As promised in last week’s interview, Tequila Mockingbird provided an upbeat, energetic dance party and some very cool music at the Slice, Wednesday, Jan. 26.
At the risk of coining a phrase, Tequila Mockingbird combined frenetic fiddle, magnificent mandolin, upbeat stand-up bass and even a little accordion and influences from all over the world into something new and original that I’m going to call gypsy rock.
They drummer laid down a hypnotic beat which had a good sized portion of a respectably sized audience on the dance floor swaying and dancing to their Eastern European inspired music.
It was like South Country Fair all over again instead of the end of January in the dead of winter in Lethbridge.
They started the second set with a slower song, and then gradually picked up the pace until they had the crowd captivated and back on the dance floor.
The infectious fiddle and sense of humour kept the crowd hopping. They even added a few bars of “Devil Went Down the Georgia” to the end of one of their songs. They had some impressive vocal harmonies in a skin tight set that everyone was loving.
