Sound Clips

This page contains sound clips from recent club nights. Arthur Wakefield sounds can now be found in the Arthur Wakefield page

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21/07/2024

Here are the audio clips from the Singers Night on 21/07/2024 (a bit late as I am back after a short holiday). A special night with a changing of the guard but more of that later as we start with a visitor from Alderley Edge and a reminder of days of zoom followed by another of his songs proving it takes all sorts. In the wake of the Donald Chump shooting Phil reminds us of other times when blood was spilt. Ken sang of Annie, Tony sang like a lark, Jeff had a dream and Dave drove a wagon. His son John sang a Robert Johnson blues and then accompied Dave with Les Barkers take on the blues. We finish with Uncle Pleb doing a bit of planet watching and reassuring us about the durability of a watermill. Finally we end with Mike who is stepping down from being chief organiser of the club and handing over to Uncle Pleb. Thank you Mike for all you have done since taking over from Pete Wood. You know you will always be welcomed back at the club and like the words of your song, we will always be glad to see a man like you.

07/07/2024

Here are the audio clips from the Singers Night on 07/07/2024. Mike started by waking us all up followed by the Plebs with an OCarolan tune and a weather forecast. The two Petes, M and J, went fishing and Pete J crosses the bar (not the one downstairs), but one based on a Tennyson poem which leads nicely into Phil Poysers poem about tennis during Wimbledon week. Ken ponders being young (don't we all), Spence has a gentle song, Dave recalls a Humber Bridge song, Jeff is more intent on cooking something up, Julie has a glow after a glass or two, John feels the breeze and Andy and Dave tell an old tale about Geordie followed by a chorus song for people to learn for next time.

16/06/2024

Apparently there was a good turn out this week but alas I was not there. Recordings to resume next time.

02/06/2024

I know it's a week late due to my holiday last week but here are the audio clips from the Singers Night on 02/06/2024. With Mike away at the D Day Normandy commemorations it is appropriate to start with Phil's poem (Jour 'jour' in French same as 'Day' Day in English). In a similar vein Uncle Pleb had a new song remembering the First World War and then remembering men of the sea. Peter Branson remembered a street killing from 1993 while Peter Mancey just bid farewell. Spence gave an unaccompanied version of a Richard Thompson song, Tony forecast bad weather ahead, Dave returned to the war theme with his poem and Jeff went off to America. We had a return visit from Steven Davies with his concertina followed by his friend Claire with a Nick Drake song. Andy and Dave had a Tom Waits song but we finish with two from Marian Bradfield, a singer of renown from Ireland who is currently on a tour who popped in to say hello, capping off another brilliant night at the club.

19/05/2024

After missing a bank holiday Sunday two weeks ago, here are the audio clips from the Singers Night on 21/04/2024. We start with Andrew who popped in on his travels which in the past had led him to Australia followed by a Bob Dylan song. Mike brought us back to Lancashire while Rik played a tune from over in the US of A on his eeelectric geeetar (apologies for poor attempt at an American accent). Victoria was not talking about her own bones, Tony was into drinking, Jeff was away in Arthur Wakefields green hills, Spence presented us with a flower and Dave told a tale about Bill. The plebs sang of an Irish river followed by a plea to the world, Egriega channelled his inner Tom Waits but with a guitar not a piano and finally Andy and Dave had a couple of songs from Bollington songwriters, the first from Carl Butterworth but we end with an Arthur Wakefield Lullaby.

21/04/2024

Here are the audio clips from the Singers Night on 21/04/2024. Mike started with an old cowboy song before the plebs told of a dangerous tree and about trying to wake up a prophet. Victoria sang very birdlike and first timer Spence knows his colours. Tony had an early Welsh goodnight and Ben was also leaving early but stayed to hear Steve's telling of a Ralph McTell story and Pieter brightening the place with sunshine. Finally you wait ages for a Flanders and Swann song to come along and then you get two on the same night so here they are, rounding off another great night at the club.