15th November 2006 Clutha Vaults

Clutha Vaults
Stockwell Street/Clyde Street/Bridgegate corner
15th November 2006

This was an excellent evening despite the heavy torrential rain outside!

It started a little late, as Sandy had been held up by the weather and road conditions,as he had been travelling back from Edinburgh. However things soon got into the swing, and the music started to flow.

As usual Sandy started the evening off.

The usual suspects were there and got up to perform,

Joe Mac,

Duncan

and Gavin,[whom I unforunately do not have a photo of!]
along with a few 'new' visitors.

Chris, from the band Dr Bliss

gave us an tune & we also had

performances from

Yvon Lemercier from Paris,

and Gottfried Baumgartner from Vienna!

Joe Kidd, accompanied on Bass Guitar by Johnny 'T' Miller,gave a lovely rendition of his newest song "Don't talk, listen" which was well received by the assembled throng.

We also had some 'visitors' through from Edinburgh.

The Workmans performed a few songs including a cover of 'Copperhead Road'.

Bob Leslie, accompanyed by Johnny 'T' Miller on Bass and Elspeth Durkin on harmony vocals, gave an excellent performance of the Little Feat song 'Dixie Chicken'.

The audience at the Clutha Vaults Open Mic appears to be predominately musicians - or musical people, and quite often they will join in when the songs are well known and well liked!

We also had a Champion in our midst, if the huge form of Ron Simpson, Scottish, UK and European Weightlifting Champion, who had just returned from the WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP having gained second place. He gave us a rendition of 'Willie McBride' a gentle ballad thinking about the horrors of war, and received a rounding cheer at the end.

Brian McLachlan the lead guitarist from the Vagabonds also appeared, later on in the evening, and with Johnny 'T' Miller on the bass, joined Willie Mathews and later Gottfried, for some sets.

To round off the evening, the effervescent Ian Adie
gave a slightly altered version of 'Pocahantas' which
made everyone laugh and end the evening with smiles

A wonderful, 'jumping' session, thoroughly enjoyed by all.