Acoustic Strawbs

Private party at the Inkford Hotel, Wythall

20 September 2008

Photos by Adrian the Rock.

Bryn Phillips

Bob Richardson's birthday time again, and once more he's celebrated it with a Strawbs party. As last year, Bryn Phillips came on to get proceedings started.

He was then joined by the two Steves - Grosvenor and Walker

Bryn plus Steve Grosvenor and Steve Walker

Bob Richardson

Here's the birthday boy himself singing a Roger Chapman song...

...then joined by Louise to sing the Mary Hopkin/Brian Willoughby song Love Belongs Right Here.

Bob and Lou Richardson

Louise on Kazoo

Here's Lou doing a bit of Kazooing...

... when Bryn and Steve G joined them for A Strange Day Over the Hill.

Bob, Lou, Bryn and Steve G

Acoustic Strawbs

The Strawbs then took to the stage for another great acoustic set.

Dave Cousins playing acoustic guitar.

Dave Cousins

Chas in the chorus

Here's Chas playing the 12-string acoustic guitar along with his bass pedals.

Dave Lambert plays an E-bow part.

Dave Lambert with E-bow

Dave Cousins on banjo

Dave Cousins with his banjo.

Chas with his acoustic bass.

Chas with 12-string acoustic guitar and bass pedals

Dave Lambert

Chas Cronk and Dave Cousins

Dave Lambert with slide

Dave Lambert producing the seagull sound on Autumn - despite what they keep doing to Dave Cousins' car! :)

Another fabulous evening - I thought the band played with particular energy this time, and it was also super to hear early favourites like Another Day included.

Acoustic Strawbs

Elvis?

This year's surprise appearance to round off the evening was Dave Dixon, doing his Elvis impersonation ... except that he sang Part of the Union!