Wednesday 28 March 2007

Wednesday 21st March 2007

Arrived late this evening, and the Open Mic had already started. Jenny and Stuart Workman were already up singing “The Erie Canal”. As we were then finding seats and getting drinks I’m afraid I missed the name of the next man up or the title of the song, but after him came Willie Mathews with Fraser Lindsay and Johnny T Miller who had also just arrived. They gave us “Everyday Blues”.

JT stayed up and was joined by JK [Joe Kidd] who gave us one of his songs “Simplicity”.
Then Gavin Watt & JT did the song ‘As long as I can see the light” by Creedence Clearwater.

Bob Leslie was next along with JT and , as Sandy was just back from Texas, decided to perform his song “ It wasn’t down in Texas..!” To keep with the ‘cowboy’ theme, Elspeth Durkin, Bob and JT then did the Hank Williams song “Your Cheatin’ Heart”.


The next performer was Jer McDade with his composition “Further on down the road” and he was also accompanied by JT.


Sandy decided to keep the theme going and sang a beautiful slow version of “The Green Green Grass of Home” with JT on Bass again.


Fraser Lindsay and JT then gave us Fraser’s version of a Cream song “Late at night” and Willie Mathews joined them on Tambourine.


Stevie McCafferty then and gave us his version of the Scissors Sisters hit “Take your Mama out all night”.




Stewart Workman came back up then and changed the mood by performing an old hit by Marmalade - “All my sorrows” with JT and Fraser joining in on Bass and extra acoustic.


Jer McDade’s second song was his composition “Vicki”, and he was followed by Gavin and Fraser who gave us the old hippy song “Stop. Listen. What’s that sound?”



Ian Adie then performed “Aurora Borealis”



followed by his hit single “Scotland be Good” accompanied by Michael and JT.



Sandy then got Bob and Elspeth back up and they were joined by Fraser and JT to do the Little Feat number “Dixie Chicken”, and then the duet “Love Hurts”.






The grandfather of the Open Mic, Joe MacAtamy, then performed “Haul Away” and Broom of the CowdenKnowes”






and the Open Mic was finished off by Willie Mathews and the gang performing the Bob Dylan song “Rolling Stone”.







Whilst the electrical equipment was then put away, there was a short acoustic Jam Session, before the bar closed and everyone headed home!








As most of the pictures only show Johnny T Miller's back - here is one of his face!







No comments: