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.