16th March 2006
We had an
absolute feast of instrumentalists this evening - Northumbrian and Irish pipe
tunes, guitar classics, classical,
contemporary, 12 bar blues - you name it, it was all there.
In the
Spotlight was Vince Carr who performed a mixture of instrumental pieces and
songs in his first set - he was joined in the second half by his brother
Ed. They gave us a heady mixture of instrumental pieces ranging from classical to contemporary and everywhere in between!
And our new
speakers sounded great! (Jimmy's deft touch on sound might have had something to
do with it too...)
You can Listen
to an mp3 Soundbite of each performer, and...
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Full song performed by
Vince Carr |
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Full tune performed by
Vince and Ed |
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Getting the evening underway in fine style was Dave Donohoe
with 'Rusty' and then his own
song about the demise of the corner shop '6 To 6'. Dave will be
sharing the Spotlight with Ben Yeowart on 20 April. |
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Ann Sessoms played two sets of tunes 'Foster Charlton And His
Cat' by Johnny Handle and then Foster Charlton's 'North Star'. She followed this with a set of 3 slip jigs.
Watch out for Ann's Spotlight evening on 19 October. |
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Tonight
Pat & Kevin
sang Sting's Fields Of Gold' and then the classic 'Remember
September In The Rain'. We're looking forward to their Spotlight on 15
June. |
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Spotlight
Spotlight performer Vince Carr
began in gentle style with a self-penned instrumental tune
called 'Bamburgh Sands'. Then he sang Richard Thompson's 'Shame Of
Doing Wrong' and David Crosby's 'Almost Cut My Hair'. Joni Mitchell's
'Both Sides Now' was done as an instrumental and he followed this with
a self-penned song 'Strolling Early Morning'. He finished his first
set with another self-penned tune about Seaton Sluice called 'Dene
Song'. |
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The second half was started by Northumbrian Piper Alan Bailey
who played two Irish
tunes in honour of the forthcoming St Patrick's Day. |
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Then it was the turn of Dave Anderson,
who sang his own songs - 'Take A Little Time' (a beautiful number
written for two friends) and 'Not Enough Falling In
Love' (an up tempo number commenting on the human race). There'll be
more Anderson originals in his Spotlight on 18 May. |
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Kevin
was
in good form with an old time American tune 'Farewell Blues' which had
a ragtime feel. He then
played a medley of tunes based on the playing of May Bell Carter. |
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More 20th century classics from John
Campbell as he sang 'I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)'
by Bob Dylan and the old chestnut
'Heartbreak Hotel'. Who knows what his spotlight (20 July) will bring? |
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Spotlight
Stepping
into the
spotlight Vince & Ed began with
an Irish tune 'South Wind'. They then played Vivaldi's 'Concerto in D'
which they segued with 'Tune For A Found Harmonium'! They followed
this with a gypsy guitar tune (the theme from the TV series Jeeves
& Wooster) and Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto. To shouts of
'More' they encored with 'Summertime'. |
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Next Spotlight
is a double
bill
featuring
Dave Donohoe and Ben Yeowart
20 April 2006
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| A spotlight act (2 for the
price of 1), 7 floor
spots, 24 songs and tunes and all for only £1 (remember, 'It's In The
Bag'). Great value... Ashington Folk Club continues to give regular
visitors the opportunity to showcase their talent in a warm, friendly
and appreciative environment throughout 2006. Be there... |
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Another great
Ashington Spotlight
Thanks to everyone... |
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