Avante Garde, King Street
A small number of performers this evening - but the weather WAS atrocious!
Bob Leslie; Elspeth Durkin; Ryan Morecombe; and Allan Stewart all performed during the evening.
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Bob's Open Mic - 22nd November 2012
Avante Garde, King Street, Glasgow = 8.30 - late
Host Bob Leslie started the evening with the ballad "Mr Beaujangles" then a John Morris song "Empire" then "Me & Kenny" followed by two of his own songs "Rogues" and then "One size don't fit all".
Bob then got Alan and Marie Sinclair from the group Penny Black who started with a Joan Armatrading song "Love and Affection" followed by a John Pride song "Sam Stone" and then they finished with a Credence Clearwater Revival song "As long as I can see the light".
Elspeth Durkin was asked up next and she sang "Come by the hills" then "Will you still love me tomorrow" and finishing with a duet with Bob of "Love Hurts".
Next up was Ryan Morecombe who sang one of his own songs then a Joan Baez song "Donna Donna" finishing with "Closer".
Arge was the next performer - giving us a performance of a couple of his own songs on his electric guitar.
Next up was Bernadette Collier, with Bob joining in on "Angel from Montgomery", then "Dance me to the end of Love" and finishing with a Hazel O'Connor song "Will you".
Our next performer comes all the way from Graamsay in Orkney, Andrew Mowat who performed "Thw town I love so well" then "Scapa flow" and finally "Ring of Fire".
John Morrison had arrived by this time and he got up to perform three songs including "I never really wrote this song" and "Bourbon".
Bob then sang some one of his newest songs "Don't go climbing Everest" [aka the Mousie song], then "Stand up Caledonia" finally a Steve Earle song "(I can't remember) If we said goodbye".
Andrew then gave us a shetland tune called "Margaret" then a song "Kirkwall Bay" and finishing with "The Gambler".
Bob then asked Elspeth back up to sing "Autumn Leaves" and "After the Goldrush",
The evening finished off with Bob and Bernadette performing "White Flag".
Host Bob Leslie started the evening with the ballad "Mr Beaujangles" then a John Morris song "Empire" then "Me & Kenny" followed by two of his own songs "Rogues" and then "One size don't fit all".
Bob then got Alan and Marie Sinclair from the group Penny Black who started with a Joan Armatrading song "Love and Affection" followed by a John Pride song "Sam Stone" and then they finished with a Credence Clearwater Revival song "As long as I can see the light".
Elspeth Durkin was asked up next and she sang "Come by the hills" then "Will you still love me tomorrow" and finishing with a duet with Bob of "Love Hurts".
Next up was Ryan Morecombe who sang one of his own songs then a Joan Baez song "Donna Donna" finishing with "Closer".
Arge was the next performer - giving us a performance of a couple of his own songs on his electric guitar.
Next up was Bernadette Collier, with Bob joining in on "Angel from Montgomery", then "Dance me to the end of Love" and finishing with a Hazel O'Connor song "Will you".
Our next performer comes all the way from Graamsay in Orkney, Andrew Mowat who performed "Thw town I love so well" then "Scapa flow" and finally "Ring of Fire".
John Morrison had arrived by this time and he got up to perform three songs including "I never really wrote this song" and "Bourbon".
Bob then sang some one of his newest songs "Don't go climbing Everest" [aka the Mousie song], then "Stand up Caledonia" finally a Steve Earle song "(I can't remember) If we said goodbye".
Andrew then gave us a shetland tune called "Margaret" then a song "Kirkwall Bay" and finishing with "The Gambler".
Bob then asked Elspeth back up to sing "Autumn Leaves" and "After the Goldrush",
The evening finished off with Bob and Bernadette performing "White Flag".
29th November 2012
Avante Garde, King Street
Another pleasant evening, when I again did not record what songs were sung however the performers were Bob Leslie; Ryan Morecombe; Elspeth Durkin; Bernadette Collier; George Martin and Gordon.
Another pleasant evening, when I again did not record what songs were sung however the performers were Bob Leslie; Ryan Morecombe; Elspeth Durkin; Bernadette Collier; George Martin and Gordon.
8th October 2012
Avante Garde
Present : Bob Leslie; Ryan Morecambe;Elspeth Durkin; Linda and Peter [keyboards] Alan & Marie [of Penny Black].
A pleasant evening, but I was enjoying it so much that I didn't record who sang what!
Present : Bob Leslie; Ryan Morecambe;Elspeth Durkin; Linda and Peter [keyboards] Alan & Marie [of Penny Black].
A pleasant evening, but I was enjoying it so much that I didn't record who sang what!
Bob's Open Mic 25th October 2012
I arrived late, so missed som of the artists. When I got in Bob and Bernadette were performing "The devil's right hand"
Next up was Jim Morrison on his mandolin. He sang a song called "The Dundee Ghost" - a comedic song with a little tale! He also sang a Matt McGinn song "Camp Grenada" finishing with a satirical political song to the Gilbert & Sullivan song tune 'A modern major general'.
Bob then sang a couple of songs " Hello Marylou, goodbye heart" and then "the weight song" [take a load off Annie!] .
Next up on the stage was |Ryan Morecombe who gave us an amazing rendition of a Lady Gaga song "Born this way", one of his own songs, and then 'Mellow Yellow'.
Bob then asked Elspeth Durkin up to sing "After the Goldrush", then "Autumn Leaves" and then a duet with Bob of "Love hurts".
Next up was George Martin who sang "Days" by the Kinks in his own inimicable style followed by a Crowded House song "Fall at your feet" . He finished with a request of a Don Henley song "My wedding day".
John Morrison then got back up on stage and gave us a Mandolin version of "Light my fire" by the Doors, this was followed by a Canadian song "Saturday night in Bien Fait", and finishing with "It's a mad world".
Bernadette and her friend Pat then gave us a performance of the Pogues song "Christmas in New York". Bernadette and Bob then performed two songs together - "Only You" and then "Dance me to the end of Love"; she finished with "Bas me mucho"
Bob then sang "No regrets" with Bernadette doing some backing vocals. Bob then asked Elspeth up to duet on a Little Feat song "Willin'", then he sang " Lonesome Blues before finishing the evening with a duet with Elspeth of anothe Little Feat song " Dixie Chicken".
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