7th February 2007

I arrived late this evening, and Sandy had already started things off. Frank had just got up to sing and he gave us his versions of 'Bad Moon Rising' and the Neil Young song 'Only Love can break your heart'.

Sandy got back up and sang a lovely ballad by Nick Drake called 'Northern Sky'.
Willie Jukebox Mathews was next up and he decided to try a song he had heard Rod Stewart singing on the radio that afternoon -'Just the way you look tonight' [off course it is much older than Rod!!] I have to admit quite a few of the older members of the audience were joining in the chorus with Willie. He gave us a blues number next - 'The thrill has gone' and, as Sandy had not returned, he also sang 'Walking Blues'.

Steve and Elaine were back this evening, and gave a fantastic performance of 'Whole lotta medecine' and then 'One hand in my pocket'. Thoroughly enjoyed by all present.

Gavin was next up, and he decided to do a couple of Neil Young songs 'The laughing Lady' and Have you ever seen the rain?'
Frank got back up then and decided to keep the Neil Young theme going and gave us 'Rocking in the Free World'.
Sandy got back up then and did a Steve Earle song 'South National Blues'

Jer McDade was next up and he gave us two of his own songs - the popular 'One day life got serious' and then 'Gimme Sanctuary'.

Big Bob Leslie was next to the stage and he gave us a couple of his songs, off his CD "Songs from the mine" - 'I love you more than ice cream' and 'Adios to Rock and Roll'.
Next performer was one of our foreign visitors - Cedric from France,

who sang two beautiful songs for us - in French the first of which was called 'Les grande politics' but I did not catch the title of the second - although I think it had something to do with the sun, the sky and hearts. My french is a little rusty to say the least.

Next up was another newcomer to an Open Mic Stage, Big Davie who sang 'The time of my life' -very well for his first time singing in public [It can be terrifying!], I am sure he will improve the more he gets up to perform.

Elspeth Durkin was up next with Bob Leslie to accompany her on guitar. To keep the Neil Young theme going, she sang 'After the Goldrush' and that was followed by 'Autumn Leaves'.

Kevin Young [ok not Neil] was up next with a new composition which he had not actually titled as yet, but thought it might be called 'Arrangements now'. Very good song.
The ever popular 'grandaddy of the Clutha' Joe Macatamy was next up and he gave us the irish ballad 'A powerful song' followed by the aberdeenshire song 'Up the Northern Water'.
Ian Adie then performed 'Aurora Borealis' and he was followed on stage by Chris Rodger who gave us his own song 'Kats'.

Izzy was then accompanied by Willie Mathews and they gave us 'A Dixie Melody'.

Willie stayed up and along with 'the Clutha Chorus' sang the ever popular 'No woman no cry' to round off the evening, before a very quick jam session

whilst the equipment was being stored away.