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7th September 2006

A warm and cosy evening with new performers, and new audience too - a great night with a smashing mix of blues, contemporary and unaccompanied.

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1
Derek Greenacre began the night with some blues tunes. Firstly one of his own saying "If you can't decide what to play then make one up" called 'Barcelona Blues' and then a "Blind" Blake number 'Police Dog Blues'.


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2
 He's been at it again - two new songs from Jim Wigfield tonight. The first, entitled 'Wild Food' was inspired while out walking and the second 'When I'm Gone' took a wry look at himself and the folk music scene.


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3
 Nanci Griffith's 'Love At The Five And Dime' (in open G tuning) was the first song for Dave Anderson  which he followed with Mike Silver's 'Fragile Peace', changing guitar between songs!


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4
It was good to see Diane Green tonight - unaccompanied she sang 'Raggle Taggle Gypsies' and then a French song 'J'ai Deux Amours'.
5
 For their first time at Ashington Michazel gave us Pete Seeger's 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone' and then it was Mike Jessop by himself with Billy Mitchell's '1915-1972'.


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6
Ending the first half was another first timer at Ashington, Ken Cross. He sang the Max Boyce song 'Rhonnda Grey' and then (with help from Dave Page) 'Leaving Of Liverpool'.

 


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7
Following on from their fine spotlight last month it was the turn of Old English to begin the second half which they did with 'Hot Asphalt' (Pete playing whistle) and then 'All Things Are Quite Silent' a cappella.


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8
 Tony Hamblin has been on holiday and returned in good form, singing the John Connolly song  'Fiddler's Green' and then 'Good Old Mountain Dew' complete with speed-banjo.
9
Fresh from a smashing spotlight last month Jack Hakin was in great form with the Boxcar Willie songs 'From A Rolls To Rails' and 'The Lord Made A Hobo Out Of Me'.


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10
Pat and Kevin gave us a lovely arrangement of Leonard Cohen's 'Bernadette' and the Carol King song 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow'.


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11
Two self-penned numbers from Ben Yeowart with 'Nothingness Part I' (we look forward to Part II) and 'On A Rainy Afternoon'.


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12
Dave Page with Ken Cross were last up with 'Ponies' and 'Ye Jacobites By Name'. And with time to squeeze in one more they ended the night with 'We Ain't Going Nowhere'.
12 acts, 25 songs  -  it's great value. Only £1 admission (It's In The Bag!)

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.
 

Blues... contemporary... unaccompanied...
String driven and wind powered...
It's all at Ashington Folk Club!
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