A cozy little session today with six stalwarts in attendance. Nice to be able to fit in a little conversation and a few anecdotes . Saying that we are here to sing and sing we did! Colin kicking of with "Drink old England dry" and Helen backing my mandolin manglings with her Bodrhan . we had some fine compositions from Helen and Jane and The Rose of Allendale from Colin on the second round and then a beautiful rendition of "The banks of the sweet primroses" From two Helens and a Jane . A lovely rendition with tight harmony , a haunting melody . Sooo good!!
Jack gave us "Twa Corbies" and a good "Sailing down to old Maui" a good old whaling song .
Looking forward to next week when I think there might be a fight for seats , get there early!
The beers were good with "White monk" ; Organic's Pale and Brimstages "Trappers hat" , All good and well served by Kelly.
Sounds like it was a good session, Mike. We enjoyed another good afternoon today and I posted this on Facebook, but I thought I'd pass it on here.
ReplyDeleteAnother good sing at the Belvedere this afternoon, despite the absence of Colin; Danny sang The Cutty Wren in tribute to Red Nose Day! Alan G managed to sing a very gory Young Hunting before succumbing to the influences of Liverpool Organic Brewery, while John Routledge sang Jock Stewart in memory of Bob van Gaalen. It was nice to meet Maggie who sang a lovely False Knight on the Road and Mary Hamilton. John contributed the Barnyards of Delgaty, and Mrs McGrath as well as a great Woody Guthrie song. I added the Lake of Cold Finn, and the grim ballad of Lord Abore, and all six of us joined in several shanties. This singaround is nearly a year old by now and has become a thoroughly enjoyable fixture, but I think I need the help of a new memory stick to avoid forgetting the crucial last lines of songs!
Matthew
Hope you're well; I'm away for the next session, but should be there on 28th.
Misses the last one Mathew--burst pipe , what a palaver . catch you on the 28th. thx for the visit :))
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