Mr Longfoot and the Tooth Fairy!

On a cold, dark, wet (very wet!) evening in November the Bounty Hounds braved the elements, taking to the high seas once more (well very deep puddles) in order to bring songs and live music to the good people of Barrow. The welcoming atmosphere at the Weeping Willow more than made up for the treacherous journey getting there and, as always, we served up a generous helping of ditties, tunes and all out good honest folk rock music!

But before I tell the tale of our most recent gig, I must first send heartfelt condolences to Kevin on the loss of Fluffy Cat - may he rest in peace x…

And so to the tale of tonight’s Bounty Hounds adventure. For starters, we had the privilege of having Mr Rob Longfoot along for the ride. Our original slow roasted drummer, having stepped into the breach after only one rehearsal of new material, came up with all the beats (and more?!?!), with such fun & finesse it was a real breath of fresh air! Thanks so much Rob! It certainly looked like you enjoyed it as much as we did, despite it not being your type of music type of thing ; )

Personally, I struggled with my fiddle tuning for most of the first set, but at least I was wearing my new Autumn/Winter ‘08 gigging frock which, combined with Andy’s funky hair band, was enough to keep the audience distracted I think. Apparently the frock was distracting Andy too - so results all round I reckon!

Our set went down a storm at this comfortable country pub and, despite the most hideous weather, a great crowd turned out, including some regular followers (you’re brill!) and some new friendly critics (scary!!)

Spooky Hallowe’en moment for me was the fact that I met not one, but two people from my home town Huddersfield and, having just driven back from there earlier today, it made me think I must check the boot of my car next time!

But the best was yet to come, me hearties! Having cut me off in the prime of my Crazy Man Michael solo, John succumbed to my curse when he lost a crown half way through our final, specially requested song, Fifteen Years. The offending tooth dropped into his mouth rendering him temporarily useless as a singer but we somehow managed to “bridge the gap” (sorry!!) until he’d had chance to spit it out and carry on. The crowd went wild and called out for more … so we played Fast Lane Driver as an encore : )

And so ends the tale of Mr Longfoot and the Tooth Fairy. Keep checking back for the next installment when we’ll be playing at the Cock & Bell in Long Melford on 28th November, for the first time with our wonderful new drummer, Shaun.
I just can’t wait!!!