Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri

Subject: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: breezy
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 08:33 AM

Friday 27th february at the King Harry

The 'Wandering Windward'St Albans Folk-song club present
HAMISH and the delishus Lorna

Doors open 7.30 onwards and inwards

also on the bill

George Papavgeris who is soon to embark on a tour down under!!!!!

Next week fri 5th march its Mike Sparks m.b.e. as we wander to the Duke Of M'boro

then Paley and Hunter

19th El grk's 4th CD launch free admission that night
26th Paul Downes - never heard of him ,who is he?
2nd April Tommy Sands - yes really ''There were Roses'


Friday night is folk club night in St Albans
non-smoking-crisp-crunching-mobile-phone-ringing-walking-talking-in-yer-face-arms-unfolded-folk-club

Great Guests, great residents, great atmosphere, and its fun too.






Will that do Hame?

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: GUEST,The Stage Manger
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 09:34 AM

I think its great that Hamish and Lorna are guests this week.

Hamish has done some great 'spots' over the past months and its going to be good to see singers of this calibre performing in their own right.

SM

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: Leadfingers
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 10:49 AM

There are worse performers than Hamish, and Lorna is well worth looking at too. AND she can sing.

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: breezy
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 01:05 PM

Hamish Currie
is a very good guitarist with a superb repertoire of quality songs delivered in a relaxed and slightly laid back manner.
He is talented at harmonising and takes time to prepare his songs with care.
He exhibits a calm stage presence and his put downs to would be hecklers demonstrate a sharp wit.
His sound and style is easy on the ear and I'm delighted to find someone so close to home whom I know to be very popular with his peers.
He is very much an underestimated performer and taken for granted by those who tend tosee him on a regular basis.
He is well worth booking.
And though he be a Scottie I can understand him totally.
And he possesses a quality guitar.

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: The Stage Manager
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 01:49 PM

Steady boy steady! remember your condition.

SM

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: The Stage Manager
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 01:54 PM

And what about the lovely Lorna?

SM

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: My guru always said
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 04:26 PM

Am a bit worried about Breezy, has he had a bump on the head or something?

I am of the opinion that Hamish always has had the right to perform on his own, but his performances with the Lovely Lorna are always worth listening to....

Am sorry I'll miss this gig, have fun all!!!

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: Chris Amos
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 02:23 AM

I saw them at Stortfolk yesterday, they were excellent, go tonight is my recommendation.

Chris

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: GUEST, too modest to admit, but no cookie
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 02:53 AM

I blush.

Jonno - can I use that testimonial in my publicity?

Terry - I think I'll probably not use the "there are worse performers" quote!

Chris - Stortfolk was great: and thanks for coming along. Loved the Laughing Chairs spot. It's a really nice club, and that's my second gig there and they have both been wonderful fun. A really responsive audience.

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 03:19 AM

Looking forward to tonight. Hamish and Lorna are a treat, and Hamish's arrangements always cut through the mundane to get straight to the interesting. And they are both easy on the eye and on the ear (let's not be sexist here, Hamish wears his 40 years very well). And yes, Hamish does have a Carthy-like precision to his guitar playing. It must be all this prac***ing he does.
Can I request "slipjigs", please?

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: GUEST, well that made me laugh, no cookie
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 03:27 AM

"Wears his 40 years very well" - that made me laugh out loud! Thanks for starting a very early Friday morning like that. (It was close to 1 am when I de-Storted, and 5.43 this morning when the alram went off seemed rather soon.)

And, yes - it never hurts to ask.

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: breezy
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 07:11 AM

Think I'll open the proceedings tonight with a collage of Steve Tilston's hits featuring the one about the boy who emigrates with 10 bob in his coat, not that he could have spent it over there mind.



Rule one.

Always take salt.

Rule two.

Never believe your school reports, they are for your parents only you little s### h'''

Next door are moving, but they are rebuilding the fence first.


El greko


I want to have words with you.


S M

Bring your clip board to make notes


The Jazz man goes on early if he comes, cos friday night is his 'I'm on a promise night'

The ref will be there if he can.

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 07:25 AM

WooooHooooo!

Don't you just love it when Breezy gets all bossy!

Makes me laugh!


SM

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: GUEST, refreshingly never not got no cookie
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 09:51 AM

soon time to hit the M25 through the Staines widening-the-carriageway contraflow to pick up the gear to get over to Snorbans and set it all up and hopefully grab something to eat...

...oh,I'm getting all unneccessary...

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 10:16 AM

Breezy

bring your guitar just in case
do you have a spare mike?
good

rule number three
invent as many rules as you can

SM
the clip board should have a clip

Hamish, Lorna

cu2nite!

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 10:24 AM

Sure will George! Looking forward to some great spots. I'll have two mics; and spare channels with XLR or jack inputs in needed.

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 10:34 AM

Jack input for me pls - I'll test out the new electroac 12 string

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 10:54 AM

What time are the Vari*lites getting in?

SM

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: breezy
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 11:44 AM

Next week Friday 5th March Mike Sparks at the Duke of Marlboro



Well its all over bar the shouting

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 Feb 04 - 03:54 AM

Cracking night. The room stuffed with bodies and Hamish & Lorna at their best (so where was that sore throat Lorna?). Once Breezy took control of the rabble and they quietened down, H&L produced a well thought-out 1st set to show off H's great guitar technique and soulful singing, with L coming in to add sparkle and vibrancy.
I did 3 "gee-up" numbers to start the 2nd half, Mike Sparks gave us the "St Albans Anthem" (John Ball), Chris Flegg once more came close to having his fingers broken (Hamish: "Your guitar has more chords than mine, Chris") and Tim Brooks (1st time at St Al's but well familiar to Herga-ites) showed off some of the best trad fiddle playing around - to the right tempo and with loadsafeeling. And then another cracking set from H&L (we should have turned up the heat more though, insufficient number of clothing items discarded).
A great night to show the King Harry lot what they will be missing to the Duke of Marlborough's gain from now on...

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: Hamish
Date: 28 Feb 04 - 10:50 AM

Gosh - I blush again, George. I'm going to have to use this whole thread in publicity packs in future. Well, except for Terry's underwhelming endorsement maybe.

And thanks to all who turned out and played their parts: cheers

Subject: RE: Hamish Currie and Lorna in St Albans fri
From: breezy
Date: 28 Feb 04 - 01:54 PM

Well done


now Bu**er of and lets move on

See new thread on Mike Sparks

oh H n L will be appearing at the Spotlight soon Sunday 14th March?????