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Topic: Algarve Rock Choir

Many of you will seen, or heard, me mention the Algarve Rock Choir before well we had our first professional gig on Saturday at a 50th birthday party. We met at a coffee shop before the gig and gave the patrons a rendition on "Heart of Gold" and here is the result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ2Y9efikC4

I hope you like....

Roger

The vid was taken on an i-phone by someone who had not used one before and shot it as portrait instead of landscape but I managed to find software to rotate it. smile

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Re: Algarve Rock Choir

Great Roger.  I enjoyed that.  I like choirs.  And add a guitar and you've got good music.

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Roger Guppy wrote:

Many of you will seen, or heard, me mention the Algarve Rock Choir before well we had our first professional gig on Saturday at a 50th birthday party. We met at a coffee shop before the gig and gave the patrons a rendition on "Heart of Gold" and here is the result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ2Y9efikC4

I hope you like....

Roger

The vid was taken on an i-phone by someone who had not used one before and shot it as portrait instead of landscape but I managed to find software to rotate it. smile

well done roger,do most of the people know english in your town?

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One of my favorite N.Y.  Songs!

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Nice!!

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dino,  the place is infested with ex-pat Brits wink
We spent a week there a couple years ago - wasn't half long enough.
I keep agitating for a return tour.... one day.

Great choir Roger!
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As Jim states there are many Brit ex-pats here but also many other nationalities too. In the choir we have mainly English plus Welsh, Scottish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Irish and German members.

We have a 4 piece band, Tiago (19) the best lead guitarist in the Algarve, his brother, Bruno (17) on bass, Yvonne (21+) on keyboard and myself on rhythm guitar.

Our Thursday evening 2 hour practice is great fun, we hold it in the basement of one of the members who puts on drinks for us at the midway break and makes some absolutely wicked cakes.

Roger

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On my way, Roger! And very well done, too...
Cheers!

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I should add that I also do HOG with my choir - I play guitar & harmonica. It's the only thing I can play on harmonica!

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Roger Guppy wrote:

As Jim states there are many Brit ex-pats here but also many other nationalities too. In the choir we have mainly English plus Welsh, Scottish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Irish and German members.

We have a 4 piece band, Tiago (19) the best lead guitarist in the Algarve, his brother, Bruno (17) on bass, Yvonne (21+) on keyboard and myself on rhythm guitar.

Our Thursday evening 2 hour practice is great fun, we hold it in the basement of one of the members who puts on drinks for us at the midway break and makes some absolutely wicked cakes.

Roger

I will have too but that city on my travel bucket list,sounds like you would meet alot of interesting people.

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman
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Got a mention in a local paper smile.

http://algarvedailynews.com/community-n … ck-choirso

Roger

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Guitarist Roger Guppy.  I am impressed.  Way to go roger.

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We are proud of you roger!

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Thanks but in all fairness Tiago is a far better guitarist than I. He is the best lead guitarist in the Algarve.

Roger

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well impressed roger, but are you reading the words from a sheet of paper stuck to the guitar?

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I liked it; music is even better with others.  Good job Roger!

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well impressed roger, but are you reading the words from a sheet of paper stuck to the guitar?

I did have the words and chords taped on the side of my guitar only to find that I could not read it smile so I put my songbook on the table instead (big cheat).

Having just left the weekly practice I have been told that I am to to take the lead vocal for this song so I will now have to learn it by heart.

Roger

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i didnt mean to embarrass you or pick you up roger, it's just something we've all done though as you say, i wouldn't be able to read anything that small now.

ah, learning the words of a new song...the bane of my existence! i'm trying to remember the words to since you been gone...the rainbow version, just love it.

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