In the photo, Barrelhouse circa 1990 Dave Harris Gary Thompson and Clark Brendon
"Barrelhouse was a band with more than one history. We used the name twice. It started out as a short-lived busking band with Gary Thompson on drums, Clark Brendon on bass and vocals and myself on guitar, harp and vocals. The material was mostly blues based with a bit of Western swing and honky tonk from Clark. I think it lasted two seasons (summers of 89/90) busking on the causeway. We used amps and PA, this is before the outlawing of amplification.
"The second incarnation of the band started in 1993 I believe. The late Michael Williams hired us off of the street to play at Swan's Pub, as a Celtic band, which we weren't; I played a few fiddle tunes with Clark and Mike Nitchie on bass. That only lasted a short period before Clark switched to bass and we brought in the late Ken Hall (guitar, piano) and Charles Gates (drums). After Ken left Al Pease started with us on sax/clarinet in 1994. We played a lot of swing music, I was on bass and Clark led the band (Sunny Side of the Street, Am I Blue, Louis Jordan etc). Then we'd switch and I'd do jump blues and older country blues (Clarence Gatemouth Brown, T-Bone Walker, Big Bill Broonzy etc). I'd play harp and guitar or fiddle lines together while Al would blow one or two saxes together. At times we'd sound like a bigger band and it was very well received. In about 2003 I left and the band continued until December 2015, going by the Flying Saucers name (still going but not at Swans). Possibly the longest running Monday night gig in Victoria music history - 1993-2015... I'm happy to say that I still play regularly with Clark and Al! Wonderful musicians!" by Dave Harris
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