Bob’s Open Mic
It was quite a quiet evening in all, with only a few performers turning up but quite a few people in the bar to listen.
It was quite a quiet evening in all, with only a few performers turning up but quite a few people in the bar to listen.
Bob started off with ‘My old friend the Blues’, his own song ‘It wasn’t down in Texas’, then a Leonard Cohen number ‘Bird on a wire’ followed by a new song of Bob’s ‘Short skirts in winter’. He then did a R. B. Morris song (from Tennessee) ‘Take that ride’ the composer is coming to Glasgow soon, and will be worth taking in if you can. Next was a Mike Dako song ‘Handbags and Gladrags’ which Bob dedicated to new Grandad Geoff Allan! Next was ‘Caledonia, ‘The Thrill is gone’, ‘Tracks of my tears, and then a Steve Earle song ‘Devil’s right hand’, ‘What’s going down’ and finally ‘The Ballad of Pancho and Lefty’. He then got Elspeth Durkin up on stage to sing ‘Autumn Leaves’, ‘Summertime’, and ‘After the Goldrush’.
Joe MacAtamany then got up to sing ‘Haul Away’ and then ‘Gallowa Hills’. 
Bob then got back up to sing ‘Hallelulia’ another Leonard Cohen song, and then an Italian song - which I do not know the title of! There was then a request for a Kenny Rogers song - and then only one Bob knew was ‘Ruby’ Bob then sang ‘The Mighty Quinn’ with Elspeth giving some backing vocals. Joe Kidd then got on stage and sang his own song ‘If you were my girl’ and then a Neil Diamond song ‘Cherry’ followed by his own popular song ‘Good day’. Bob then sang a request from Joe Kidd ‘The Devil ain’t a friend of mine’ with backing from JK and Elspeth.
He then continued with ‘Fulsom Prison Blues’ and then ‘Mr Beaujangles’. Duncan Adams had arrived by this time and he got up for a few songs - ‘Only you’ by Kenny Rogers, ‘Alright’ by the Travelling Wilburys and ‘Dance the night away’ by the Mavericks. Bob then finished off the evening with ‘You’re as drunk as me’then ‘Take another piece of my heart’,and ‘ Love the one you’re with’ with Elspeth and Duncan on backing vocals.
Geoff Allan on small drum and Duncan on Stool Drum!
Geoff with some Swedish visitors, who had enjoyed the evening.
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