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Hoaidh
With refernece to the only live performance
by the Guireans, correct me if I'm wrong,
but did the Guireans not play at the Winter
Feis in the Scout Hall in 1982/83? I'm
certain that some of the band were there,
but I can't remember if they played or not.
I've found an old tape which has Jazz Mucus
on it but this might be Cyclefoot playing it
(as didn't they do a cover of STV's 22
Flights of Stairs entitled 22 Pints of Beer)
(or was that at MOR83?)
Hope the many AGOFR historians out there can
help.
Confused of Knock
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Hmmmm, sounds like The Guireans may well
have played at the Winter Feis 1982.
Jazz Mucus would have been the latest
release and was never covered by anyone else
( thank Murdo Alec ).
the Cyclefoot set list for MOR '83 was as
follows -
Big Murdo and the Good Time Boys
At the Trading Post
Great Tape Records Swindle
Angus McCormack's Dead
22 Pints of Beer
Fraser!
Silly Faces
Screwing and Wire Pulling
Chastity in Motion opened of course with
Wordy Rabbinghood and, as well as the
Guireans set archived on this site, Swedish
TV played an excellent set.
When i get the time i'll post the Swedish TV
set list ( i'll have to have a listen first
and ask Wattie what the Jethro Tull song is,
oops, of course the set wasn't recorded,
honest, i'll check my fotographic memory
instead )
ps Wattie send me your address details again
and i'll post a copy of the MOR 83 and 1985
Live at the Royal Meantime/Swedish
TV/Memphis Louie tapes.
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If there really was more than one Guireans
live appearance in the 20th century
then I'll have to put the Tapeography right.
In fact I'll put something in there anyway.
The 1983 tape has the whole gig and there's
no "Jazz Mucus" on it. If the Winter Feis
predated "Olacs Vol 79" (Jan/Feb 83, I
think) then the stuff off the 8-minute "Jazz
Mucus" would have been all we could do.
Maybe if I hear it I'll get flashbacks.
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Re Jeffrey Till song covered by STV, if my
memory is correct I do beleive it was called
'Wondering Aloud' or as a German TV station
once called it 'Wandering Allowed' I seem to
remember it being a good version of it. If
only STV hadn't forbidden the recording of
their set.Such a pity.If only someone had
had a tape recorder stashed away under their
bobban chumper with a Woolies C90 tape, we'd
have quite an historical record of things!
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ah, the mists are clearing.
Swedish TV at the Midges of Rock 1983 -
i'm no sure what song they played first
but I'm sure John sung it.
the second song was a country 'n' western
version of thon one from Lump of Rock which
starts ' they say that there's a thin red
line of trenches by the river Rhine ' -
yeeha ! Rod warbling on that one.
22 Flights of Stairs followed with John on
vocals of course.
then a very good version of Golden Brown
with Rod doing the Hugh Cornwall bit.
Wattie is right that the next one was
Wondering Aloud with John again on vocals.
Having a Jolly Good Time i think was the
title of the next one with Rod doing the
reggae tinged vocals.
the excellent In High Places followed, again
with Rod taking the lead vocals.
last was Video Baby, Rod again swinging the
mike.
time for a Swedish TV site i think, back to
the Guireans, haw !
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Guireans confirmed as appearing at Winter Feis
1982!!!! I spent a fun filled 50 minutes last
night listening to the recording of the Winter
Feis. Haven't laughed so much since reading the
Guireans book. I can indeed confirm the
appearance of the Guireans at the gig (but as to
who was in the line up????????)
Cycelfoot opened with an excellent set
including Big Maggy, Child In Time and 22 Pints
of Beer (instrumental version).They were
followed by Zing Pop and then The Guireans.
Unfortunaltly, only around five minutes of the
Guireans performance made it to tape. These five
minutes include what must be various warming up
exercises, featuring snatches of Jazz Mucus, 22
Flights.... and a Bowie riff (Jean Genie??) Or
maybe its a T rex one. Anyway, the band
eventually get into a tune, which I dont
recognise, but the tape comes to an end after
about a minute or so of the song. There's
electric guitar, bass , Zing Pops Casio VL-Tone
and drums. You can hear CJ shouting 'We want the
Guireans. Now!!'
Listening to the tape brought back huge
amounts of long forgotten memories. I didn't
actually perform that day, as I was sick, but I
sneaked out and made an enterance after Zing
Pops third song. I thought they'd nearly
finished, so rather stupidly elected to sit in
the audience for the duration of their rather
lengthy set. You can hear me walking in on the
tape, shortly followed by either Iain or Ken
Deadollac!!
Highlights of the gig include CJ's hysterical
laughter during Child In Time and the old Scout
Hall piano,which was soooooo out of tune, but
featured on nearly every song.
Copies of this rare historical event are been
copied even as I type. (or at least they will be
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Do you remember the date of the Winter Feis?
I've got no memory of playing it
at all. This has led to all sorts of
speculation and half-backed theories which
are now documented in an amended
On a similar histerical note I found a
ticket for the Midges of Rock '83 at home in
Sandwick (Number 11) along with a copy of
the accompanying Zing-Pop book. These things
keep turning up everywhere.
CJ - in a typically McLarinesque piece of
hype-merchandising - must have made hundreds
of copies and carefully given them all low
numbers to fuel an inflated
collector's market in later years.
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The date? Come on, it was a long time ago! It
must have been during the month of December (as
all the historical records say it was 1982 and
not 83) possibly between Xmas and New Year. I
think it was on a Saturday during the day as
well. (you can hear someone on the tape telling
Zing Pop to hurry up and finish their set as
someone has to go to work!!) Hmmmmm maybe it
was the Australian Guireans then?
Listen to the tape and see if it jogs the
memory banks (in the post)
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i have chust listened to Watties fabulous
Winter Feis '82 tape ( much appreciated
) and survived. by gawd Cyclefoot were the
very best ever. the very best what i don't
know though
.
an mp3 of My Name Is Rigor on the site would
be much appreciated especially as it sounds
like a proto-Guireans song with Bod being
mad in the background.
it does sound as if the Guireans clip is a
botched attempt at Toilet on the Sea from
Midges '83 on first listenening though.
well heng better get back to copying
Norwegian Radio tapes for Wattie.
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