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Come along for a great night out
Photo copyright Woodsie. Thanks Mate.
Years ago I listened mainly to Capital Radio. Now it could be Radio 7 or that one with the unsigned bands. Next week at Folkmob (9th December) we have an open mic night with a special 30mins slot from Paul Steele - please come along. I am also looking forward to the Folkmob Christmas party on Saturday the 12th December. Our special guest will be Steve Bowditch and the Provocateers. Have a look at their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/theprovocateers
In the meantime I am starting a new google site based on my old one. Given the computer is bust at the moment I am doing this in various libraries on the People's Network.
My very first attempt at singing - Christmas 1970 or something - should have taken the advice of John (nice shirt) who covers his ears to stop the pain.
What a great head of hair!
Now to folk music - The 'Sweet Folk All' leather badge. I have mine still which was given to me by Joe Stead who ran the SFA record label. Whatever happened to Alan White?
And here is Ken from Australia who gave a great performance of No Man's Land at the Open Mic night on the 19th August 2009. Ken has written a book entitled:
'Sheepshit on the brain : the trials & tribulations of a would-be gun shearer' / Ken Prato
Check it out on Google.
No Man's Land (Eric Bogle song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"No Man's Land" (also known as "The Green Fields of France" and "Willie McBride") is a song written in 1976 by Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, reflecting on the grave of a young man who died in World War I. Its haunting chorus refers to two famous pieces of military music, "The Last Post" and "The Flowers of the Forest". Its melody, its refrain ("did they beat the drum slowly, did they play the fife lowly"), and elements of its subject matter (a young man cut down in his prime) are similar to those of "Streets of Laredo", a North American cowboy ballad whose origins can be traced back to an 18th century Irish ballad called "The Unfortunate Rake".
Knockholt and Sue with the Folkmob shirt - The first time I went we had canvas toilets - Twigs for firewood and frame tents. We still all had a great time. Must sort some of the photographs out sometime.
Jim did a very good job of erecting his tent at the September Knockholt -
Here is a photo of Dave Ellis and Boo Howard at Folkmob on the 30th September 2009.
I had a very good night at the Blackheath folk club on Tuesday 13th October 2009. It was good to see so many fine acts. Jim even managed to silence the bar!
It was great to hear Mitch Hiller again. I managed to get this for the collection.
15 talented performers at the folkmob open mic night on the 14th October 2009.
My Michael Chapman pose. MC was one of my first guitarists (the other being Gordon Giltrap). Have a look at his website sometime. http://michaelchapman.co.uk/.
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