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6th April 2006

What a great night! We had Northumbrian Pipes, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, classical guitar, banjo, flute, bodhran and poetry! It's all at Ashington Folk Club. Get yourself along.

You can Listen to an mp3 Soundbite of each performer.

1
Old English began the evening with 'Black Leg Miner'  and 'Byker Hill' which had us all joining in on the choruses.


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2
  In quieter mood Dave Donohoe sang Christine McVie's 'Songbird' followed by 'Put The Key In The Door' about someone moving on after 50 years.


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3
 In good form this evening Alan Bailey played 'Fanny Power' and 'Bealby's Hornpipe'.


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4
 John Campbell joined his songs together as he sang 'Ain't She Sweet', 'You Gimme The Blues' and 'Just A Song Before I Go'.
5
  Fresh from her Spotlight in March and holiday in Egypt Ann Lunam-Cowan read her very descriptive poem 'Ashington' and then had us laughing to Les Barker's 'Jason & The Arguments'.


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6
 Tony Hamblin  closed the first half with a night visiting song and 'Praties Song' about the Irish potato famine.


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7
  Returning to the club after some years Et Cetera got the second half underway with three instrumental pieces, 'Flat Weld',  'Cape Clear' and 'Dance Of The Gypsy Queens'. Lets hope they come back for more.


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8
Dave Anderson sang two self-penned songs, 'Northumberland' and then 'Those Days', a song about his youth in the back streets of Byker.
9
 It was time for more pipes as Ann Sessoms played 3 slips jigs which had a surprise sudden ending! She then played Foster Charlton's 'Jim Hall's Fancy' with some very deft and fast fingerwork.


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10
Pat & Kevin began with a Joan Baez song 'Diamonds & Rust'  and then a request  -   'Summertime' from Porgy & Bess.


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11
'Functions' was the title of the first song from Ben Yeowart  - thankfully he stopped after eyes, ears and mouth! Then he finished with a request - Bob Dylan's 'Clothes Line'.


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12
To close a great evening was Peter Murphy with 'Joseph Baker', a song about the long distance runner, and then Neil Diamond's 'Mr Bo Jangles'.
So, a great night was had by all. There were 12 acts, 25 songs and tunes and poems and all for less than the price of a pint!

Singers, Musicians & Poets nights are held on the 1st Thursday of every month, and there's more of the same but with extended Spotlight sets on the 3rd Thursday.
 

Thanks to everyone for another great night...
Get yourself along for a good time.
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