Why am I showing you this out of date band photo? well because I can't find a better one. Right now it would just be Vikki and Russ Whitehead on Bass. Bill Spooner moved onto other things like the recently mentioned Folk-Ups. Yost the drummer who had been with Vikki for maybe 20 years is still at work as far as I know still gigging with Kimrea down at the Sweetwater and the No Name. Bobby is still working closely with Vikki on multiple projects but no longer in the band.

Vikki always somehow found great sidemen for her bands and it doesn't get much better than Albert Lee. When he is in California he often gigs with the Pinecones when he is back in London he plays with Hogan's Heroes and apparently his record company Sugar Hill would rather he not work with any other side bands and so there is a certain aura of discretion that I have been advised to use when discussing this or playing video on line from last Fall's gig with Albert up in Winter's California.  When Albert can't make a show and happily also when he does make a gig Vikki currently has the very fine guitarist Bob Woods who played for many years with Asleep at the Wheel. Chris Ivey on pedal steel guitar. Steve Namle on Drums and Michael Jarrett on Keys.  The recording you are listening to was made at the lovely Twin Oaks bar in Petaluma a couple of years back. That was Alex Bendahan (Guinness) on guitar another great Folk-Up, plus Yost on drums, Chris Ivey pedal steel and Bobby Wyrick Piano. Was that Steve Valverde that night on Bass?

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