Bob's Open Mic; 17th December 2007

Bob started the evening off with a Little Feat song 'Willin' followed by a new song of his own 'Don't listen to the Ghosts again' and then 'Caledonia' and 'Hand Jive' and then another of his own songs 'It'll last another day'

First up for the evening was Chris Grant, who was back in Glasgow from Orkney, and he gave us 'Back round again' followed by 'Stay tonight'

Andy Lindsay was next with a Lindisfarne song 'Winter Song' and then a Lonnie Johnson blues song 'Tomorrow Night'.

Elspeth Durkin was next up with a seasonal song - complete with santa hat - 'Santa Baby' followed by 'Autumn Leaves' and then a Dolly Parton song 'Jolene'.

Then Kirsty got up and gave us a couple of beautiful ballads 'Old time memory' and 'Dirty Pennies'.

Denise McLaughlan then gave us some poetry 'Get tae bed', 'Bleedin love and bleedin Lust' and then 'The ba's burst (Bleedin Lust part 2)'

Joe MacAtamany was next with 'Broom of the Cowdenknowes' and 'Ride on'

He was followed by poet John McGarrigal with 'Sexist - wha me?', 'Write nice things', and ' Rent arrears'.

Chris then got back up with 'Teenage Amnesia' his own composition,

and then Andy Lindsay got back up with 'Summertime Blues'. Michael Fagin and Gerry McHugh had appeared then and they got onstage and performed 'Russian Lullaby', 'Buckfast blues' and 'America'.

Bob then got back onstage to perform 'Love the one you're with'

and then got Elspeth up to duet with him on 'You keep me hanging on' and 'Dixie Chicken'.

Finally Ian Adie with Michael Fagin performed 'Southern Man'

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with Ian wearing a type of wobbly hat which made him look a little like an Ewok!! Great laughs all evening - in all a good night!