Captain Banjo's Street Band climbed aboard its mini-bus to venture into the beautiful Devon countryside to visit the Muddiford Inn near Barnstaple to help celebrate the Birthday of Chris (seen dancing in the movie above) and to fund raise for the North Devon Children's Hospice with a very substantial and kind donation from the organisers.
Undeterred by a sudden downpour of rain, Captain Banjo's Street Band started off its gig in the bar of this sensational olde worlde pub and popular gastronomic destination but, when the leaden sky gave way to puffy clouds and patches of blue, moved outdoors to rock some more tunes in the Muddiford Inn's excellent beer garden.
Audience participation is always welcomed and Chris's friends and family certainly did Captain Banjo's Street Band proud with their contributions to the legendary 'Oi' song (video below).
Still on a high with all the excitement, Captain Banjo's Street Band climbed aboard its mini-bus and made a lightning fund raising strike into Barnstaple town centre where they raised a further £166.67 for the children's hospice at a local pub with more rocking making the total for the night £416.67 and the total so far on just three play-outs is £907!
One of the most enjoyable things about Captain Banjo's Street Band is an eclectic variety of performers who come from all sorts of different occupations. This ensures that the band has a ready fund of expertise in almost every situation. Mickey, pirate and drummer extraordinaire (see picture to right), who is the band's resident artist and recent Fine Arts graduate, quickly pointed out the artistic work of her street art friend for the band to admire (see photo left) as they emerged back into Barnstaple High Street.
Click here for more great pictures of Captain Banjo's Street band at the Muddiford Inn gig.
The next public gig for Captain Banjo's Street Band is in Barnstaple town centre on Saturday 4th July 2009 around 11.30 am raising money for the North Devon Children's Hospice.
All welcome - so let's rock!
The gig at Muddiford was fantastic and am looking forward to Barnstaple town centre next Saturday :-)
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jordan kahn music company is a band of true die heart musicians. Who surely know their gig.
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