FINEPLACES How did we start? The founder of Hard Rain was a big Bob Dylan fan, hence the name. We include Dylan numbers in the set. Favourite dream music collaboration All Sorts: Queen, The Beatles, The Monkeys, Amie (Macdonald and Winehouse), Caro Emerald, Paloma Faith, Dixie Chicks, Water Boys, Dolly Parton............ Chris (our show off drummer) has been playing Wipeout since the 1970s’ and still makes mistakes! We’ve also had real life collaborations with Del Amitri’s singer joining us to sing Nothing Ever Happens and on another occasion Celine Dion’s very own personal maracas player – you can’t make that up!
The Hard Rain Band
Favourite number to play/sing The next one in the set.
How would your mum/best friend describe the band/its music?
Worst performing experience?
An interesting mix of ditties from the twenties, thirties and forties.
The previous one in the set.
And finally The Hard Rain Band
How would your mum/best friend describe the band/its music.
Musical influences
“...Wouldn’t you be better off training to be a doctor, or a lawyer, ...something like that, dear?” And from the Hizamas: Who/what are your main musical influences? Stravinsky and George Melly History of the band? When and How did you get together and has the band had many reincarnations since it started.
We are six individuals each with a very eclectic and wide range of tastes but our combined aim is to make sure our repertoire is uplifting, upbeat and entertaining. We ‘re out to have as much fun as the audience! What is the history of the band? Hard Rain has played together for over 10 years throughout Norfolk at pubs, clubs, parties, celebrations and weddings. So far it’s all been good - no holidaymakers have fallen into the river returning to boats and most of the couple’s weddings we’ve played at are still together!
Favourite numbers Fisherman’s Blues, Bowie’s Lets Dance, Tainted Love, Lumineers’ Ho Hey! All About the Bass, Pharrell William’s Happy (all except lead guitarist Tony as it makes him sad). Worst experience Being picked up by boat to play a party at a house on the Broads accessible only by river. The boat’s driver smoked a cigarette next to an open can of petrol and knocked back the drink. By the time the boat was loaded with gear we were three inches from sinking! Chris (our athletic drummer) leapt into the boat and his feet went through the floor boards. How would your mum/best friend describe the band/its music? We’re all so old that there aren’t many Mums left (aaaahhh). Best friends would say the band enjoys themselves like a group of best friends as does the audience!
While Morris dancing. The discovery that they both owned ukuleles lead to the creation of a slightly comedic, less than serious, terpsichorean duo. They threw away the boots and baldrics and settled down to a life with Dm7b5 et al. Named after a 1927 comedy song, the last line of which is ‘Him as ‘as the pub next door’ Dream musical collaboration? Queen Favourite number to play/sing? Jollity Farm Worst performing experience? Tuesday night in the front room www.finecity.co.uk
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