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L to R: Peter Salmond, Lex Allan
1 piece - Guitar and Harmonica played together !! (for background music only)
2 piece - Banjo/Guitar/Harmonica/Vocals, Sousaphone or Double Bass
3 piece - The above plus Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Cornet
4 piece - The above plus Clarinet/Saxophone
5 piece - The above plus Trombone
6 piece - The above plus Drums
7 piece - The above plus Piano
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In alphabetical order, the following is just part of the band's repertoire: |
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| Ace in the Hole | Five Foot Two | Royal Garden Blues |
| After You've Gone | Hindustan | Gonna Sit Right Down |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Honeysuckle Rose | Running Wild |
| Ain't She Sweet | I Can't Give You Anything | Savoy Blues |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | I Found a New Baby | See See Rider |
| All of Me | Ice Cream | Shiek of Araby |
| April Showers | If You Were the Only Girl | Shine |
| At a Georgia Camp Meeting | If You Wore a Tulip | Some of These Days |
| At Sundown | I'm Sitting on Top of the World | Somebody Stole My Gal |
| At the Jazz Band Ball | Indiana | Someday You'll Be Sorry |
| Autumn Leaves | Isle of Capri | South |
| Avalon | It's a Sin to Tell a Lie | St James' Infirmary |
| Baby Face | It's Tight Like That | St Louis Blues |
| Baby Won't You Please | Ja Da | Struttin' With Some B-B-Q |
| Basin Street Blues | Jazz Me Blues | Sunny Side of the Street |
| Battle Hymn | Just a Closer Walk With Thee | Swanee River |
| Beale Street Blues | Just a Little While to Stay Here | Sweet Georgia Brown |
| Bill Bailey | King of the Swingers | Sweet Sue |
| Black and Blue | Lady Be Good | Swing Low Sweet Chariot |
| Blue Skies | Lazy River | Teddy Bears' Picnic |
| Blue Turning Grey | Lonesome Road | That's My Home |
| Bobby Shafto | Lord Lord Lord | The Girls Go Crazy |
| Bourbon Street Parade | Louisi-an-i-ay | The Old Rugged Cross |
| Buddy Bolden's Blues | Maggie | The Preacher |
| Bugle Boy March | Makin' Whoopee | The Saints |
| Button Up Your Overcoat | Mama Don't Allow | There'll Be Some Changes |
| Bye and Bye | Marching Through Georgia | Tiger Rag |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | Margie | Tin Roof Blues |
| Bye Bye Blues | Mood Indigo | Tipperary |
| Canal Street Blues | Mountains of Morne | Tishomingo Blues |
| Careless Love | Muskrat Ramble | Trouble in Mind |
| Carry Me Back | My Blue Heaven | Wabash Blues |
| Charleston | My Blue Heaven | Wait Till the Sun Shines |
| Chinatown My Chinatown | My Old Kentucky Home | When I Grow Too Old |
| Corrina Corrina | Nagasaki | When You're Smiling |
| Creole Love Call | Nellie Gray | Whispering |
| Curse of an Aching Heart | Oh! Didn't He Ramble | White Cliffs of Dover |
| Darktown Strutter's Ball | One Sweet Letter | Who's Sorry Now |
| Deed I Do | Over in the Gloryland | Wolverine Blues |
| Dinah | Over the Waves | World is Waiting |
| Down By the Riverside | Pennies From Heaven | You Are My Sunshine |
| Dr Jazz | Please Don't Talk About Me | You Took Advantage of Me |
| Edelweisse | Pretty Baby | You're Nobody's Sweetheart |
| Everybody Loves My Baby | Rent Party Blues | |
L to R: Peter Salmond, John Cowan, Lex Allan and Duncan Nairn
Ideal for hotel lounges, reception areas, dining rooms and wedding receptions, the solo guitar can offer some excellent background music. In alphabetical order, here are just some of the tunes that can be offered by the National Guitar Competition Winner, Peter Salmond, on his 4-string tenor guitar:-
| Abide With Me | Love Me Tender |
| Ace in the Hole | Making Whoopie |
| Ain't She Sweet | Mood Indigo |
| All of Me | Mountains of Morne |
| Autumn Leaves | Nobody Knows You |
| Baby Face | Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen |
| Baby, Won't You Please Come Home | Nothin' To Do |
| Ballin' The Jack | Old Kentucky Home |
| Basin Street Blues | Old Rugged Cross |
| Beautiful Dreamer | Old Shep |
| Black and Blue | On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| Blue Turning Grey Over You | Please Don't Talk about Me |
| Buena Sera | Red Sails in the Sunset |
