18th October 2012 : Avante Garde, King Street, Glasgow

Bob's Open Mic Night [every Thursday night]

 

It was an EXTREMELY wet night outside which would put most people off going outdoors if they could help it, however there were quite a few souls who had braved the weather this evening!

Bob Leslie opened the evening with a few songs and then got newcomer Ryan Morcombe up to start.  He sang a song of his own and then did his own version of a Lady Gaga song 'Born this way'.






Next up was George Martin, and excellent guitar player who performed a David Gray song ' Sailawya' and then an Oasis song 'Stop crying your heart out' and finished with 'Never meant to cause you trouble'



John Morrison was next up to the stage, with a classic 'What have you done to the rain?' followed by an old Mungo Jerry song 'In the summertime' and finishing with the amusing little song 'You can never do a tango with an eskimo'!!




Bob then asked Elspeth Durkin to the stage and he played while she sang 'Autumn Leaves' and then 'After the goldrush' finishing with a duet with Bob to 'Love hurts'.

Bernadette Collier then took to the stage, with some extra accompaniment from Bob, where she performed a Hazel O'Connor song 'Will you....'; this was followed by 'Chasing Cars'.  She then asked George to go up and play guitar for her for the song 'Make you feel my love'.

Bernadette and Bob

Bernadette and George

Carmella and Jess

Next up was another new face Carmella [stage name], and her friend Jess who brought some drums.  She sang her own song 'Rocket Girl', and then her own version of a David Bowie classic 'Major Tom', and then another song of her own [sorry - missed the title]. 

After Carmella finished Bob had been going to get Andy Logan up on stage - but he had had to leave during Carmella's performance.   SO Bob asked Bernadette and George up to do some harmonies when he sang 'If we said goodbye'

Andy' the candy' Logan

Ryan then came back up doing one song of his own before he too had to leave.
John Morrison came back to the stage to sing , as HE put it an "Archie pelican" song by Matt McGinn - 'heidrum hodrum'!![?] Quite funny actually.

George Martin was next up again to sing a few songs 'Old Man; 'Something fine'; 'Wild horses' and then 'Santiago de Cuna'.
Bob then got up and sang 'Lonesome Blues' and then 'You're gonna miss me when I'm gone'.  He then got Elspeth back up on stage with him to do some harmonies  especially on 'Dixie Chicken' and then 'Tracks of my tears', 'Love the one you're with', and 'Who do you love' before finishing the evening off.