Coconut Groove at Westfest 2024 | Gig Vlog 

Thank ya kindly mate! 😃🙏

Thank ya kindly mate! Glad you enjoyed it 😃🙏

Thank ya mate! 😀🙏 I don't know when we'll get another fun gig like this again - But I'll definitely try to post more small gig clips 😀👍

Thank you mate! Hope you have a great weekend tooooo! 😃🙏

Nice one mate - Cheers! Hope you hada great one! 😃👍

Awesome! Thank ya mate! 😀🙏 Will do ma best 👍

Thank ya mate! 😃🙏 I thought I totally ballsed up that solo! 🙈 Got the first few notes right, fluffed a bit, quick recovery, wing it for a bit out of time, back in, then fluffed the ending 😂🙈. I play it better indoors - Honest! 😜

Nice one mate! Thank ya for the sub 🙏 Welcome to the channel 😀 More gig footage though - I'll do ma best mate 😀👍

Cheers mate! 😀👍

Cheers mate! Get well soon 😂🙏

Thank ya kindly mate! 😃🙏 Gigs like this are quite rare for us... unfortunately ☹️ We do mostly weddings (playing a wedding tonight). It's usually a bit tricky to get any good footage in the wedding environment, as I think it's inappropriate to set up camera tripods etc on us at someones wedding 🙈 And the pints... Well spotted! 🤓👍 Someone bought a round of drinks for the band 💃 I didn't have any though, not touched a sip since 3rd March 😀

Aww cheers mate! Awfy kind of ya! 😀🙏

Thank you mate! Glad you enjoyed it 😀🙏

Thank you mate! 😀🙏

Ah It's such a shame, Lianne's an incredible singer, but she does get really nervous about playing the trumpet. She only really did it for a bit at school like 25 years ago, but the rest of us always try to encourage her to play more, as it "looks" good and adds an extra layer of "vibe" to the band. It sounds good too most of the time, just the nerves got to her this time. I made plenty mistakes myself 😂🙈

@@stevecassidyguitar I feel a twat for leaving that comment now. It's one of the toughest instruments to play live, I did the same thing, played at school and then picked it up again at music college when I was 28. It takes years to build up your lip muscles again. At 29 I'd been asked to join a reggae band, a Latin band and a 2 piece Baroque outfit with piano. I couldn't keep all three going but kept the reggae gig for 4 years. What the other lads in the band didn't understand is when your lips are knackered, that's it. There's not much you can do except do a bbbbbbbb sound to try and get the blood back in them again. The band sounded great Steve. If it was me I'd introduce the trumpet later in the set. Multi-instrumentslists are awesome. Hope to see you back on the Lamb soon. (not literally ya wee vegan) ❤️

@@Ogma3bandcamp Don't feel bad mate - It was still a horrific clanger! 😂 and of course you're spot on about the practice aspect 👍 I reckon it was 90% nerves though. Good on you for geting stuck into all those projects with yer trumpet though mate - I could never play a wind or brass instrument - don't have the lungs for it.

Thank ya kindly mate! I'm very lucky to get to play with these guys 🙏

Thank you mate 🙏 We do a fair few weddings, so have a good pool of popular tunes to chose from 🤓👍

Thank ya so much mate! 😀🙏

All the gore! 😂 I do regret not filming more - I need to be better prepared for these things, but always end up in a mad last minute rush 🙈 My set up took a couple of mins, just plugged the HX stomp into the PA, 2 guitars out, 1 on a stand, forgot to put the trem arm on the purple one - pretty much done 😀👍

Thank ya mate! 😃🙏 That's awesome mate - I hope you have a great gig, and get the weather! 😃👍

@@stevecassidyguitar Rained earlier but forecast looks fairly sunny for the rest of the day.

