Our First Show At The Church Of The Blues In Dewdney
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Well, we had a great deal of fun this weekend at The Church Of The Blues, in Dewdney. On Saturday night, we played a regular show to a packed house. The crowd was really appreciative, & seemed to really enjoy themselves.
Here are a couple of shots that were taken that night…
Left to right: Art on guitar, Helen on sax, Steve on bass, & Gary on drums.
The front line in action: Art, Helen, & Steve.
On Sunday afternoon & evening, The Historic Dewdney Pub was rockin’ to some amazing Blues sounds, as we played host to the Church Of The Blues’ weekly Blues Jam. As usual, there were some amazing musicians there who stepped onto the stage. It was a privilege to be the house band for this very talented group of Blues players.
We’d like to thank Doug McNeil & Julie McDonald, the owners of the Historic Dewdney Pub, for booking us for the weekend. We had a great time, & we are really looking forward to doing it again in the near future.
As Dave keeps saying, what you’re doing here is amazing. The fact that you’re providing a venue for Blues musicians to play in the Fraser Valley is awesome.
This weekend was only the 9th or 10th weekend of the Blues Jam. There were enough musicians there to keep the jam going past its scheduled 7 pm end time. Deception finally wrapped up the evening with a few songs at 8:30.
Let’s keep growing the weekly jam, and ensuring it’s continued success. There is a lot of talent in the Fraser Valley. This venue gives us an opportunity to showcase that talent.
If you’re a musician, and you haven’t yet checked out The Historic Dewdney Pub, AKA, The Church Of The Blues, since it’s under new ownership, please do. If we want to have a place to play our music, we need to support the places that support us.
Thanks again to Doug & Julie for having us this weekend.
Upcoming Shows At The Church Of The Blues
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We are just a week away from our first weekend of shows at the Church of the Blues, AKA, The Historic Dewdney Pub in Dewdney. The pub has been under new ownership since last summer, and the new owners have transformed it into a really interesting Blues club.
Next Saturday, the 29th, we will be starting our first set at 9:00 PM. Hope to see you there! And don’t forget to wear your dancing shoes! It should be a good time.
On Sundays, the Church of the Blues holds a Blues jam. On Sunday, the 30th, we will be hosting the jam, starting at 3:00 in the afternoon. So if you’ve always wanted to jam with a Blues band, here’s your chance. Bring your guitar, bass guitar, drum sticks, Blues harp, sax, or whatever else you use to play the Blues with, and come on down & join us on stage.
If you don’t know where the pub is, you can find it at: 8793 River Road S, Dewdney, BC. Here’s a link to help you get there. (I’m not sure the contact info is correct, since it’s still got the old pub name, but the location is right.)
New Blues Venue In The Fraser Valley
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We will be playing in a new Blues venue that has started up in Dewdney. I’m not sure if this is its real name, the Church of Blues, I think that’s what Gary called it, is where he and Steve have played once already a couple of Sundays ago, and will be again tomorrow between 3 & 7 PM.
On Saturday November 29th & Sunday the 30th, Deception will be playing there. On the Saturday pm, we will do a regular show. On Sunday afternoon and early pm, we will host a jam session.
Art and I are planning on going and sitting in for a few songs tomorrow, so we’ll know more after that. We’ll post more info in the next couple of days, but in the meantime, mark the 29th & 30th of November in your calendars. Hopefully you can come out & check us out in the new venue. Also, if you’re a musician and play the Blues, and would like to sit in with us, you can do so on the 30th. So dig out your axe & bring it along.
Post Show Write Up & Some Pics
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A couple of nights ago we played our show at the Gourmet Gallery to a packed house. It was a lot of fun! The drink cooler definitely had a lot less in it at the end of the evening, than when we started our first set at 8. Apparently even our photographer had a beer or 2…
Photo by M. Margison ©2008
It was really nice to see some familiar faces that we hadn’t seen in a while. Since Diane switched the nights from Saturday to Friday for live music, some people have found it difficult to make it in. I was talking to a couple who used to come to our shows all the time, but who I haven’t seen in a while. They told me they found it really hard to get there on time from work. I’m just happy they made it in on Friday, and even happier that they stayed right through to the end. Thanks! Hope to see you again in December!
A big “thank you” to all of you who came out and supported us! There are so few live music venues in Abbotsford, so supporting live music is very important if we value it. So thanks again. You guys are great!
Now poor Gary has for a long time complained that he is always either not in a picture, or stuck behind the sax player (me), or his own cymbals, but this time, he was actually caught in the act…See for yourself….
Photo by M. Margison ©2008
Here’s one Gary should like, my head stuck behind Art’s guitar for a change. Seriously though, I like the shot. Steve’s looking happy. Art’s looking concentrative. Gary & I are still in the pic, but the focus is on the guitar and bass players.
Photo by M. Margison ©2008
We also managed to capture quite a bit of great solo videos during the evening. Once Art has had a chance to see and hear them all, he can make a decision about where and how he thinks we should use them.
ENVISION TWILIGHT CONCERT, MISSION BC
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Another great picture of the band with my head stuck behind a cymbal, again…..Ahhh well..gonna have to get some see through cymbals or the photographer (usually Marge) will have to lay down on the stage and frame me between the cymbal and bass drum. I’m beginning to feel like Tim the tool man’s neighbour with his face always behind the fence. Maybe I’ll just raise my cymbal and aim higher.
Joking aside, it was a great gig at probably one of the worlds most picturesque locations, and a lot of fun playing to such an appreciative audience. I hope we will be fortunate enough to play there again next year.
Deception is the Abbotsford-based blues band formed in the mid-90s by guitar player Art Panchishin.