30th January 2008

Sandy started the evening as usual
and included the ballad ‘Snow on Ratone’.

First up were ‘Tatty Jam’ a couple from South Uist and Skye. It took a little while to get an extra microphone set up for them but they were excellent when they finally got going. They performed four tunes - an instrumental, a traditional folk song, ‘Johnny Sangster’ and their own composition ‘Different’. They were a bit unusual in that they consisted of an acoustic guitar and an electric cello! A first for the Clutha Open Mic, but they did produce a wonderful sound.
Next up was singer songwriter Charlie Glackin - who performed his songs ‘Let’s go dancing’ and ‘Breaking Point’ - both excellent.

Then Elspeth Durkin sang ‘Jolene’ and then ‘Autumn Leaves’

accompanied as usual by Bob Leslie

who stayed on stage and performed ‘Just like the Lone Ranger’ after telling us memories of his childhood when he went out to play as the Lone Ranger with a mask and a toy colt pistol, and met his friend who was dressed a Zorro - with the mask and cloak. Bob had ‘bang, bang’ed at his friend with his toy pistol - and then Zorro had beaten him up with his toy sword!! Bob then sang another of his compositions ‘Don’t listen to the ghosts’

Sandy then got back on stage and sang ‘Aint that enough’ and then got Gavin Watt up and he gave us ‘Love in Vain’ followed by a ‘A message to Rudy’.

Jer McDade then performed a couple of his songs ‘Vicky’ and then ‘Bob Treetop’.

Allan Stewart then got up and sang ‘Walking in the rain’ and then his own song ‘Those days were gone’.

Joe MacAtamany then performed ‘Haul Away’ and ‘Coorie Doon’ followed by

Bob Leslie again with ‘Take another little piece of my heart’.

Sandy then got up to do a request of the beatles hit ‘Strawberry Fields’.

then Charlie then got back up to sing ‘You said it without words’

Jer McDade then did ‘Back in the Seventies’ and was followed by

Sandy with another Beatles number ‘Golden Slumbers’ to finish off the evening.

Sandy’s Open Mic, Clutha Vaults 23 Jan 2008

A quieter evening than normal - probably due to the effect of the Celtic Connections Festival, which is held in Glasgow at this time of year.
Hosted by Brian McLachlan this evening, Brian sang two of his own compositions to start to evening off. “Taking a life” and “Gold-digger”


Then first up on stage was Charlie Glackin who sang a couple of really beautiful ballads which he had composed himself - “Let’s go dancing” and then “Different but the same”.
Next up was Derek Hart with a couple of songs “Get-up and go” and “Change your mind”

Jer McDade was next and he decided to sing an old Kinks song, which was not played much on the radio when it came out - because it was too long !! “Celluloid Heroes”, He then sang his own song “One day life got serious” - with some accompaniment on the chorus from audience members!

Gavin Watt was next on stage with an Alabama Free song “Too sick to pray” followed by a John Fogerty song “Have you ever seen the rain?”

Next up was the combo of Stuart, John and Jimmy on acoustic guitar, drums and Bass guitar. They performed a little reggae number “Easy skankin” which merged into their version of “Valerie”. They then performed their version of “What’s goin on?”

Next up was Elspeth Durkin with Bob Leslie on guitar, singing “Autumn Leaves” and “After the Goldrush” - her first songs since the New Year after getting over a ‘head cold’!

Jimmy McGovern was next on stage with a folk number “Jewel on her wings”.

Andy McGarvie was up next with a couple of covers including “All right now” (sorry Andy I didn't get a photo) and he was followed by Joe MacAtamany with a couple of traditional numbers including “Coorie doon”.

Bob Leslie then got up on stage and performed one of his own songs “The tune that was broken won’t mend” - written after watching a documentary on the life of Hank Williams. He then asked Elspeth up to do backing vocals for a motown number “You keep me hanging on”.

Stuart, John and Jimmy then got back up and did “I feel good” followed by the reggae number “Too much mix-up” for the finale.


There was a bit of a Jam session which followed, as the bar was open a little later than normal.