Epworth Folk Club PermaThread

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket's cookie crumbleth
Date: 22 Jun 15 - 02:40 AM

Have a good 'un yourself.

Lake Louise is always frozen over when I go there. (Skiing, why else would you go there???)

On the road leading to the chateau is a hotel called Deer Lodge. Best food in Alberta by my reckoning. We used to stay there but these days stay in Banff when in the area.

The Irish pub in Banff may have recovered by now from a session I did for them when the booked singer felt unwell during his first set. (We only popped in for a pint...). If you get there during the day, they do a nachos with all the goo but the crisps are home made from spuds. Bloody good stuff!

Anyway..

For we earthbound bods. William at Haxey, Wednesday night. No excuses, and BWM only got a pass because he asked nicely.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Musket
Date: 25 Jun 15 - 04:40 AM

So anyway...

Our final ever night (only been four, or was it three?) at this location. Commiserations to Chris as it is walking distance for him.

The venue isn't quite as quiet on a Wednesday as the gaffer said and the darts room is a bit small and cosy when the thousands of groupies and punters descend on it.

Our final night was a cracker though. Reg and Gary turned up and displayed their popular double act. Mike ragged those blues man. Richard was on form. Chris brought his Hofner (I'm green to the gills with envy.). Albert reminds me a decent seam bowler. Line and length, every delivery consistent. The rookery brought his pretend Martin and it didn't sound bad for a copy. The other Ian nicked my new toy (baritone guitar) and wowed us. A newcomer by the name of Colin sang some lovely songs, including one of my favourites and I brought up the rear.

Next week Wheatsheaf at Belton. Then alternating with The Red Lion at Epworth. Although for the first one there, I've managed to forge one of Backwoodsman's leave passes and will be playing with my bucket and spade.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Sooz (sans cookie)
Date: 25 Jun 15 - 03:48 PM

Mention of the Red Lion brings back memories of arguments with the pony club over the upstairs room and then being banished to the freezing cold "night club" downstairs............. What happened to Yvonne?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Thumb Strummer
Date: 30 Jun 15 - 10:24 AM

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Thumb Strummer
Date: 30 Jun 15 - 10:52 AM

Probably one for Musket.
If I play Am, E7, C, D, F and G what key am I in?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 30 Jun 15 - 11:04 AM

What's the song?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 30 Jun 15 - 11:09 AM

Usually (but not always) the first chord of the first line of the song will give you the key, often the closing chord of the verse. But the chords you've quoted could be in C, or G, or D or.......

Clue us in on the song.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Thumb Strummer
Date: 30 Jun 15 - 04:06 PM

It's a song called Canada Blues, no not really, I'm only joking.
It's Let It Grow by Eric Clapton transposed a full step lower.
That's the first half of the verse which is repeated and then finishes on a couple of bars of A.
The chorus includes A, Amaj7, D, G, and finishes on E7 before going back to the next verse, so I suppose that's in the key of D.
The C I play in the verse should be Am/G but I think the C sounds better. I just like to know what key I'm playing a song in and this one has always perplexed me.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 30 Jun 15 - 08:27 PM

Yep, sounds like D maj.
I'll check it when I see you, if Musket hasn't already sorted it! 😎

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket sans Jaffa cake
Date: 01 Jul 15 - 11:47 AM

If I play it in Dmaj, that is the general chord list ish for let it grow. With many songs, you either start (allowing for anacrucists*) on chord 1 or end on it as BWM says but cadences* can be funny things. Mind you, like most bluesy songs, transposing it to E gives some creamy chord progressions. But the chords used in D work well too.

If you try singing the song with just gently strumming one chord, representing the key chord (chord 1) that you think it is in, if it sounds ok ish, you should be there... I reckon it is D, especially as you state it is transposed lower. God plays in E. Period.

Alternatively, ask the rookery to accompany you with a gob iron... I would say accompany you with his banjo, but then you would be in Gmaj (ish) anyway.....

* guess who took O level Music!!

Any road up..

For those of us not running like hell up the freeway towards Jasper, being chased by a bear, 'tis tonight!!!!!

Wheatsheaf, Belton. Just up the road from chez Musket. Be there or be thirsty.

I've just bought an electric guitar, and I wonder..??? Naw. Mind you, it'd be a giggle to turn up with that, a few stomp boxes and an Orange stack at some singarounds hereabouts eh? I normally try to dig out and relearn a new song every time for Ep'th folk, but what with buggering about with the baritone and now the lucille (you might guess what I bought then) I seem to have forgotten to dig out songs...