@@petercollins4030 Perfect! 👌 Hopefully you're not in Scotland though. Forecasts are meaningless here, we have to check every 8mins 😂

😂🤣👌 I'm very glad to hear that mate! - I think 🤔 Cheers Chuck! 😁🍻

@@stevecassidyguitar my favourite bits was the easy lover and proud Mary , fair do’s mate you certainly nailed it , it was all great but those just stood out , those guitars can certainly do the job at gigs ,, nice one mate , look forward to seeing the next one 👍👍🤠🎸

@@c.h.fieldsports9876 Cheers mate! 😃🙏 I think Easy Lover is like the perfect song for our band set up, with the twin vocals, keyboards, guitar bass and drums, we can get it "close to" the record live, and it's a cool rock/soul vibe 😎👍 I always enjoy playing proud mary too as people can go a bit mental for it 😂

@@stevecassidyguitar it was brilliant mate 👍👍🤠🎸

Thank ya mate! 😀🙏

Woohoo! Thank ya mate! 😀🙏

Thank ya mate! 😀 99% of the time yes - But I've got my works night out this Fri 😬 I'll still try to pop in tho 😀👍

Thank ya mate! So glad ya liked it! 😀🙏

Thank ya kindly mate! 😀🙏 and Yes indeed - I've been more than happy gigging my Jets for over a year now. My USA Fender strat hasn't been touched in just as long 🙈 You're spot on a bout the necks - it's all about dat neck! 😎👌

Aww wow! Thank you so much mate! hugely appreciated 😀🙏

Woohooo! Thank ya kindly mate! 😀🙏

Wow mate! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😀🙏

@stevecassidyguitar yes mate it was very good, you should be proud.

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Thank ya Rich! 😀🙏

Thank you for the feedback and kind words mate! 😀🙏 I recently got a new camera (the shots from the front) which should make vloggy stuff easier. So i'll try to do more over the summer - Cheers! 😀👍

Thank you so much mate! 😀🙏 So glad you enjoyed it - Love your username 😎👌

Thank ya mate kindly mate! So glad you enjoyed it 😃🙏

Cheers mate! It was a fun gig for us 😀👍

😂🤣😂🤣👌 Happy to be of service sir 😂

Cool? It was bloody freezin! 🥶 😜🍦

@@stevecassidyguitar😎🌴 🎸 👏 👍

They were a limited run 😬 I ended up picking up a used one from Rich tone Music - Love it! I think I might have saw one on Reverb tho Jam on Bro! 😀👌

Ha! Just a couple 😁👍 Thank ya kindly mate 🙏

Ha! Thank ya mate 🙏 Nice one 🤓👍 I'd actually brought shades, but I couldn't see the fretboard dots 🙈

Thank ya kindly mate! 😀🙏

Thank ya Marsha! 😃🙏 It was the organisers/venue who set up all the sound. There was around a dozen bands on that stage throughout the day, we were last on. To have our IEM's set up we would have needed to use our desk "log in", connect to Wifi, have our tablets connected for monitor mix and have a sound check, as our indoor sound would definitely need tweaked for outdoor. There just wasn't time for that as they needed a quick turnaround between bands. We didn't get a sound check at all, just a line check, and tweaked the monitor mix throughout. By about the 3rd song, my monitor mix was sounding great - for me 😜. You're right though, I much prefer the sound of my guitar through real monitors - way better vibes. But you can't beat the clarity and perfect mix of the IEM's - just the guitar always sound sub par unfortunately.

Ha! Thank ya very much mate 😀🙏 I'll happily take Dad Rock 91 😁👌

I hope that means you enjoyed it 😁🤞

Thank ya John! So glad to have your seal of approval 😀🙏 Next stop... Redcar! 😜

😂👍 Yeah I'm totally kicking myself for forgetting them! I've still not put them on. Gig tomorrow tho - must remember to strap lock level up 😎👍 Cheers mate! 😀🙏

Thank ya mate! We had a great time! 😀🙏

Cheers mate! 😀🙏 Yeah Vaala's Warwick bass weighs a ton! Can't wait to change the pickups on the Prince Jet 😜

Thank ya kindly mate! Yes indeed, it was a limited run, sold out almost everywhere a few months ago, but I managed to grab a used one off Rich Tone Music the other week 😃👍

So glad to hear it sounded good on your end. It sounded well balanced in person, but the audio from my phone didn't do the best job. Thanks mate!

She'll be pleased to hear this 😄👍

Thank you for the feedback mate - I'm trying to incorporate more gig footage into the upcoming vids too 😀👍

Thank ya mate! Yeah, Lianne is an unbelievable singer - we're very lucky!

