Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra heat up chilly night

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Victoria based roots collective the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra received a warm welcome on a chilly night at the Slice, Monday,  Feb. 11.The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra’s fiddle player/ vocalist Mack Shields. Photo by Richard Amery
Because Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra always bring  the party, no matter what the day or what the weather is like outside,  they always draw a good crowd whenever they play here and a lot of people remembered and showed up for two energetic sets for the early show.


I arrived three songs into a multi-faceted , diverse  second set in the middle of a couple toe tapping fiddle and accordion powered Klezmer  and gypsy flavoured music with influences including jazz and Mississippi Sheiks string band/ blues music.
Mack Shields played  upbeat fiddle while singing lead vocals simultaneously.


 Ian Griffiths  added the the more exotic Klezmer/ French jazz feel on his accordion while also singing lead.


 Guitarist Kurt Loewen added other lead vocals. Even percussionist/ Paul Wolda sang while having a blast banging on his box drum. Keith Rodger added extra bottom end on bass.


Together they sang multi-part harmonies and had a great time as Loewen urged  the audience to sing along with them.

— by Richard Amery, L.A. beat Editor
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 February 2019 11:07 )