SPREAD OUT!
And so it came to pass, on a wild Saturday evening in August, The Cheesemakers took to the 'stage' for the first time since that embarrassing debacle in 2007. I say, 'stage' because it was really under a canopy on a farm in Northumberland! We had kindly been asked to play at an annual August Bank Holiday 'do' that occurs from a friend of Jim's family and we duly obliged, thanks also to the immense help from Dunf, without whom...
Amazingly our first full set since Hesh left the band it went very well indeed to an assembled throng of people who had not seen us before (and a few who had). Here is the set-list:
THE CHEESEMAKERS - EARSDON FARM, NORTHUMBERLAND, SAT 23rd AUGUST
WAIT FOR THE RAIN
HATE THE MILKMAN
LEICESTER
MY SO CALLED LIFE
TONY
FLY BUSTER
ROAD TO KNOWHERE
PANIC NOW
SOUL TRAIN
THE BIG HAIRY WHEEL
HIGHER THAN YOU
LICK MY HOOP
I also believe, if my drunken mind recalls properly, we also did Funtime, don't Say It With Flowers and Sheila's On The Bus. The band then took on a loose form as Dunf joined in and various line-ups played some sloppy standards such as Rocking In The Freeworld, She Sells Sanctuary and Blitzkrieg Bop.
Later in the evening, about 1am, a few hardy souls gathered to strum through various acoustic numbers such as Losing My Religion, Wild Wood and several Dunf originals. A rendition of Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler also cut through the midnight mists!
As Dunf & I left at 9am the next morning, Jim was just completing an 18 hour drinking session with a final can of cider! Quite a night.
I am hopeful of some photos coming from somewhere, there were some going off from time to time and will post should they become available.
Speak to you soon, lots on the turn
Andy
