience (how people remained seated during their jigs and reels I do not know! I certainly did not) but this didn’t affect the band’s exuberance. A band well worth seeing, even if folk is not your cup of tea.

Golem Sound System were the second last band of the evening.

Golem System

Most of this band are from Argentina, though they live in Spain. They really had the crowd jumping by this time with their eclectic style of dub reggae with Spanish lyrics. Their cover of Eleanor Rigby was superb. They certainly set a high standard for Apache Indian and the Reggae Revolution, the last band of the night.

This standard was raised as soon as Apache Indian and the Reggae revolution took to the stage. What a hot reggae band! Jazzyvee’s Alembic sure sounded sweet; my daughter noticed the difference!

apache indian1

The only non-standard feature was the Indian drummer. He mostly played tablas, but in the middle of the set, he switched to a dhol. This is a large, double-ended drum played with sticks. This part of the set was like a brief bhangra interlude: Jazzyvee played some hot stuff here.

apache indian2

The tribute to Desmond Dekker was a treat (he was booked to play Musicport before his untimely death earlier this year) with a stunning rendition of “The Israelites”, with the whole audience joining in for the “woh - oh - the Israelites”. The set closing “Boom-Shack-a-Lack” was superb; again the audience joining in. At the end of this, the entire band suddenly switched from the reggae backing to conventional rock-and-roll. Absolutely stunning set; shame they didn’t realise they would’ve been allowed an encore. Despite ten minutes of thunderous applause, we couldn’t get them back.

Live music is the one!

Mark

(Message edited by grateful on October 22, 2006)
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 454
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 7:21 am:   Edit Post

Cool event. Nice review. Great pics! Thanks
grateful
Intermediate Member
Username: grateful

Post Number: 171
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 7:27 am:   Edit Post

It was definitely my pleasure David! Unfortunately, that first pic is bound to inspire a beer hijacking!
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 620
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 9:21 am:   Edit Post

Hi Grateful, thanks for the pics, if you have any more of our set, I'd love to get some copies of them on email.
Shame you didn't come to say hi.

Thanks.
Jazzyvee
grateful
Intermediate Member
Username: grateful

Post Number: 172
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 9:34 am:   Edit Post

Hi Jazzyvee,

I must confess my daughter, Elanor took the pics. The lighting behind the band made photography really difficult so she only got 3. I'll email you the full-size ones.
jazzyvee
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Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 622
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 11:59 pm:   Edit Post

If you don't mind me adding them to my web site in the future, I will credit her name under them too if thats ok?
Jazzyvee
grateful
Intermediate Member
Username: grateful

Post Number: 173
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 2:29 am:   Edit Post

Feel free to put them on your web site. Do you want the full size pics? They're 2048 x 1536 pixels. Or would you rather I reduced them in size first?
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1084
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 8:41 am:   Edit Post

Mark, I'm all for a beer hijacking but I'm missing the connection with that and the first pic. Thanks for sharing the photos.

Looking good, Jazzy!

Sam
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 623
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post

please send me the full sized pics if thats ok as I can reduce them to the size I need when the time comes. Best to start with the full quality.
Jazzyvee
tbrannon
Advanced Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 205
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 11:16 am:   Edit Post

Sam,

In the top photo the crowd is all dark except for the plastic cup of beer that is illuminated in the foreground (just left of center).

Let the discussion begin.

Jazzy- Great shots and I finally got around to viewing your website. Nice stuff~
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1085
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 6:21 am:   Edit Post

Is that what that is? My eyes aren't what they used to be. Or maybe it's a cup of Guinness and can't be seen in the dark.
jet_powers
Advanced Member
Username: jet_powers

Post Number: 301
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 9:26 am:   Edit Post

Mark- Good eyes to pick that beer out of the crowd! Now, what flavor is it?

JP
tbrannon
Advanced Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 210
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post

Wow-
I'm at work and my monitor is waaaaay different from what I have at home. It certainly looks like something dark here at work. At home it was pretty obvious that I was looking at a cup of amber colored beer...

Time to upgrade the monitor at work I guess.

Sorry for the hijack Jazzy!
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko

Post Number: 867
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 5:27 am:   Edit Post

There's no head on it so it's probably some nonedescript lager.

graeme
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 4479
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 2:07 pm:   Edit Post

Great review and I love the pics of JV's band!

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