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1
Following the ‘Hello and welcome’ announcement Ann
Lunam-Cowan gave us her excellent ‘Ode To Jimmy And
Val’ – a fun poem about Ashington’s newest resident duo and
MCs.
Read it here >>> |
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2
& 13
Ray Derrick impressed us with
self-penned songs and his guitar and banjo playing skills.
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3
First time visitor, Alex,
confessed to being very nervous. He need not have worried. We all
enjoyed him playing some beautiful classical guitar pieces. |
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4
Ann
Sessoms is a well established and respected piper. She
treated us to three delightful sets of tunes on her
Northumbrian pipes.
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5
& 11
Dave
Donohoe played guitar and sang his
own brand of quiet contemporary
songs. In the second half he played a lovely instrumental of
'Somewhere Over The Rainbow'. |
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6
& 14
jiva
closed the first half with their usual
gentle blend of guitars and vocal harmony. They also finished the
night with ‘Dark As A Dungeon’ and ‘Don’t Think Twice’.
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7
& 12
After a short raffle break, club resident John
‘Doc’ Campbell did some great blues, with some wry
football related humour in his second slot. |
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8
Jack (probably our oldest
resident) entertained us to Country music with some fine yodelling. |
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9
Ben, another club regular, sang
two Bob Dylan songs in his own inimitable style of almost whispering
while rhythmically hitting his guitar. |
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10
Last of the residents was Pat Yeowart
whose unaccompanied renditions of classic songs always go down well. |
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| Special thanks to Dave
Cooper for providing great sound from the PA. |
So, there you have it - 10
acts, 14 slots, 29 songs, tunes, poems. All for free! |
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Thanks
to one and all for a smashing opening night for 2004. |
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