The rookery now has surplus stock of Northwood guitars so expect one in the raffle. The gaffer has Batemans on and Albert is in my good books for sorting out my banjo (don't tell the rookery it is working again) and my old punk axe, a Yamaha GSX that hold a place in my heart and invariably in my youngest's collection. Grrr. (He ain't having the bugger, that's final.)

Turn up tonight and I can carry on boring y'all.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,McVitie Digestives
Date: 01 Jul 15 - 12:08 PM

Yamaha RGX... One of the first with the fender style row of machine heads and half decent humbuckers.

Not GSX.

Isn't that a motorbike?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket eating biccies
Date: 01 Jul 15 - 02:18 PM

Hi Sooz!

Hopefully Danny or Andy will be in and I shall ask them about Yvonne. Most of us nowadays are either relative teenagers or, in the case of some, occasional over the years.

In deference to the memory of Eric, it'll always be Ep'th Folk, regardless of location or content. The rookery and I will have to get down to Gainsbro' soon. One or two old mates from years ago have been known to lurk in your neck of the woods, and I recall you turning up for Eric's 80th, which was nice. You are always welcome. The music is cosmopolitan (he says, not wanting Jim Carroll to turn this into a 1954 thread,) and the nights are real good fun.

Belton tonight!

Wheatsheaf!!

Free beer!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 03 Jul 15 - 07:28 AM

Well that's a turn up for the book! I get the chance to follow up the club night before Musket does! It's probably because he's so excited about his upcoming Dorset holiday that he can't think. Or maybe he was so drunk he can't remember..... Well since I was on the water for much of the night, I can say that it was another good'un. About 10 of us made the effort and we were pleased that Danny finally got his passport and was able to join us and Colin brought Pip to add a melodic voice to his guitaring. The crowd were again noisy and supportive, though not always at the same time, nevertheless it works well at the Wheatsheaf. I was pleased to discover that a banjo a guitar and a box of goodies will fit into my MX5 boot but the uke had to sit on the seat.
Next week Jan 8th, it's back to Epworth to the Red Lion. See you there if you can make it.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 03 Jul 15 - 08:04 AM

Glad it went well.
I sang Tam Lin ' to the bear. It was asleep by verse 37, and I just walked away.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket sans wagon wheels
Date: 03 Jul 15 - 12:07 PM

Did you manage the paws after verse 23? Fur enough. I take it you were playing clawhammer banjo to it? I'm sure a gentleman of your generation knows a few Marmalade songs to sing to him. Of course he'll be hungry if you sing Salmon Chanted Evening.

Interesting thing. The first time I was in the Canadian Rockies, I was told to wear a bell on my rucksack as the bears hear it and keep clear. A few years later, the advice had changed on account of a sneaking suspicion the bears related the sound of bells to food....

Oy? Who was drunk? I'll have you know I took my evening constitutional in the general direction of the local hostelry in order to partake of a glass of chardonnay and regale the locals with musical culture.   Culture I tells ye!! (And not the stuff that grows behind the gas oven either.)

Yeah, good night. Apparently.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Rooker4 cookieless
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 10:53 AM

Tonight is the night! The First at our new/old venue, The Red Lion in Epworth 8.15!
Could be good!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket sans Fox's Collection
Date: 08 Jul 15 - 11:50 AM

Have fun. Gary rang me yesterday, he and Reg are hoping to get there.

Me? Being dragged over the Dorset coast path. It's as much as I can do to drag me sorry arse down to the boozer in the village tonight.

Rookery, you haven't forgot to book the stretch limos for Mudcatters coming from The U.S. Of A via Sandtoft International Airport, have you?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 09 Jul 15 - 04:40 AM

And what a brilliant night we had! Even with the absence of Musket, and Tricia, and the late arrival of Ian, then Albert and Chris, the room was full, the atmosphere was excellent, the crowd were appreciative and the music was.........enjoyable! Gary and Reg came again, and Trevor is becoming a regular visitor from Tickhill, and all the other usual suspects were there strutting their stuff. Thanks to everybody! It looks like we have found a good venue!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket sans Dorset ice cream
Date: 09 Jul 15 - 06:52 AM

I shall be in my dressing room throwing a tantrum that anything can be a success without me!

Wonderful to hear it was a success. Can't wait to be there in a fortnight. Someone has to lower the tone and set the level.....

