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The 2013 Palers’ Band played four short sets during the afternoon session of the ‘Echoes in the Night’ convention:
Poul Achton (Denmark); Dave Ball (UK); Elizabeth Bryson (USA); Stewart Bryson (USA); Marvin Chassman (USA); Linda Clare (UK); Peter Clare (UK); Roland Clare (UK); Antonio Costa Barbé (Italy); Tito Davila (USA); Luiz de Boni (Brazil); Al 'One-Eye' Edelist (USA); Rainer Emerson (Germany); David Goodwick (USA); Ian Hockley (Oman); Axel Leonhardt (Denmark); Wolfgang Lieke (Germany); George Lovell (Canada); Don Milione (USA); Beth Pellegrini (Italy); Carlo 'Jack' Ponissi (Italy); Torjus Ravnaas (Norway); Jens Anders Ravnaas (Norway); Willem Andrè Romkes (Norway); Gary Shepard (USA); Jonas Söderström (Sweden); Justin Tetlow (UK); Runar Todok (Norway); Kari Warhuus (Norway); Richard Williams (USA). Guest musicians, Gary Brooker (UK) and Geoff Whitehorn (UK). Illustrations from the blackboard in our rehearsal studio (thanks, Rainer)
1
You’d
Better Wait (Brooker /
Reid)
Roland, vocal and piano; Ian, organ; Torjus, guitar; Peter, bass; Marvin, drums
Conquistador
(Brooker / Reid)
Luiz, lead vocal; Ian,
piano; Jack, organ; Don, synth; Dave B, guitar; Gary S, bass; Jens, drums;
Peter, trumpet; Kari, French horn; Stewart, trombone; Andrè, shaker; Marvin,
castanets; Rainer, guiro; Axel, tambourine; Poul, congas. Brass arranged by Kari
Without a Doubt
(Brooker / Reid)
Antonio, lead vocal; Ian,
piano; Don, organ; Gary S, guitar; Luiz, bass; Tito, drums; Wolfgang, shaker;
Axel, tambourine; Peter, trumpet; Kari, French horn; Stewart, trombone; Roland,
tuba ??Elizabeth + Poul + Jonas, harmony voices. Brass arranged by Kari
Lime Street Blues
(Brooker / Reid)
George, lead vocal; Roland,
piano; Don, organ; Justin, guitar; Gary S, bass; Andrè, drums
Venus Exploding
(Noble / Reid)
Allen, lead vocal;
Elizabeth, piano; Roland, organ; Don, synth; Gary S, lead guitar; Jonas, rhythm
guitar; David G, bass; Poul, drums; Wolfgang, percussion
Lead Me to the Water
(Brooker)
Jens, lead vocal; Ian,
piano; Runar, organ; Peter, synth; Gary S, guitar; Torjus, guitar; Roland, bass;
Richard, drums; Kari + Elizabeth, high vocal; Marvin, tambourine
2
Skating on Thin Ice
(Brooker / Reid)
Antonio and Ian, vocal;
Ian, piano; Don, organ; Gary S, synth; Jonas, guitar; Luiz, bass; Axel, drums;
Stewart, trombone; Roland, clarinet; Kari, French horn; Andrè, shaker; Linda,
Swannee whistle. Arranged by Roland
I Realise
(Brooker / Reid)
Ian, vocal and piano; David
G, bass; Marvin, drums; Andrè, shaker;
with The Palers’ Sinfonietta: Beth, violin; Linda, ’cello; Elizabeth, flute;
Roland, clarinet; Peter, trumpet; Kari, French horn; Stewart, trombone. Arranged
by Ian
Too Much Between Us
(Brooker / Trower / Reid)
Elizabeth, lead vocal;
Jonas, acoustic guitar; Luiz, bass guitar; Poul, percussion
with The Palers’ Sinfonietta: Beth, violin; Linda, ’cello; Roland, clarinet;
Peter, trumpet; Kari, French horn; Stewart, trombone. Arranged by Roland,
conducted by Ian
Mr Blue Day
(Brooker / Sutherland)
Antonio, lead vocal;
Roland, piano; Ian, organ; Luiz, bass; Tito, drums
Kari, French horn; Wolfgang, suspended cymbal; Marvin, bell-tree
