the party rock band
Welcome to HELICOPTER'S web page
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2007 sees the old band back together again
Back in 2005, Dave Lyons and Ian were watching a band and in a drunken moment decided it was high time to re-form with Dave Pidgeon. Originally called Chiaroscuro in the 1980's, a new name was required after a gap of 25 years - hence HELICOPTER was born.
To date, our gigs have been:
2007:
- 1st May 2007 - The Chequers, Wrestlingworth
- 12th May 2007 - The Cricketers, Weston
- 9th June 2007 - Combined 40th/50th party
- 27th Oct 2007 - Halloween party, Weston
- 1st Dec 2007 - Baker Arms, Bayford
- 29th Dec 2007 - Charity fundraiser, Weston
2008:
- 7th March 2008 - Red Lion, Weston
- 13th June 2008 - Cricketers, Weston
- 15th June 2008 - Bayford Gardens Day
- 15th November 2008 - Baker Arms, Bayford
2009:
- 16th Jan 2009 - Chequers, Wrestlingworth
- 31st Jan 2009 - Pauline & Ian's 'Au revoir' Baker Arms, Bayford
- 21st March - Hertford Sub-Aqua Club
- 4th May - Baker Arms, Spring Bank Holiday
- 20th June - Weston, 60th Birthday party, with The Counterfeit Stones
- 26th Sept - Lac de Parisot, France!
- 31st Oct - Baker Arms, Bayford
European tour expected about 2010!
Have a listen to some of our (garage studio) recordings from 1981 at: www.myspace.com/helicopteruk - well we have had a 25 year gap!. Hope to have some new ones soon - watch this space!
Meanwhile, based in the Herts/Beds area and guaranteed to get any pub or party going, we play an ever-growing selection of classic and modern rock/pop songs.
The band consists of:
- Sikorsky Pidge (aka Dave Pidgeon) - vocals
- Black Hawk Dave (aka Dave Lyons) - bass and backing keyboards
- Wild Westland Wallace (aka Ian Wallace) - guitar and backing drums
- Chinook (aka Gwen Pidgeon) - backing vocals
- Management by Apache Pauline!
Being a small band, we are able to keep both space requirements and costs to a minimum. Take a look at our song list and select your own personalised playlist/set.
For enquiries, please e-mail helicopter@bellecascade.com or telephone Dave Pidgeon on 01462 790035.
T-Shirts available on request!
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Our current song list/work in progress
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Ace |
How long |
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Automatics |
Monster |
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Blondie |
Hanging on the telephone |
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The Beatles |
Eight days a week Back in the USSR Can't buy me love She loves you Please please me Help Hard Days Night. |
| Bruce Springsteen |
Dancing in the dark |
| Cheap Trick |
I want you to want me |
| Coldplay |
White Shadows Viva la vida |
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The Cure |
Friday I'm in love |
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The Doves |
Pounding |
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Feeder |
Pushing the senses Bitter glass |
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The Feeling |
Love it when you call |
| Free |
All right now Wishing well The Hunter |
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Hard-fi |
Hard to beat |
| The Housiers | Goodbye Mr A |
| John Mayer | Gravity |
| Kayak |
Keep the change |
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Keane |
Somewhere only we know |
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Kings of Leon |
Use somebody Sex on Fire |
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The Killers |
Somebody told me Jenny was a friend of mine Human |
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The Kinks |
Till the end of the day All of the day and all of the night You really got me |
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Kubb |
Wicked soul |
| Melee | Built to last |
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New Order |
Regret |
| One Republic | Stop and stare |
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Paolo Nutini |
Jenny don't be hasty |
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Pink Floyd |
One of these days Another brick in wall Part II Run like hell Comfortably numb |
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The Police |
Message in a bottle De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Every breathe you take |
| Rolling Stones |
Brown Sugar Start me up |
| Roxy Music |
Love is the drug |
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Sam Spanner |
Black & Gold |
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Santana |
Evil ways Smooth Black magic woman |
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Snow patrol |
Chocolate Chasing Cars You're all that I have Run |
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Stereophonics |
Dakota |
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Steve Miller |
Abracadabra |
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'Swedish rock' - Superheroes - Lasse Lindh - Honeymoons - Eskobar |
What's going on The Stuff Fluorescein You Got Me |
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10cc |
Dreadlock holiday |
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Thin Lizzy |
The boys are back in town |
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The Thrills |
Big Sur |
| U2 | Vertigo |
| Van Morrison | Moondance |
| Zutons | Valerie |