Swingin' on Old Cape Cod

What better for a band during the lazy months of summer than a gig on Old Cape Cod, with or without the Patti Page Lyrics?

The Dixie Diehards Dixieland Band has visited twice this summer, first for a family party at Gray's Beach and more recently for a private backyard affair in Dennis. Our audience were swimmers in the pool and cookout guests. Our stage: the pool house!

After the gig, band members repaired to banjoist Chris Wadsworth's home for afterparty grub. Uh, can I get a Cape Codder, Chris?

PHOTOS: It's all soul on "Wabash Blues." At right, Paul Peterson wails on a solo.