Hear What You’re Saying
(Brooker / Reid)
Allen, lead vocal; Roland,
piano; Ian, organ; Don, synth; Justin, guitar; Gary S, bass; Axel, drums; Tito,
timbales; Richard, congas; Wolfgang, percussion; Jens, percussion; Kari + Linda
+ Elizabeth, backing voices
So Far Behind
(Brooker / Reid)
Allen, lead vocal; Peter,
piano; Don, organ; Beth, wah-wah guitar; Gary S, lead guitar; Roland, bass;
Poul, drums; Andrè, vibraphone; Richard, tambourine
3
GonnaDoThis
GonnaDoThat (Ball)
Dave B, lead vocal and
guitar; Gary, piano; Don, organ; David G, bass; Andrè, drums
About to Die
(Trower / Reid)
Luiz, lead vocal; Antonio,
vocal harmony; Peter, piano; Runar, organ; Torjus, guitar; Roland, bass;
Wolfgang, drums
Quite Rightly So
(Brooker / Fisher / Reid)
Allen, lead vocal; Kari,
piano; Jack, organ; Torjus, guitar; Roland, acoustic rhythm guitar; Luiz, bass;
Andrè, drums; Marvin, tambourine
King of Hearts
(Brooker / Reid / Noble)
Antonio, lead vocal; Kari,
piano; Jack, organ; Gary S, guitar; Luiz, bass; Jens, drums; Richard, congas;
Tito, tambourine; Wolfgang, cabasa
McGreggor
(Brooker / Reid)
Antonio, lead vocal;
Roland, piano; Jack, organ; Jonas, guitar; Peter, bass; Tito, drums; Axel,
tambourine
Homeloving
(Brooker)
Ian, lead vocal; Luiz,
piano; Runar, organ; Gary S, guitar; Justin, guitar; David G, bass; Poul, drums;
Tito, shaker; Ian + Antonio + Kari + Elizabeth, high vocal
4
Saw the Fire (Brooker /
Fisher / Reid)
Antonio, lead vocal;
Roland, piano; Don, organ; Ian, synth; Gary S, bass; Peter, drums; Andrè,
shaker; Wolfgang, bell-tree; Tito + Rainer + Marvin, triangles
Power Failure
(Brooker / Reid)
Allen, lead vocal + shout
of ‘rubbish’; Ian, piano; Luiz, organ; Torjus + Justin, stereo guitars; David G,
bass; Wolfgang, drums; Richard, cabasa; Poul, bongos; Jens, maracas
Fresh Fruit
(Brooker / Reid)
George, lead vocal; Dave B,
second vocal; Don, piano; Ian, organ; Gary S, guitar; Luiz, bass; Andrè, drums;
Linda and Roland, marimba; Runar, harmonica (Roland, fragment of piano; Peter,
fragment of marimba)
Yours if You Want Me
(Brooker / Reid)
Dave B, vocal and guitar;
Roland, piano; Don, organ; Dave G, bass; Poul, drums; Runar, harmonica
A Whiter Shade of Pale
(Brooker / Fisher / Reid)
Ian, lead vocal; Antonio,
piano; Jack, organ; Roland, synth; Gary S, guitar; Luiz, bass; Jens, drums;
Allen + Andrè + Axel + Beth + Jack + Dave B + David G + Don + Elizabeth + George
+ Jonas + Justin + Kari + Linda + Marvin + Peter + Poul + Rainer + Richard +
Runar + Stewart + Tito + Torjus + Wolfgang, final chorus. Arranged by Roland
Then there was one longer set in the evening:
5
Bringing Home the Bacon
(Brooker / Reid)
Allen, lead vocal; Peter,
piano; Don, organ; Gary S and Beth, duelling lead guitars; Roland, bass;
Richard, drums; Ian, recorder; Linda, recorder; Dave B, recorder; Poul, congas;
Tito, tambourine
The
Cycle (Brooker)
Roland, vocal and piano;
Ian, organ; Linda, synth; Justin, lead guitar; Jonas, acoustic guitar; Peter,
bass; Tito, drums; x, vibraslap; Rainer, tambourine; Antonio + Elizabeth + Kari,
choir
All This and More
(Brooker / Reid)
Elizabeth, lead vocal; Ian,
piano; Runar, organ; Dave B, guitar; Jonas, acoustic guitar; Roland, bass;
