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Peter and Al got the night off
to a good start in their 'Old English' style with strong choruses
and harmony. |
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2
Next was Ray Derrick with more
choruses and an excellent banjo-playing version of 'My Grandfather's
Clock' with everyone joining in.
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3
A
welcome return by Northumbrian piper Ann
Sessoms who delighted us with three sets of tunes.
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4
First
visit to Ashington for Tony
Lamborghini
who treated us to bluesy contemporary songs. Tony runs a busker's
night at the Dolphin in Tynemouth.
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5
Steve
Whitehead, another Dolphin regular, sang a mixture
of traditional and contemporary songs with gentle guitar
accompaniment. |
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6
First half closed with Nova,
five young musicians playing fiddles, flutes and guitar. Their
performance of traditional tunes was very much enjoyed.
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7
After a short raffle break, Jack
entertained us with his infectious country singing and more
yodelling too! |
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8
Next up was Alan, second
Northumbrian piper of the evening. He provided us with another fine
selection of tunes. |
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9
Ann
Lunam-Cowan had many of us joining in with actions,
words and plenty of laughter to her humorous poem, 'My Mother Said'. |
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10
Our third Dolphin regular, Eric Gildea,
says his songs aren't really "Near the knuckle... they're more
half way up the arm!" |
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11
Jim, a former
Ashington regular, entertained us with a self-penned song about the
north east and a medley of 70s songs. |
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12
Club resident John
‘Doc’ Campbell did some great blues. We would have
liked more, but by now the clock was against us. |
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13
Ben, another club regular,
proved himself to be a great entertainer with an excellent version
of 'Leopardskin Pillbox Hat'. He broke a string during his animated
guitar playing, and so made a surprise but theatrical exit. |
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14
Closing spot went to Pat Yeowart
with another fine unaccompanied classic song. Alas, closing time
came all too soon. |
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| 14 acts, 31 songs, tunes, poems. All for free!
Can it really get any better? Come along and see for yourself - first
Thursday of every month. |
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Thanks
to audience and performers for another memorable night. |
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