Ha! Cheers mate! Same time next year? 😂 That was actually first time i'd ever been to westfest 🙈

@stevecassidyguitar been meaning to tbh for the last few years but past that now 😂😂

@@si-borg_guitars 👴👍

🥥🌴 Thank ya mate! It's a play on an old 80's Nightclub in Dundee "Coconut Grove"

Totally - he does it so effortlessly too 😎👌 Maybe forgetting the strap locks was a blessing 😂👌 Cheers mate - I've experienced a lot of Jets now, so kinda know what to expect. 🤓👍 Cheers for taking the time mate 🙏

Nice one mate! Love the band name too 😎👌 It must be par for the course, we were the headliners, but had to cut our set short too as the previous band overran too 😂👍

Thank you mate! Those shades would've been perfect! 😂👌

Most certainbly will - Cheers ya Legend! 🍻

@@stevecassidyguitar my pleasure bud thirsty work lol

Woohoo!! Cheers Mugs! 😀🙏

Thank ya mate! Good advice sir 😎🙏

Thank ya mate! 😀🙏 There were a dozen or so bands on that day, so the Amps were the backline. I just used my Line 6 HX Stomp XL straight into the desk - No amp 🤖👍

@@stevecassidyguitar cool nice and easy 👍

Thank ya mate! and Yes! it does... I've not got it set up perfectly yet. It would probably suit most people as/is, the action is probably perfect, zero buzzing, but just a tiny bit high for my tastes, I usually have it set up lower and I'm used to a bit of "acceptable" string/fret buzz - It feels weird without it for me 🙈 I'm definitely gonna change the pickups, but the weight is a dream! Bang on 7lbs 😃👌 The only reason I sold my "beachy" JS450 was because it was almost 9lbs

Thank ya mate - But yeah more "pokey" is a great way to put it 😁👍 They're definitely hotter

It could be mate 👍 I've not had it long, the pickups are definitely hotter and a bit more shrill. I'm planning on changing them soon tho 😬

😂👌 Excellent observation sir! We're usually a 7 piece but our ....Cow bell-ist? 🤔🤷‍♂️ Couldn't make it :(

Yes indeed mate! It's a Jet JS450. The purple ones were a limited run - they've pretty much all sold out everywhere :( I managed to pick this one up used from Rich Tone Music

Thank ya kindly mate! But yeah it's for his back. His Warwick Bass is a back breaker, was giving him neck/back/shoulder pain for years. He's loving the stand fix now tho 😀👍

That did help massively mate cheers! The recording of this gig was kinda last minute thrown together, but we were just talking in the group chat, we should have did exactly what you suggested, getting audio from the desk. Lessons learned - Cheers mate! 😎👌

@@stevecassidyguitar You'll need both. Record your audio on a setting that you think is a bit to low. You can amplify a low signal, but you can't clean up a distorted one. 👍

@@onno_vocks Absolute gold mate - Cheers again! 😎👌

Ha! Cheers mate - no worries at all 😀🙏 It's impossible to please everyone 😎👍 I can't say I would listen to any of the songs we do from the original artists either. Fun to play though 😀

Ah It's such a shame, Lianne's an incredible singer, but she does get really nervous about playing the trumpet. She only really did it for a bit at school like 25 years ago, but the rest of us always try to encourage her to play more, as it "looks" good and adds an extra layer of "vibe" to the band. It sounds good too most of the time, just the nerves got to her this time. I made plenty mistakes myself 😂

Totally! Plinky Plonk central 😂

You can't see them because they're a bit "shy" 🙈

Just standard mate 🤓👍

@@stevecassidyguitar was you in E for proud mary.is that your singers key!?

@@cameronmeikle6766 We are in E yeah. I don't think any of us ever really learned this one properly, we just jammed it once and it's grew arms and legs over time,. Not sure what the original key of the Tina version is 🤷‍♂ That's a rarity though - we do learn all the other tunes 😁👍

@@stevecassidyguitar doesn't matter what key it's in sounded good . Dynamic speed change . I think it's in d CCR instead of transcribing our singer use to sing any key . 😂

Big Matt friel .black singer loved Freddie Mercury great guy .miss him .Im sure hes doing queen tribute now popular. We covered a few queen classics and the usual suspects etc rock and roll gid fun .then we would write our own stuff and pop it in nobody noticed lol 🤣👍

That's the only time we've ever did that intro 😂 We wanted to try something a bit different 🤓👍 Very unlikely we'd do it again, unless it's a similar gig. Could definitely improve it though