Band Notice

Fraser Lindsay's band

"Blind Panik"

are playing at The Scotia on

Saturday 28th March

&

Saturday 4th April

21:30 Kick off.

Visit our website:

www.myspace.com/blindmcpanik

Sandy's Open Mic 11th March 2009 Clutha Vaults

Sandy started off with a Gram Parsons song ‘Gold-plated door’ with a little help from Bob on second guitar, followed by a Townes Van Zandt song ‘Early in the morning’. Niall was back after several months absence and he did his own songs ‘Millie and Me’, ‘Still I miss you’ and the ‘Take my time’. Bob Leslie then sang a couple of his own songs ‘It’ll last another day’ - inspired by his cat sleeping in the dirty linen basket! And then ‘The cultural imperialists have got me’. Sandy then got back on stage and sang ‘Love Hurts’ and then ‘The games people play’. Alan Stewar then got up with his mandolin and performed a Rory Gallager song ‘Goin to my home town’ and then with Bob and Fraser on other guitars, his version of the Who’s ‘Magic Bus’. Fraser Lindsay then sang his own song ‘LA status quo’ and then another Who song , with Bob on second guitar, ‘The seeker’. A new couple Ally and Mariea then got up and sang a couple of duets with some nice harmonies - ‘I can’t make you love me’, ‘Waiting for the train to come’ and after Sandy’s insistence that they do a third, ‘Why don’t you stay’. [after which they left!!]. Joe MacAtamany then sang ‘Eldorado’ and ‘The broom of the Cowdenknowes’. Elspeth Durkin was next , accompanied by Bob and she sang ‘Autumn Leaves’ and then she and Bob sang the Little Feat number ‘Dixie Chicken’. Gavin Watt then took to the stage and performed a Rolling Stones tune ‘Love in vain’ followed by ‘You don’t dance the techno anymore’. Duncan Adams was the penultimate performer singing ‘Lay down Sally’ and his ever popular ‘Where am I gonna live’. Final performance of the evening was a bit sad as Sandy announced that our good friend Stuart Nugent was emigrating to Australia soon and this would be his last performance at the Open Mic. We are sad to see him go but wish him well in his new country - and hope he fulfils his wishes. He and John - his partner from their duo Figure 8, then performed part of a song ‘Joni Mitchell’ unfortunately John had borrowed Bob’s guitar which had a duff 13th fret - and this particular song called for a lot of finger picking using the 13th Fret!! So they gave up and did the Springstein song ‘Dancing in the Dark’. There was a short Jam session after the Open Mic whilst Sandy put the equipment away, and folk finished their last drinks.

Sandy's Open Mic 4th March 2009 - Clutha Vaults

We arrived to find that Sandy had managed to ‘blow-up’ the PA system and was also having trouble with the old back-up system - it was because there were new ‘powered’ speakers - but we got it sorted out and started the evening a little bit later than normal. First up was John Alexander, and he was followed by Bob Leslie with his songs ‘The Star Harmonica Band’ and ‘Her Eyes’ Sandy then got Elspeth to join Bob and she sang ‘Summertime’ and then joined Bob in a duet of ‘Dixie Chicken’. Clare was back singing ‘Nothing left to live for’ and then ‘Light up my life’. Brian, a left-hander who had brought his own guitar along, then sang ‘Honky-tonk woman ‘ followed by ‘Fulsom Prison Blues’. Sandy and Bob once again performed ‘Carolina’ by Townes Van Zandt. Eddie was then up singing ‘In the Jailhouse now’ and ‘Fallin’. John was next singing’ a John Pryde song ‘Hello in there’ and then ‘Mr Tambourine Man’. Duncan [who was more than a little drunk by this time] then attempted the Eagles song ‘Take it easy’ and followed it with ‘Hum Drum Days’. John Alexander was then back up and with Bob accompanying, performed a Byrds song ‘Tomorrow ‘s the day my Brides’ gonna come’.
We then had a couple up who were just back from Venezuela - she was Spanish and he was from Glasgow but I am afraid I did not catch their names, however they performed a couple of Flamenco songs -’Fandango de Huelva’ followed by ‘Alegrias’ . Joe MacAtamany had the task of following then and in his own inimitable style he sang ‘Tae buckle my shoes’ and then ‘Lay ye doon love’. Stevie Osbourne with Bob then performed ‘The Eastender Blues’. Duncan Adams and Bob then sang ‘Lay down Sally’ and his ever popular ‘Where am I gonna live?’. Final performer of the evening was Andy the candy Logan singing ‘Good -hearted woman’, ‘St. James’ Infirmary Blues’ and finally the David Bowie hit ‘Sorrow’.

Sandy's Open Mic - 18th February 2009

Sandy - ‘Flying skies’ followed by ‘Snow on Route one’ and then ‘Two Girls‘. First up was Bob Leslie singing a couple of his own tunes - ‘Her Eyes’ and then ‘It’ll last another day’. Stuart Workman was next ,with Bob accompanying him, performing ‘My old friend the blues’ and then the Leonard Cohen song ‘Manhattan’. Sandy then got back on stage and sang a Tim Hardy song ‘Red Balloon’ Andy Logan was next - singing his version of ‘The St. James’ Infirmary Blues’ followed by his popular rendition of ‘The Games people play’. Newcomer Claire was up next, singing and playing an unplugged acoustic version of ‘Nothing left to live for’ and then ‘Light up my life’ which was very well received by the audience. Elspeth Was up next, accompanied by Bob, and she sang ‘Autumn Leaves’ followed by ‘After the Goldrush’. Stevie Osbourne then got up with Bob to perform ‘The Eastender Blues’. Peter then took to the stage and sang a couple of his own songs ‘I’m a livewire’ and then ‘At the bottom of everything’. Alan Stewart then took his mandolin to the stage and ,accompanied by Bob, did a version of the Who song ‘Magic Bus’ followed by a James Taylor song ‘’Steamroller Man’. Willie Mathews had appeared by this time and he took to the stage and performed ‘Over the Rainbow/What a wonderful world’ also on a mandolin, and he followed this with a George Formby song ‘Leaning on a lampost’ which of course EVERYONE joined in with! Sandy let him do another song with Bob - a rendition of a J J Cale song ‘The Breeze’. Sandy and Bob then played a Townes Van Zandt song ‘Carolina’ with Sandy singing the ballad beautifully. Johnny T was next up also asking Bob to join him in two songs ‘Walking the Dog’ followed by ‘Don’t know what you want to do’ Joe MacAtamany then stepped up to sing ‘Eldorado’ and then You picked a fine time to leave me Yvonne’ -{a Glasgow version of the famous tune}. Bob Leslie then got back on stage in his own right and performed ‘Who do you love’ and then Stevie Osbourne was back with Bob, singing his song ‘Good to be alive’. Newcomer Chris then took a seat and sang an Eagles song for his friend - Jill. ‘Peaceful, Easy Feeling’ which finished off the evening.