First gig of the year for me and it’s all the way back to (
Veterans they may be but, we all have to keep working into old age these days and the guys from Caravan (young new drummer Mark Walker excepted)) who all look pensionable age, seem to be thoroughly enjoying it. After a prestigious show the previous night, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall the band still seemed on a high, many smiles, great songs and musicianship and a willing audience.
Pye Hastings, Geoffrey Richardon, Jim Leverton, Jan Schelhaas and the aforementioned, enthusiastic drummer Mark Walker laid straight into Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss from ‘Girls’ but, rather than play the entire album front to back, it was dispersed throughout the show.
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Full stream ahead for nearly two hours Nightmare and Nine Feet Underground were excellent. The latter with Jim Leverton on vocals. “He’s been singing like a bird all night, like a vulture” quipped Geoffrey Richardson but Jim’s vocals were lovely as was his bass playing.
Geoffrey himself as ever the multi instrumentalist, Pye Hasting Guitar and lead vocals and Jan Schelhaas on keyboards make up present day Caravan and a fine and happy outfit they are. You really don’t have to come from the Seventies to enjoy this enthusiastic bunch.
Pete
Our recent interview with Pye Hastings is HERE
