Bob Leslie had started the evening off as usual with a fine collection of songs.
His first ‘guest’ was Hugh Who sang ‘It couldn’t be better and then Parchmont Farm. Carl Bridgeman was present and he got up to perform his own songs ‘Depend on You’ and then ‘She’s an angel’.
Davie Martin had dropped in at this point and he sang ‘Handbags and Gladrags’ with Bob. Bob then asked Elspeth Durkin up to the stage to perform ‘Summertime’ - yet another variation - they never do it exactly the same each time, and then that was followed with a Neil Young song ‘After the Goldrush’. Alan Stewart [from pubjamsessions] was in the house and got up to perform ‘Take you away from here’ and then one with Carl on his Bass, [of which I unfortunately did not hear the title]. A couple of newcomers then got asked up to perform - Martin and Christopher, (with Hugh or harp) then did an excellent cover of an old Lindisfarne hit ‘Hey Mr Dreamseller’. Carl then joined them and they did their own version of ‘Leyla'. See a few seconds of video on Youtube[ - link to it at the side of the blog - kindurco’s you tube].
Joe Kidd had arrived by this time and Bob asked him up - he performed his own songs ‘If you were my girl’ and then ‘Down the line’. Duncan Adams was also in the house by this time and he got up to perform ‘Keep it Country’ and then went straight into ‘Mamma’s got a squeezebox’!!
To finish off the evening Bob asked Carl , Elspeth and Hugh to join him in a rousing finale which included ‘Gloria’; ‘Bar-room Blues’; ‘Piece of my Heart’ and ending with ‘Dixie Chicken’.
A very pleasant evening all round.
And I did spot Sandy Watson [lead singer of the Vagabonds who perform at the Scotia on Thursdays] pop his head in the door around 10.30pm - to see how Bob was getting on!!
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