Procol Harum at Äänekoski, Finland

Linda and Roland's pictures (2) • 23 July 2009

In the festival compound, old friends are reunited

Roland and Jens with Prof. François Courvoisier, lately arrived in Finland from Switzerland;
two Procol Harum tee-shirts and one promoting The Cavern in Liverpool

Linda relaxes with Timo 'Juice' Huhtala, cinematographer from Helsinki ... who had showed the Bristolian
travellers some fascinating off-beat regions of his city the day before (thanks, Juice!)

Spencer Davis singing with The Animals ... however the most exciting player on this stage is Mickey Gallagher, organist (and hero from The Blockheads)

Now John Magner comes on stage to set up Procol's gear

All seems to be normal as he fettles Gary Brooker's piano pedals

And Procol Harum take the stage in apparently good spirits: the excellent Geoff Dunn on drums

Business as usual for Geoff Whitehorn and Matt Pegg

At the piano, however, Gary Brooker is holding himself stiffly and is in evident pain when he sings

Linda's nifty lens allows her some good shots of Geoff