Bob’s Open Mic at Avante Garde 15th November 2012

Bob’s Open Mic at Avante Garde

15th November 2012

Bob and Bernadette were just finishing off a small set when I arrived.

Bob then got Clare and guitarist Craig up.  Clare has an excellent voice and sang three songs beautifully. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Morrison was next up on stage and had decided to do a seasonal song because Avante Garde already have their Christmas tree up in the corner!! However it turned out to be a very, very humorous song about Hogmanay!!

Elspeth Durkin was next up, accompanied by Bob on guitar, and they started with a duet of ‘Love Hurts’ and then Autumn Leaves [one of Bob’s favourites] and finishing with ‘After the Goldrush’.  Bob then sang ‘ Tracks of my Tears’  and his own song ‘Cowboy in the heart of Glasgow’

Next up was Joseph Quinn for a few songs.  Joseph plays in a professional band, but had been out on the town with family.  He did ‘Sally; free and easy’, his own song ‘The Ligger’ and finally ‘Deil finds work for idle hands’.

John Morrison then joined John Condron and Mags Peters  and they performed ‘Ride On’, ‘Rocks off’ and finished with a mashup of  ‘Only Fools and Horses/Proud Mary’.

Mickey Reid was up next singing ‘Promised land’; ‘Stand by your man’ and  ‘Angry’.

Bob and Bernadette did one duet before she had to leave – ‘I can’t remember if we said goodbye?’.

Roddy McLachlan was up next and did a couple of his own songs.  He was a ‘quiet’ singer, but he had a good voice and sang very well. [just needs some more practise with a microphone].

John, John and Mags got back up again and performed ‘Hallelulia’ and then ‘Caledonia’ which Bob ended up joining in with [backing vocals and small drum].

Last up was Elspeth again, who did a new song [never done before] ‘Come by the hills’ with Bob picking it up on the guitar after the first verse. She finished with ‘Will you still love me tomorrow’.  Bob and Elspeth finished off with ‘Dixie Chicken’ before Bob finished the evening off.