Gary Brooker and friends in France

A few snaps from le Vigan • 25 August 2013

Paul Holland, ex-Californian who lives not far from the Brooker gig, entertains his guests
 Linda and Roland from BtP at his Hammond A1000

Gary Brooker and Friends, in one of the dressing-rooms, about to go on stage: Andy Fairweather Low, Gary Brooker, Judy Blair, Dave Bronze and Paul 'Beans' Beavis

As above, with the addition (in front) of Ashley Dow and Debbie Dow, aka Rag Mama Rag, who opened the show, and joined GB and the band for the two encores. Though resident in France these two Dows hail originally from Colchester in Essex, UK ... not a million miles from Southend-on-Sea

Gary Brooker standing at the piano, mid-song: what song can this be, that prompts him to mime the words 'L 7'?

The excellent Dave Bronze on bass. As we've noted elsewhere on this website, 'every note a masterclass'

Paul Beavis on drums! And extremely dynamic player who would be difficult to capture
 in focus even for an expert photographer with a posh camera

The band's co-front-man, Andy Fairweather Low

Gary got up from the piano at one point during the set to adjust the head-orientation of this enigmatic totem

Andy, Paul, Gary, Judy and somebody's cranium

Comic shenanigans as Gary attempts to get the guitar-strap the right way around his neck

Andy shows him the trick of it, with Dave in attendance

Gary, Judy, Debbie, and Dave. This is the only number for which Judy was wearing shoes

Andy and Gary, ukulele and guitar, with Paul behind on the drums of course

Farewell to an ecstatic audience from a superb band: Andy, Ashley, Gary, Judy, Debbie, Dave and 'Beans'

The evening's very excellent sound-man

 Last persons standing at the aftershow party: Gary with Jeri Stevens, Paul Holland, Roland and Linda from BtP (photo by Franky Brooker). The previous two photos can't be shown because in one Paul has his eyes shut and in the other Gary (by his own admission) burped

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