February brought the Ocean County Bluegrass Festival at Albert Hall and a larger crowd than we've ever seen there. We had some trouble getting back stage to warm up but we made it. The audience was wonderful and Mike E. says he will do Amtrak Crescent better next time. It was just one of those days and he just wasn't there. The rest of the show went swimmingly and the band seems to be finding its groove again. Thanks to those that stopped us outside with the nice words.
With those words Albert Hall host and WBJB FM 90.5 radio personality Randy Bailey introduced us at our first gig after a year off on January 10th, 2009. We opened Albert Hall for the 2009 season. It was a fine time and we appreciate all of the kind words we received from the folks after the show. We're a little late getting this up, we'll try to keep it a little more current.
Following in what has become an annual tradition the Infamous fandango Bros once again backed up Santa Claus at Albert Hall this year. Along with Bass player John Cleveland and fiddle player David Laurance were Mike S. and Rick. Mike E once again appeared in disguise as the jolly old elf himself. Many thanks to John and David for joining us for this festive event. This year's set went off without a hitch with none of the wardrobe malfunctions of last year.
Thanks to Gene Rosenow for the picture.
Fandango Sky will play our first official set in over a year on January 10th at the Albert Music Hall. We will open the hall for the year with a 7:30 set. We're still polishing up the old songs and getting ready. We hope that we'll see all of you there.
Mike and Lisa welcomed Amie Sabrina Garon to the family on November 13th. She weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces at birth.
It’s been almost a year and a lot of water has gone under a lot of bridges. Last month at BOTMA a gentleman stopped me and asked if he could request a song for the next time I played. I said “Sure, what is it?” He replied “Don Corleone’s Breakdown”. That might be possible someplace down the road but it isn’t yet. In the meantime click on the link below to listen to it.
The Infamous Fandango Brothers played their last set this evening at Albert Hall. The audience was wonderful of course. Tom Rutt was kind enough to sit in on bass and as usual Mike S. and Rick turned in a great performance. Rick rose to the occasion and handled the harmony singing quite well. It was a sad goodbye to friends and fine musicians. Mike E. dedicated the final song, Wagon Wheel, a Fandango favorite to Lisa and the show was over. Lisa and Mike Garon left the band in November for personal reasons. Mike S. is headed back to school and Rick is going to devote more time to his new position as a lifeguard. I'd like to thank the folks that took the time to get up from their seats and come say nice things about the band and about how much they will miss us. It's my hope that we can add some new faces and voices and come back just as strong. One Albert Hall favorite has already signed on and I'm thankful for that. We'll see what the future holds.