Monday, August 29, 2005
The end of summer?
The end of summer
So that's it then summer is officially over in South Shields, yesterday was the last day of the free concert programme in the Bents park and the Cookson Country Festival is packed away for another year, what a great shame, but all good things have to come to an end.
It was a breezy day, but luckily there was no rain,(we ought to be grateful that we don't live in New Orleans) and we enjoyed a fabulous set from local band The Caffrey Brothers, who were every bit as good as some of the big star names who have appeared over the past few weeks. They we were followed by The Hollies who belted out all of their standards and big hits, yet despite a few changes in line up over the years, they still sound exactly the same. The current line includes Ray Stiles : bass, vocals (1985 onwards), formerly of Mud, and Carl Wayne : lead vocals (2000 -2004) previously with the Move. I found a rather interesting story related to their line up, which involved threats of incarceration in jail!
The last concert probably attracted the largest crowd of the season, despite it not being the best Sunday for weather, it was a real family occasion as you will see from this picture (click to enlarge)
I just had to take this next one, the old boy was looking so cool, and obviously enjoying the music!
Here are a few pictures of the Caffrey Brothers and the Hollies (click to enlarge)
What about a few suggestions for next year? I'd like to see someone reasonably local, how about Middlesborough lad Chris Rea,
the price might be a bit high, but look at how much spending power is generated in the town when these concerts are on. That smashing Abba tribute band Super Troopers could well be worth a try as well, or how about Billy West's tribute show to Freddy Mercury?
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So that's it then summer is officially over in South Shields, yesterday was the last day of the free concert programme in the Bents park and the Cookson Country Festival is packed away for another year, what a great shame, but all good things have to come to an end.
It was a breezy day, but luckily there was no rain,(we ought to be grateful that we don't live in New Orleans) and we enjoyed a fabulous set from local band The Caffrey Brothers, who were every bit as good as some of the big star names who have appeared over the past few weeks. They we were followed by The Hollies who belted out all of their standards and big hits, yet despite a few changes in line up over the years, they still sound exactly the same. The current line includes Ray Stiles : bass, vocals (1985 onwards), formerly of Mud, and Carl Wayne : lead vocals (2000 -2004) previously with the Move. I found a rather interesting story related to their line up, which involved threats of incarceration in jail!
The last concert probably attracted the largest crowd of the season, despite it not being the best Sunday for weather, it was a real family occasion as you will see from this picture (click to enlarge)
I just had to take this next one, the old boy was looking so cool, and obviously enjoying the music!
Here are a few pictures of the Caffrey Brothers and the Hollies (click to enlarge)
What about a few suggestions for next year? I'd like to see someone reasonably local, how about Middlesborough lad Chris Rea,
the price might be a bit high, but look at how much spending power is generated in the town when these concerts are on. That smashing Abba tribute band Super Troopers could well be worth a try as well, or how about Billy West's tribute show to Freddy Mercury?
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