Saturday saw the first 'Jamstand' concert at the riverside band stand, the highlight of which was Totem Pole's performance of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'.

Amplified music at the bandstand is currently a sore point with one or two residents located close to the building but it is this, as well as the other events which Ross needs to keep the tourists visiting the town. A special licence had to be arranged so that 'Jamstand' could take place, the arranging of which took time, allowing only two weeks advertising. That two weeks advertising however produced quite an audience, with people coming and going throughout the day and a good many turning up specially for the finalé.

Having loved the music of Pink Floyd since my school days and their first single, 'Arnold Layne', I spent the whole afternoon and evening at 'Jamstand', which was arranged by local musician, Jack Baldus and filmed the whole show, from beginning to end.

You can watch the whole 'Dark Side' performance in three parts below the top photo and I will run some of the other film in next week's edition of 'Wyenot News'. The film was made on stage, rather than out in the audience and as a result, the sound was picked up from the band's monitors rather than the properly mixed sound as heard by the audience. The sound of the electricity generator can be heard at times during the quiet moments but over all, it still gives a good idea of the terrific atmosphere of the evening.

More photos of other 'Jamstand' acts can be seen on page 4 of this week's news.

Well done, Jack!

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