Friday, April 08, 2011

Loch and roll

Now we return to the more tartan section of March 24's show at Mavericks as the venerable Real McKenzies take the stage in all their kilted glory.

First, a rousing round of Barrett's Privateers.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Mr. Paul McKenzie, himself! And also Avail/Smoke or Fire man Gwomper on bass.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

The Bone! Also known as Mark Boland.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

And let us not forget bagpiper Gord Taylor, who also plies his trade in The Stirling Pipe Band.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Horny action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

That's one scary set of pipes.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Paul works the crowd!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Let's pop over to the other side of the stage for a better view of drummer Sean Sellers.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

And last of all, we have Dirty Kurt Robertson doing a few bends.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Sean sings! And check out that snazzy banner.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Robinson frets!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Gwomper sings!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Real action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Rhythm section action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Robinson's a bit of a ham ...

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Dirty action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Acoustic action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Paul flexes the neck.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

More Bone!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Silly faces action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

More singalong action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Sean brushes up!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Gord wanders over to the other side of the stage to admire some of Kurt's guitarwork.

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Bamboo sax action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Beer-hoisting action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

Grimacing action!

The Real McKenzies at Mavericks

That was one long set! They're close to playing the last show of their Canadian tour, in Winnipeg on Saturday.

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