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Musket
Date: 17 Jul 15 - 12:35 PM

Well? How did Wheatsheaf go the other night?

We expats need all the Isle culture news we can!

Did the rookery escape from Epworth Tap in time? The public require and deserve an account.

Back home tomorrow. Get me one behind the bar ready eh?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 17 Jul 15 - 01:26 PM

Not good.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 21 Jul 15 - 09:49 AM

Right, the Big Billy Goat Gruff has knocked the troll off and we can return to this weeks business!
The Red Lion, Epworth, 8.15 onward. No excuses, sick notes or dying relatives accepted. Keep them alive another day or two anyway! See you all there! Pretty please!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 21 Jul 15 - 09:50 AM

Wednesday 22nd of course!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 21 Jul 15 - 10:01 AM

Sorry, the Memsahib is in Warsaw, showing the Poles how it should be done, and I'm dog-sitting my poorly BT, who has a very large bandage on his paw, and is feeling very, very sorry for himself. Shame, but it's the way of my world, currently!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 21 Jul 15 - 02:11 PM

What a shame John, I hope she gets them sorted and the dog appreciates your company!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket and his stick of rock
Date: 22 Jul 15 - 03:49 AM

Back from happy hols. Suitcase full of sticks of rock to see me through to the next pit summer shutdown.

So.. The rookery and I popped into The Wheatsheaf yesterday for a slurp, as one does. Not many managed to make it last week, it seems. As neither of us managed it, I'll keep my trap shut but it does go to show I was right.

They only turn up to hear the rookery's banjo after all. Who'd have thought it eh?

Tonight! Red Lion! Be there or at the very least give us a mental image of a doggy with a bandage on his paw to stir sympathy and forgiveness for not turning out.

As ever, free beer, lots of Collings and Northwood guitars in the raffle and complimentary stretch limos from Sandtoft International Airport for anyone fancying a night in Epworth.

The door code as ever is "and one under the bar for Ian and John please Landlord."

Less than two hours from the centre of London*



*Via Kings Cross to Doncaster and ring Dave's Taxi, tell him Ian sent you.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 22 Jul 15 - 04:57 AM

Musket, I was there last week, and it was grim.

About 60 geriatric ex-Mods on Lambrettas and Vespas, revving their farty little engines up outside. A dozen or so bar-flies seemingly engaged in competitions to see (a) who had the most severely damaged hearing, and (b) who could shout the loudest so that their deaf mates could hear them and shout back.

There were only four of 'us' - Goff (not a 'shouter' by any stretch of the imagination), the guy from Scunny (I think) with the banjo and ukulele, the quiet blonde lady with the Taylor GS Mini, and me - and it was genuinely impossible to hear even your own voice when you were singing! We fought manfully against adversity, but surrendered at 10pm and buggered off home.

I'm all for 'taking the music to the people', but it requires a decent number taking it to them, and a willingness on the part of those people to whom it's taken to receive it! Neither were in evidence last Wednesday!

I wain't be there tonight or next week at the Wheatsheaf, but I'm hoping to get to the Red Lion next time. Have a good 'un toneet!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: closet-folkie
Date: 22 Jul 15 - 11:03 AM

Geriatric Mods. Not a bad band name, that...

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 22 Jul 15 - 01:26 PM

Yeah great name Steve but could you fit all 60 on a stage together

Gerry

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 22 Jul 15 - 01:30 PM

You'd definitely hear the buggers (and choke on their exhaust fumes too - we almost did!). 😄

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket your roving reporter
Date: 23 Jul 15 - 04:36 AM

First of all, carrying on the debate over The Wheatsheaf. Had a report or two (Goff & Jim) last night as well as a yak with the gaffer at the pub the other day.

Nobody officially runs the club as such but as the rookery and I, together with squeezebox John have our signatures on the numbered Swiss bank account Eric bequeathed us, (got about £60 in it) we feel somewhat responsible and so sorry to those who turned out and thank you for doing so. It is holiday time and some clubs are a bit thin on the ground so a fledgling such as The Wheatsheaf is a bit bumpy.

The rookery and I will be there next week and play it by ear. We all know the pub has recently reopened and Mark, the gaffer there genuinely thought Wednesday nights would be otherwise dead. That they are not so is great for him and the pub but may force a replan by us.

Reight..

Red Lion last night...

They gave us a function room so it were grand. Can't guarantee it every time but much appreciated. In fact, two couples wandered in to listen and, I kid you not, dance when Chris or Eric played to the crowd with some rock n roll. Mudcat's thumb strummer can be added to the list of audience as he preferred to listen than play. Fair do's but as the late John Wells of Kiveton used to say, it ain't no spectator sport!