| Bye Bye Blues | Rowan Tree |
| Careless Love | Show Me The Way to Go Home |
| Carry me Back to Old Virginny | Some Of These Days |
| Curse of an Aching Heart | Somebody Stole My Gal |
| Darkness on the Delta | Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
| Darktown Strutters Ball | Still The Night |
| Deed I do | Swanee River |
| Easter Parade | Sweet Sue |
| Edelweiss | Tears on My Pillow |
| Feed the Birds | That's My Home |
| Friends and Neighbours | There'll Be Some Changes Made |
| Georgia On My Mind | Till there Was You |
| Go to Sleep with a Smile on your Face | Tishomingo Blues |
| Heart of My Heart | Trouble In Mind |
| Home on the Range | True Love |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Wabash Blues |
| I Wanna Be Happy | When I Grow Too Old to Dream |
| If You Wore a Tulip | When You and I Were Young, Maggie |
| I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas | When You Wish Upon a Star |
| It's a Sin to Tell a Lie | Whispering |
| Just a Closer Walk With Thee | Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey |
| Just a Little While to Stay Here | Wooden Heart |
| Just Relax | World Is Waiting For The Sunrise |
| King of the Swingers | Wrap Your Troubles in Dream |
| Let the Rest of the World Go By | Yellow Bird |
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Without the need for amplifiers, the band is able to move about within a venue.
L to R: Lex Allan, Stan Reilly, Dave Mathew, Peter Salmond
at Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
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Since the band can be fully acoustic (except for vocals), they are very much in demand for playing outside (weather permitting!).
L to R: Peter Salmond, Jackie Murray, Tommy Halcup, Tommy Evans, Stan Reilly
at a garden/marquee party in Helensburgh
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Although their own PA System is adequate for most venues, the band is ever conscious of the need to keep volumes to a respectable, acceptable level. Often, even for club dance, they play without any amplification so that people can enjoy a social evening.
L to R: Lex Allan, Mike Daly, Peter Salmond,
at the Plaza Shopping Centre, East Kilbride
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The band takes great pride in their appearance.
L to R: Lex Allan, David Murie, Peter Salmond
in Helensburgh's Colquhoun Square
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Musicians (especially the younger ones) are always welcome to sit in with the band - by prior arrangement only.
Lesley Lloyd was taught to play the tenor banjo by Peter Salmond in 2001 and subsequently guested with the band
Andrew Dougall (aged 16) played with the band in Cardross, Luss and Glasgow
Ainsley Hamill (aged 16) sang with the band (twice) in Cardross
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'Hot Tap' - spectacular tap dancers (portable flooring provided)
Accordionist - for Scottish Country Dance music
Bagpipes - piper in traditional highland dress
Clowns Galore - plus face painters and magicians
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The band can also be booked via an established entertainment agency. Please contact the following:
Mr. Alasdair Thomson
SOUNDS SUPERIOR
49 Afton Drive
Dean Park
Renfrew PA4 0UB
Tel: 0141 885 0145
E-mail: al@dial96.freeserve.co.uk
or alternatively
Mr. Michael Breck
THE MAGIC AGENCY
17 Hillend Road
Clarkston
Glasgow G76 7TH
Tel: 0141 577 6604
Fax: 0141 577 6614
E-mail: contact@themagicagency.com
Web site: www.themagicagency.co.uk
L to R: Lex Allan and Peter Salmond
on Helensburgh Sea Front
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Footnote:
The short sample of background music is being played for you by the band leader, Peter Salmond, on his most unusual 4-string tenor guitar. It is one of Peter's own compositions, a tune entitled "Go To Sleep With A Smile On Your Face" - with NO multi-tracking!
For the words to this song, please go to the page entitled "Profile of the Band Leader".
Alternatively, you can now buy their latest CD entitled "Smile with Summit Jazzy" which includes the whole song. Just go to the page "Hear and See the Band" to order your copy (priced £10).
Peter Salmond on Guitar AND Mouthorgan