Mariann Lants had played the Rave a few years ago with the Tri-Tones, and tore the place up, so it was a welcome return. Final act on Friday Estonia’s Mary Ann with the Berlin Boys (or Cherry Casino and the Gamblers, Ike and the Capers etc etc if you will). Yeah, one of the best shows I’ve seen the Hayriders put on, testament also to the quality of the sound in that downstairs hall, and the band on accomplished form. Also chipping in, was Pat on vocals, with ‘Ain’t Got No Home’ (I know, not Sun, no need to pillory me on Facebook!). Elvis’ ‘I Beg of You’ and ‘Big Hunk o Love’ got a well received run out, as did some Sun classics, ‘Love My Baby’, ‘Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache’ and a powerhouse ‘Do What I Do’. I don’t hear bands ‘do’ ‘Who Slapped John’, very often, but this version was up there. Ever present Neil Wright fronts the band on rhythm and vocals, and they presented a well conceived set of popular Rockabilly, which was top drawer. The opening act were the Hayriders, almost unrecognisable from a couple of years ago, now with players, Darren Lince on lead guitar, Ricky McCann on drums and Pat Reyford doing dawghouse duties. These are up close and personal performances, with the audience a guitar headstock away from the performers, who are just elevated on a small stage. First full day’s entertainment at the Rave, and the opening of the downstairs hall for the afternoon sessions. What has the world come to? Where are your Dansette players that you screw into the light bulb pendants, and a barrowload of vinyl records? Get a grip Rockabilly Rave-rs….įrid-Hay. Get the lad a field mic before he does his back a mischief, cos where there’s blame, there’s a claim….Can you believe it? Some people played music over their mobile phone, via a Bluetooth device. But someone must’ve noticed that virtually every lead singer’s microphone is set eighteen inches shorter than he is. I wondered if they’d forgotten to come…….What do those gulls eat? I’ve seen some guano splats on the roofs of cars in my time going to the Rave, but these were the size of an LP!.Most appearances by a drummer at the Rave? Bobby Trimble, followed by Axel Praefke……Top MC Del Villareal upstairs, has articulated the potentially awkward silences between bands and DJ for some years now with considerable accomplishment. Best tracks at the Rave ever ever to clean up your guano for this year are Ricky Nelson’s ‘Summertime’, Johnny and Jonie’s ‘Kee Ro Ryin’ Paul Marvin’s ‘Cinderella’ and Carl Perkins’ ‘Let My Baby Be’…….A guy walking across the grassed area from his car to the chalet appeared to be getting shorter, or was it the furrow he’d formed with the number of times he went back and forth…….Billy ‘The Kat’ Brookes impressive debut DJing at the Rave, it’s a scurrilous rumour however, that ‘the Kat’ attempted to crap in the children’s sandpit…….Jerry Chatabox has his name all over the Rave, even the big yellow forklift that lifts the aircon unit into place, has his initials on it…….I met some people who had a complaint about their chalet at Pontins. Naturally they were called back on stage for a well deserved encore, and ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’ fitted the bill perfectly. The set finished with a slow starting version of ‘Freight Train Boogie’ which gradually increased in volume and pace to a perfect crescendo. They’ve got stuff coming out on El Toro Records, and three of their own tunes ‘Hog Wild’, ‘Drinkin’ For Your Leavin’, and ‘She’s Mine’ whetted the appetites for that release. ![]() ![]() Two Johnny Horton covers got the crowd as well with ‘One Woman Man’ and ‘Cherokee Boogie’ hitting the high spots. Now a settled four piece, they got a rowdy reception as lead singer Frankie Reidell launched into a massive Rockabilly classic, ‘Lonesome Train’, which has become one of the band’s signature tunes. ![]() Let’s go! Thursday got going with the four piece from God’s own county of Essex, debuting at the Rave, The Doggone Honkabillies. And that’s the organiser’s fault you know….So without further ado…. Thursday did throw a curve ball though, with leaden skies and a temperature we really weren’t expecting. Thursday through to the following Monday, close the gates and live in an enclosed world where music, cool clothes and sleek cars are king. As if it were a click of the heels, and here we are back at Camber Sands for the 22nd Rockabilly Rave.
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