As well as the rookery (turned up late!) and yours truly, we had contributions from Eric, Mike, Albert, Trevor. Goff, Danny, Chris, Ian and Andy.

Not a bad turnout. Some cracking music and the beer is ok, except for those of us with chariots and horses being stabled during our activities.

Anything to add Rookery? Yes, your banjo next to me and Jim's banjo also next to me in some unholy harmony.... But anything constructive to add?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 23 Jul 15 - 12:01 PM

I'll have to have a word with Thumbstrummer - I spent an hour with him yesterday afternoon and gave him strict instructions to take his (new and rather nice) Sigma D-28 and do a couple of songs! He's a very naughty boy!

Glad it went well, hoping to make it in two weeks' time. TTFN.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket musing
Date: 24 Jul 15 - 03:33 AM

Yeah, I want to see it too. I feel that out of the box, set up nicely, it is a brilliant guitar. It can be argued it might be peaking almost from new whilst the guitar it is based on can only mellow and mellow with time. But having played around with one at Richtone in Sheffield a few months ago, I almost bought one for taking to festivals etc. (I ended up with an Eastman but the half price deal rather than straight comparison did it for me.)

Here, we can do a blind test vs your '28. 😈

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Squeezebox John
Date: 27 Jul 15 - 06:51 AM

Regarding the club bank account mentioned above on 23 July posting, we have £89.94 in HSBC at Epworth, and as I am in possession of the chequebook I suppose I am the unofficial treasurer. In case there are any rumours circulating about my recent lack of attendance at the club, I am not sending this from my sunlounger on Copacabana beach, spending the club fortune on wine, women and song! Apologies for my absence, but I am still alive, still playing wrong notes very loudly, and will try to put an appearance in sometime.
Best wishes to all, John at Crowle Grange Farm, DN17 4DE.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 27 Jul 15 - 08:58 AM

Are you and your good lady coming to the Day of Lincolnshire Folk Song & Dance at The George, Leadenham this coming Sunday, 2/8/15, John?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Sqeezebox John
Date: 29 Jul 15 - 05:41 PM

Yes,hoping to go to Leadenham if possible, we enjoyed it last year.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 29 Jul 15 - 07:20 PM

In contrast to the reported misery last time at the Wheatsheaf, this evenings was very enjoyable. Myself, Musket,Danny,Richard, Albert,Chris, Eric, Lee, Ian L, and a couple of other guests performed to an appreciative and relatively quiet audience. You missed a good one if you weren't there. Hope to see you both soon John and John

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 30 Jul 15 - 02:17 AM

Two weeks' time, hopefully (provided The Memsahib isn't called away to some exotic Eastern European destination in the meantime!).

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket cancelling Ferrari
Date: 30 Jul 15 - 09:37 AM

Hi John! £89.84 isn't going to fund my extravagant lifestyle...

Yeah, last night wasn't bad at all. A bit of an audience, (of the type that borrowed a guitar and produced a tin whistle and we had a duo performing jigs & reels. Excellent. Not quite so many in the actual pub and they seemed to naturally drift to those listening at our end of the bar and those not at the other. About as good as The Wheatsheaf has been to date.

I didn't waddle outside for the hard trek (300 yd) to Chez Musket till 1.00am. The gaffer and I were yakking on the subject of "all our ruddy yesterdays" over a whisky or three. We have a shared history of staple bunkers (!)

By the way John, we may have competition for you if you, as you wrongly say, play wrong notes loudly... I don't think you do, and to be honest, I was only lamenting with others a couple of weeks ago that it was about time we heard your tunes again. You always pleasantly surprise me with tunes I don't know, and after donkeys years in a ceilidh band, I thought I knew them all....

Ian.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 04 Aug 15 - 07:06 PM

Come all ye to the Red Lion tonight for fine ales , fine singing, fine musicianship, and much more fine bxxxxxxt! All welcome!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 05 Aug 15 - 02:05 AM

Hoorah!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket wetting himself
Date: 05 Aug 15 - 02:52 AM

Getting excited. Only 13 hours to go.

Yours truly has to wear a suit, drive to Derbyshire, do a bit of shouting, drive back, remove suit, re string the baritone guitar, remember to bring the bugger.....

An antique gun's work is never done. Only been trying this "come out of retirement" lark officially for two days and already need a soddin' holiday.

