Brass section on Dirty Old Town

[usualdog]

The brass section sounds awesome. Who's idea was this? Genius. Reminds me of one of those black funerals where they walk through the streets with a band playing solemn music. Quite moving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_GFs4fRtb8

[philipchevron]

The brass section sounds awesome. Who's idea was this? Genius. Reminds me of one of those black funerals where they walk through the streets with a band playing solemn music. Quite moving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_GFs4fRtb8

Yes, I love it. In recent years, "DOT" has taken on the characteristics of an old timey string band in all its glory. That there was room on top of that for yet another dimension came as a great joy to us all.

[Fr. McGreer]

Great vid. I think the brass section sounds great too. The best bit of the video is when Shane misses the cue at the start of Fiesta and Terry and Philip are roaring laughing as he pulls it back.

[Low D]

Yes, I love it. In recent years, "DOT" has taken on the characteristics of an old timey string band in all its glory. That there was room on top of that for yet another dimension came as a great joy to us all.

Who is this brass section, and - more importantly - will they be traveling across the pond with you in the fall? I don't remember it being so filled out last time around.

[philipchevron]

Yes, I love it. In recent years, "DOT" has taken on the characteristics of an old timey string band in all its glory. That there was room on top of that for yet another dimension came as a great joy to us all.

Who is this brass section, and - more importantly - will they be traveling across the pond with you in the fall? I don't remember it being so filled out last time around.

They are the Jesse James Horns. Unfortunately, their exotic lifestyle and the unreasonable demands on their backstage rider precludes their travelling with us to Amerikay.

[Aidan]

Jesse James - as a band - were the support at the very first reunion gig in Manchester Academy and went down a storm if I remember correctly. They had a really lively stage presence and really got the crowd going. Whose idea was it to roll this extra dimension into The Pogues live performances ?

[philipchevron]

Jesse James - as a band - were the support at the very first reunion gig in Manchester Academy and went down a storm if I remember correctly. They had a really lively stage presence and really got the crowd going. Whose idea was it to roll this extra dimension into The Pogues live performances ?

Actually, we often had a horn section back in the day, too, mainly centred around After Tonite, when they used to open for us. Something similar happened with the Jesses.

[mike1]

Usualdog- the brass is truly awesome, thanks for posting the link. Think I'll have to go & play it again-stunning!. I remember the brass section back in the day. I think I also remember a few scottish bagpipe players emerging once, to join the band and Kirsty for "Miss Otis regrets" down in Brixton.......that would go down a treat on youtube.

[Cdn Steve]

speaking of complementary instrumentation: - I seem to remember a nice, long, moody didgeridoo intro to "Oretown", when the band played Vancouver in 1994 and/or 1996. Does anyone else remember this from those tours?

[DzM]

speaking of complementary instrumentation: - I seem to remember a nice, long, moody didgeridoo intro to "Oretown", when the band played Vancouver in 1994 and/or 1996. Does anyone else remember this from those tours?

I seem to recall the didgeridoo intro with Turkish Song Of The Damned, but am likely wrong.

I'm nearly positive that was the 96 tour.

[Low D]

speaking of complementary instrumentation: - I seem to remember a nice, long, moody didgeridoo intro to "Oretown", when the band played Vancouver in 1994 and/or 1996. Does anyone else remember this from those tours?

I seem to recall the didgeridoo intro with Turkish Song Of The Damned, but am likely wrong.

I'm nearly positive that was the 96 tour.

I've a video bootleg from that tour, and there is indeed just such an extended intro featuring didgeridoo going into Turkish.... Oretown is played more or less as on the album (except Spider is absent, so Jem sings it).

It's this show here:
http://pogues.dzm.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 07&p=76684

[mike1]

So who is doing the didge blowing?

[DzM]

So who is doing the didge blowing?

I think it was David Coulter. Mighta been James McNally though.

[philipchevron]

So who is doing the didge blowing?

I think it was David Coulter. Mighta been James McNally though.

David Coulter played didgeridoo on the extended intro to "Turkey Song by the Damned" from at least 1993 onwards. Though I only saw the late line-up once, it seems perfectly reasonable to suppose he also later used it on "Oretown". I once watched David play musical saw in a (non Pogues related) piece of dance theatre. Very good he was too. It seems fitting that he should have ended up in various Marc Ribot conglomerates.