The Amazing Mr Smith
12/06/09 11:30 Filed in:
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Hard to know what to expect when the guest
turns up looking a little like ‘Doc’ out of Back To
The Future, hefting a huge holdall full of props, a
tiny guitar and an electronic box of tricks and then
proceeds to tickle every rib in sight with two sets
of hilarious songs and great banter. It’ll be a long
time before anyone forgets his Buddy Holly
impersonation (which features a xylophone attached to
his neck on a coat hanger, played with a little
mallet stuck to the side of his glasses) or his five
part harmonies on ‘At The Hop’ - which he changes to
‘At the shop’ or ‘duelling banjos’ (a single
fretboard with a banjo at each end) or a rousing
River Dance, complete with plastic bottle bodhran and
castanets tied to his feet. We’ll also remember the
charm and fine musicianship. And the condom bagpipes.
Another great night.