The evening's first band was The Palers' Project: this is Butterfly Boys with Roland (piano), 'Doc' (lead vocal), Geoff Whitehorn (lead),
Peter (drums), Antonio (backing voice), Gary (bass), Ian (backing voice) and Jeremy (not seen at the Hammond)

The Piper's Tune: Roland, 'Doc', Dave Knight on guitar, Gary

David Knight from Warrington in the UK; Gary Shepard from Aiken in the USA

New Lamps for Old: Roland (electric piano); 'Doc' (pedal steel synth); Alberto Gallarini (guitar); Antonio (vocal); Gary (guitar)

Alberto, the arranger of this particular New Lamps

The main attraction: Gary Brooker and Friends, performing 'Procol Rarum: the Lost Songs of Brooker and Reid'
Gary Brooker, piano; Tim Renwick, guitar; Dave Bronze, bass; Frank Mead, saxes

The same ensemble in mid-flight

Frank Mead on harmonica: and that's Dave Bronze's Steinberg upright bass in the photo too

Dave on the upright bass, Frank on alto sax

Martin Wright, drums; Dave Ball, guitar: Yours if You Want Me

Brooker, Mead, Wright, Renwick, Bronze

Gary and Tim, with the roving Frank on tenor

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