Tonight should be good. Managed to hijack a mini bus leaving Cambridge Festival and the ransom is that those inside must give us a turn tonight in Epworth. For those who love Americana, we have Joan Baez singing tonight. For those who love Americana but really prefer English folk infused in it, Peggy Seeger will be giving the rookery banjo lessons. For those of us slightly younger than the old codgers in our midst, Wilco Johnson has promised to duet Roxette and Milk & Alcohol with me.

Anyway, I was eating cheese before retiring to my pit, what's your excuse?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 05 Aug 15 - 02:55 AM

Overactive Border Terrier.😎

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Musket
Date: 08 Aug 15 - 03:49 AM

Cracking night.

I never realised Backwoodsman knew so many Cliff Richard songs 😇

For the record, I still managed to forget to bring the baritone jobby.

I can't remember Rookery's mate's name but he took me back a bit with a Hamish song, Ian's friend sang of how she wanted to be a punk rocker with flowers in her hair, which was ironic given most of the audience were burnt out hippies apart from Andrew and I being of a punk aware age.

So, as well as those two, and I apologise for forgetting their names, Ian showed us how to play and tune down at the same time, Backwoodsman had two capos on at the same time, I played dangerously showing how to be a cheapskate and put a normal capo over five strings without it landing in his drink, Chris showed off his new guitar (another Reiner but there again he did get a lift off the chief executive officer of Reiner guitars, who sang a few nice songs himself for that matter. Jim had his baritone banjo, nice sound (for a banjo you understand.). The rookery played good guitar, oh and also brought his banjo. Danny had a nice choice of songs, Andrew never ceases to amaze me with his repertoire and Goff treated us to a couple of new ones.

In years to come, rock stars will be telling Kerrang magazine that they were in the audience that night.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Thumb Strummer
Date: 08 Aug 15 - 04:17 AM

Hope he didn't do Summer Holiday, fancy having a go at that one myself when the missus let's me out again.

I would have taken a guess and called her Sheena.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 08 Aug 15 - 10:22 AM

Errrmmm, I was never a hippy - never had enough hair!
I used to do a lot of Saint Cliff songs, but the only one I've sung in the past 30 years is 'Move It', with my old R&R band.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Musket
Date: 09 Aug 15 - 02:43 AM

I used to sellotape rabbits on my head. From a distance they looked like hares.

You have no idea how tempted I was to sing "Travelling Light" in, as Vic Reeves would put it, the style of a working men's club. Close your eyes when I sing it and you are whisked back to Worksop Miners Welfare, waiting for bingo to start. Snag is, Chris sings it seriously. Same as with due deference to Albert, you never hear me start a song with "Take the ribbon from your fur"

Obviously I'm too young to have stuck flowers in my hair 😎 but unfortunately I was in a few punk bands in my time. 🎸🎶

Any road up. It seems that whilst we were in The Red Lion, the gaffer at The Wheatsheaf is now alternating us with an electric night. I can't be in two places at once but would love to give that new Washburn dot an outing. I reckon Lord Franklin with fuzz overdrive and feed some chorus through the wah pedal....

I'd need to get to grips with the brilliant but basically beyond me looper if I were to clear the bar with Famous Flower of Serving Men though..

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 11 Aug 15 - 02:06 PM

Tomorrow night will be at The Wheatsheaf of course, but I am on serious 24 hour babysitting duties, so I hope I can rely on the rest of you to behave yourselves! The missing names last week were Tony and Jill, and were sizeable assets to our band of reprobates!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket musing
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 01:56 AM

You can say sizeable assets, I would get in trouble for saying so.

Despite his non attendance tonight, the rookery joined Goff and yours truly for a warm up session in Tickhill last night.

So... Tonight. The Wheatsheaf in Belton. 8.30pm. Admission is as ever via the secret password. (Go to the bar and say "put a pint of Batemans for Ian please mine host.)

The rookery isn't supplying any raffle prizes tonight but we'll raffle his banjo anyway for gratuitous reasons.

Martin Simpson tweeted recently that he was driving through Belton. It's a hint. Nothing else, you understand but the pub is half way between his manager and his guitar man.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 12 Aug 15 - 08:01 AM

Wain't mek it tonight, I was out regaling the good burghers of Louth with music and song last night and didn't get in until just before sparrow's-fart, so an early night is called for.

The Memsahib is in Antwerp and Brussels next week, so I waint mek it to the Red Lion either. Bums!

Have a couple o' good 'uns!