THEY say dancing can get you in the mood for love, so why not head along to the Gregson Centre in Lancaster on Valentine's Day to get down to Off The Rails band.
This 15-piece band from Lancaster has all the ingredients needed for a romantic evening - great music, good vibes and instruments played with passion.
The event - a fund-raiser for Lancaster Green Party - will be Off The Rails' first gig of 2003 and the band members are raring to go.
Off The Rails have recently added some fantastic new tunes to their repertoire. One of these tunes is Fela', an incredibly funky tribute to Africa's master of dance music, Fela Kuti.
Other new numbers include a Latin-influenced tune called Oh de Ve', another great dance number Manzini' and one for all the lovers out there - Smoochy'.
Off The Rails will also be playing rock, reggae, jazz, folk, samba, blues and world music-influenced songs.
The band has a killer horn section featuring trumpets, trombone, French horn, saxes and tuba, funky percussion (congas, bongos, carnival drums and drumkit), groove-driven guitars and coquettish flutes all led by charismatic multi-instrumentalist Ben McCabe.
In 2002 Off The Rails supported the James Taylor Quartet at the Lancaster Jazz Festival, played at carnivals, performed at the Green Party's national conference, staged their own gigs at The Gregson with DJ Donald and played at events across the North West.
The event will take place at The Gregson, Moor Lane, Lancaster, at 8pm on
February 14. There will be a late bar until midnight. For tickets call Emily on 380169.
February 10, 2003 09:30
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