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the Pale

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The Palers' Band, London, England

Who did what with whom

The Palers' Band pictured at Nightfly Studios, Southend: (in the dance studio adjoining our hired rehearsal space)
Standing, left to right: Palle Bas Christensen, Jeremy Gilien, George Lovell, Ian Hockley, Claus Neilsen, Bjørn Jensen, Antonio
Costa Barbé, Andrè Romkes, Don Milione, Tito Favila, Peter Clare, Marvin Chassman, Roland Clare, Gary Shepard
Seated, middle row: Jens Anders Ravnaas. Poul Achton, Dave Knight, Søren Borello, Alberto Gallarini, Kari Romkes
Seat, front: Allen 'One-Eye' Edelist, Arelys Levine (non-player), Jeff Levine, Benny Tworek, Stephen 'Doc' Wallace. Elsewhere, Dave Ball

The rationale on this occasion was that the Palers' Band should play only pieces that we have never tackled before. This is who did what:

 


Palers’ Band, set one
 

The
Unquiet Zone

‘Doc’ (voice, tambourine, synth); Roland (piano); Don (Hammond); Gary (guitar); Jeremy (bass); Andrè (drums)

A Robe
of Silk

Søren (voice); Ian (piano); Don (Hammond); Dave K (guitar); Alberto (bass); Jeff (drums); Gary (second voice); ‘Doc’ (second guitar)

Broken
Barricades

Antonio (voice); Peter (piano); Roland (synth); Jeremy (Hammond); Alberto (guitar); Bjørn (bass); Tito (drums); Andrè (snare drum)

Seem to Have the Blues (Most all of the Time)

One-Eye (voice); Gary (piano); Don (Hammond); Dave Ball (guitar); 'Doc' (second guitar); Bjørn (bass); Poul (drums)

Your Own
Choice

Søren (piano + voice); Benny (Hammond); ‘Doc’ (guitar); Bjørn (bass); Poul (drums); Peter (trumpet)

The Final
Thrust

One-Eye + George (voice); Antonio (piano); ‘Doc’ (synth); Benny (Hammond); Alberto (guitar); Palle Bas (bass); Marvin (drums); Gary, Don, Claus, Andrè, Kari, Ian, Tito, Poul, Søren, Dave K, Bjørn (chorus)

Luskus
 Delph

Antonio (voice); Ian (piano); Roland (synth); Jeremy (Hammond); Gary (bass); Jens (drums); Kari (horn); Peter (trumpet); Andrè (cabasa); Tito (shaker)

Into the
Flood

‘Doc’ (voice); Ian (piano); Jeremy (Hammond); Gary (guitar); Roland (bass); Jeff (drums); Peter (trumpet); Kari (horn); Poul (tambourine, chimes); Andrè (cabasa) Alberto, Antonio, Bjørn, Dave K, Don, Marvin, Palle Bas, Søren, Thomas, Tito (backing-voices), One-Eye (chorus-master)

 
Palers’ Band, set two
 

An Old
English Dream

Søren (voice + piano); Benny (Hammond); Claus (guitar); Palle Bas (bass); Poul (drums)

Whisky
Train

One-Eye (voice); ‘Doc’ (synth); Don (Hammond); Dave K (guitar); Palle Bas (bass); Andrè (drums)

The Emperor's
New Clothes

Antonio (voice); Ian (piano); Roland (Hammond); Alberto (guitar); Gary (bass); Peter (drums); Marvin (chimes)

Good
Captain Clack

Antonio (voice); Don (piano); Ian (Hammond); Alberto (bass); Marvin (drums); Tito (cowbells); Andrè (tambourine), Benny, Bjørn, Dave K, 'Doc', Gary, One-Eye, Palle Bas, Poul, Roland, Søren (chorus)

Piggy
Pig Pig

George (voice and piggery); One-Eye (voice and swinish declamations); Roland (piano); Don (Hammond); Dave K (guitar); Palle Bas (bass); Tito (drums); Jens (snorting and tambourine); Jeff (guiro); Poul (tambourine); 'Doc' (cowbell); Andrè (claves)

Simple
Sister

Søren (voice); Roland + Peter (piano); Jeremy (Hammond); Dave Ball (guitar); Bjørn (bass); Andrè (drums); ‘Doc’ (second guitar); Søren, Don, Antonio, Ian (mad pianos); Marvin (tambourine)

The Long
Goodbye

Antonio (voice); Kari (harmony voice); Ian (piano); Jeremy (Hammond); Gary (guitar); Roland (bass); Jens (drums); Poul (chimes); Thomas, Søren, Tito, Palle Bas, Marvin, Dave K (choir)

Robert's Box

Søren, Ian (voices); 'Doc' (voice, second guitar); One-Eye (deep voice); Roland (piano); Don (Hammond); Gary (guitar); Jeremy (bass); Jens (drums); Kari (horn and backing voice); Andrè (cabasa); Tito (shaker)

A member of Denmark's "Procol Harum Project" From Italy A citizen of the world ... looks strangely familiar, but describes himself as 'of anthropological interest only'

A member of Denmark's "Procol Harum Project"
Poul Achton
drums, vocal
percussion		 Antonio Costa Barbé
voice,
piano		 Le Comte de Bollocks
guitar		 Søren Borello
voice,
piano

From the USA • pictured singing during 'In Held 'Twas in I'

 A member of Denmark's "Procol Harum Project" From the UK From the UK
Marvin Chassman
drums, percussion,
backing vocal		 Palle Bas Christensen
bass,
vocal		 Peter Clare
drums, trumpet, cornet, piano, synth		 Roland Clare
piano, bass,
Hammond, vocal
From the USA From the USA • he has two eyes From Italy From the USA
Tito Davila
drums, percussion,
backing vocal		 Allen 'One-Eye' Edelist
voice		 Alberto Gallarini
guitar,
bass		 Jeremy Gilien
organ, bass,
vocal
From Oman From Norway From the UK From the USA
Ian Hockley
voice, piano,
pipe organ		 Bjørn Jensen
bass		 David Knight
guitar,
vocal		 Jeff Levine
drums,
percussion
From Scotland, via Canada From the USA A member of Denmark's "Procol Harum Project" From Norway
W George Lovell
voice		 Don Milione
organ, piano, vocal		 Claus Nielsen
guitar		 Jens Anders Ravnaas
drums, percussion
From Norway From Norway From the USA • the 'Shep' moniker was given to him by Gary Brooker A member of Denmark's "Procol Harum Project"
Kari Romkes
French horn, vocal		 Andrè Romkes
drums, percussion		 Gary 'Shep' Shepard
guitar, bass, piano, vocal		 Benny Tworek
organ
From Australia! From Denmark • infrastructure magician
Stephen 'Doc' Wallace
voice, guitar, synth, percussion		 The Palers' Band 2007
almost complete		 Thomas Raa Olsen
Vocal, + 'Is it on,
Tommy?'

Procol Harum concerts in 2007: index page

The Palers' Band

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