Wolfgang, drums; Peter, trumpet; Kari, French horn; Stewart, trombone; brass
arranged by Roland
Ghost Train
(Brooker / Fisher / Reid)
Allen, lead vocal; Peter,
piano; Ian, organ; Roland, synth; Torjus, guitar; Justin, bass; Jens, drums
Hear What You’re Saying
(Brooker)
Gary Brooker, lead vocal;
Roland, piano; Ian, organ; Don, synth; Justin, guitar; Gary S, bass; Axel,
drums; Tito, timbales; Richard, congas; Wolfgang, percussion; Jens, percussion;
Kari + Linda + Elizabeth, backing voices
Saw the Fire
(Brooker / Fisher / Reid)
Gary Brooker, lead vocal;
Roland, piano; Don, organ; Ian, synth; Gary S, bass; Peter, drums; Andrè,
shaker; Wolfgang, bell-tree; Tito + Rainer + Marvin, triangles
The Mark of the Claw
(Grabham / Reid)
Justin lead vocal and bass
guitar; Elizabeth, piano; Jack, organ; Don, synth and comic effects; Beth,
guitar; Torjus, guitar; Peter, drums
(No More) Fear of
Flying (Brooker / Reid)
Ian, lead vocal; Roland,
piano; Runar, organ; Don, synth; Gary S, guitar; Luiz, bass; Peter, drums;
Elizabeth, backing voice; Poul, shaker
As Strong as Samson
(Brooker / Reid)
Antonio, lead vocal; Poul,
harmony vocal; Roland, piano; Runar, organ; Gary S, guitar; Jonas, acoustic
rhythm guitar; Luiz, bass; Richard, drums; Tito, tambourine; Elizabeth + Kari
ooohs and aaahs
Echoes in the Night
(Brooker / Fisher / Reid)
Luiz + Allen + Antonio lead
vocals; Roland, piano; Runar, organ; Don, synth; Gary S, guitar; David G, bass;
Wolfgang, drums; Poul, shaker; Rainer, congas; Marvin, bell-tree; Kari +
Elizabeth, backing voices
TV Ceasar
(Brooker / Reid)
+ Rule Britannia
Poul, lead vocal;
Roland, piano; Jack, organ; Don, synth; Gary S, guitar; Luiz, bass; Richard,
drums; Linda, ’cello; Jens, tambourine; Dave B, crash cymbals; Allen + Andrè +
Antonio + Axel + Jack + Juliette Leonhardt + David G + Elizabeth + George + Ian
+ Jonas + Justin + Marvin + Poul + Rainer + Runar + Tito + Torjus + Wolfgang,
choir, kazoos
Repent Walpurgis
(Fisher)
Geoff Whitehorn, guitar;
Roland, piano; Jack, organ; Gary S, bass; Poul, drums (unplanned and
unrehearsed)
33 (35) |
songs altogether: |
2 |
From Procol Harum |
1 |
from Shine on Brightly |
2 |
From A Salty Dog |
1 |
From Home |
1 |
from Broken Barricades |
2 |
From Grand Hotel |
2 |
From Exotic Birds and Fruit |
1 |
from Procol's Ninth |
2 |
From Something Magic |
1 |
From The Prodigal Stranger |
1 |
from The Well's on Fire |
1 |
From MMX |
2 |
non-album tracks |
3 |
bonus-track releases |
1 |
From Fear of Flying |
3 |
From Lead me to the Water |
5 (7); |
From Echoes in the Night |
1 |
From The Common Thread |
1 |
From Don't Forget Your Alligator |
Two songs from Echoes in the Night were played twice: the sceond iterations saw Gary Brooker take the lead vocal |
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At least one song from every studio album by Procol Harum, Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Dave Ball: not bad going for thirty players, four days' rehearsal, and a day of technical fixing. Repent Walpurgis was neither planned nor practised ... thanks, Geoff! Finalisation of song-order ... scan here |
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