Hi There
Here are some recordings I've done over the years.
If you scroll down to the bottom you will find some samples,
including
Along came Hopalong Cassidy and Bullbucking Man
There are two CD's of my earlier work - see notes below.
If you'd like to order either of these CD's you can contact me at:
Braden Corby
#504-1950 Bee Street
Victoria, B.C. Canada V8R 6P5
Recordings are $15 per CD & $2.50 Mailing costs.
Cheque or money order is fine.
Samples below...
Album Notes From:
Live at the Brig : Champagne Charlie & The Big Bamboo
“The
Brig” was the name of the lounge in the Brentwood Bay
Inn in Brentwood, B.C..
The Inn was right on the water overlooking
the marina and I loved the place. The lounge was a cozy little
room complete with a fireplace (this was before it was expanded
to include a games room); and the place was packed every weekend – standing
room only! I was the house entertainer for 7 months in 1980
and then came back off and on for the next 5 years.
The clientele were locals plus loyal fans who came out from Victoria, braving the breathalyzer gauntlet on the way home, along with fishermen from all over the world who came to fish for salmon. I developed many friends from that time that are still around today.
There are actually two live albums I put together from that time. The first is “Champagne Charlie” – a collection of easy listening songs. This recording was obviously made on a quiet night as there is not a lot of audience interaction. The second is “The Big Bamboo”. I must warn you that this recording is definitely NOT politically correct! Comedy and sing-a-long was a big hit in the pubs in those days – especially material that was somewhat risqué (OK – some of it was downright dirty!); and we all had a great time laughing and singing. You’ll hear me talking to my good friends John and Sheila; and Paul and Pat were there that night too. There is some fisherman from Grande Prairie who made my night with his kibitzing and, of course, I picked on various members or the audience that night – including Mike Keepence who was the owner of the Brentwood Bay Inn. Mike sometimes slept in the room below the lounge. I had a habit of tapping my heel on the stool in time to the music. Mike said he could never go to sleep early when I was playing because the tapping kept him awake. So I guess the only solution was to come up and listen in person since he was up anyway.
The Brig was special to me. My gig there came at a time when I had developed most of my act, had a wealth of material, and was very comfortable entertaining – it was probably at the height of my music career. If I had a romantic vision of where I wanted to work it would have been a cozy room overlooking the water – and that was the Brig – so I was in my heaven.
Alas, time moves on. I went off to other ventures and eventually
the Brentwood Bay Inn was sold, torn down, and now a new
resort stands there. Nowadays, Mike & Kenny (the head
chef from the “Brig’ days) own a restaurant in
Central Saanich. Today I live in Victoria and I don’t
entertain professionally any more. Recently I went through
a big cleanup and came across the original recordings. I
thought it might be fun to revive them to share with my friends
and so I transferred them from tape to digital and made the
CD’s and labels on the computer. I wish this technology
was available 20 years ago – I would have made lots
of them back then.
So here’s to those grand days. Enjoy my friends!
Braden
Christmas 2004
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