17th August 2006
It was a
Double Spotlight evening showcasing Jack Hakin in the first half
and Old English in the second. Contrasting styles of country and traditional
folk blended well with the great mix of classical, blues, contemporary and
Northumbrian Pipes.
Be sure to
get yourselves along to support and enjoy these special evenings...
You can Listen
to an mp3 Soundbite of each performer, and...
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Full song performed by
Jack Hakin |
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Full song performed by
Old English |
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To kick off this evening we had classical music from
Alex Okon
with club favourites 'La Grima'
followed by 'La Paloma'. Don't forget Alex will be sharing the Spotlight
in September
with Doug Wood. |
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Dave Donohoe began with some neat bottleneck playing 'In My
BMW', as he put it, "one of those silly
songs". He followed this with Sting's 'Fields of Barley'. |
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Northumbrian piper,
Alan Bailey,
ably rounded off the first half floor spots with
'Plaisir d'Amour' and 'Roxburgh Castle'. |
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Spotlight
First
Spotlight performer Jack Hakin
was grandly dressed in cowboy shirt and boots for the event. He began with Slim Whitman's 'Ghost Riders In The
Sky'. Then came three Marty Robbins' songs - 'Big Iron', 'Running
Gun' and 'Man Walks Among Us'. Especially for Doug Yeowart he then sang the
Hank Williams songs 'Jambalaya' and 'I'm Sorry For You My
Friend'. In philosophical vein he continued with 'I Wish It Could Be The
Way It Used To Be' followed by 'I'm A Fool' finishing off with
'Rocking Alone In An Old Rocking Chair' by Bob Miller. Well done Jack! |
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Getting the second half underway was Northumbrian Piper
Ann Sessoms
who played the Scottish fiddle tune 'Wild Rose Of The Mountain
followed by 3 jigs. |
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Fresh from his own Spotlight last month,
John Campbell sang 'Stop, Hey
What's That Sound' (a Steven Stills song from his Buffalo
Springfield days). |
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Jim Wigfield
works outdoors, and is often inspired by nature. In a David Attenborough moment
he wrote
'Butterflies', which he performed for us tonight.. |
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With Taylor guitar in open 'C' tuning Dave
Anderson sang a delicate and introspective self-penned song 'Just Good Friends'. |
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Kevin
played solo this evening. At the request of Alex he played
the 'Romanza' - two classical guitarists in one evening... magic! |
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Spotlight
Old English
gave us a fine selection of traditional songs beginning with 'The
Tinker'. Then they segued 'Sauve' with 'Some Tyrant' followed by 'Byker Hill'.
Next was the classic Cyril Tawney song 'Sally
Free And Easy'. They continued with 'Labouring Men' and the much
requested
'Bell Ringing Song'. They closed the night with 'Radcliffe
Highway'... a grand set! |
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| A double spotlight night,
8 floor
spots, 27 songs and tunes and all for only £1 (remember, 'It's In The
Bag'). You always get
great value at Ashington Folk Club as it continues to give its regular
performers the opportunity to showcase their talent. |
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Thanks Jack
Thanks Old English
Thanks to everyone who was there... |
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