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Thread #76064   Message #1349002
Posted By: My guru always said
06-Dec-04 - 01:48 PM
Thread Name: Spotlight: MGAS St Albans UK 5th Decembe
Subject: RE: Spotlight: MGAS St Albans UK 5th Decembe
Well I had a Fabulous evening, thoroughly enjoyed myself!!!

Getting there was tricky as an accident on the road stopped me for well over an hour & as I was late already (having planned to arrive early) it was all a bit of a panic. But I got there just in the nick of time & sang most of the songs I'd planned on doing. Having cut down on the introductions I do feel a touch guilty, so here's the list:

The Weaver & the Factory Maid - Trad (?) arrrangement by Steeleye Span
The Four Loom Weaver - Trad (?)
The Rain is Falling - with Author George Papavgeris (our own El Greko) accompanying
Thaney - Karine Polwart (with El Greko singing harmony)
The Dead Knight Behind the Hedge - Jon Heslop
Memory - George Papavgeris, El Greko (very nervously as it was the first real attempt at singing it, having practised at the Black Lion, Plaistow session earlier in the day)
The Dutchman - Michael Smith (ably accompanied by Breezy with a couple of glitches as it was only the second time we'd tried this one)
Caledonia - Dougie MacLean (even more ably accompanied by Breezy)
Mary Mack - Trad, from the singing of Jake Mitchell of Peterhead

Special thanks go to Breezy & El Greko for accompanying me & to El Greko for allowing me to sing his songs - they're just Wonderful!!!

Missed most of the floorspots (Sorry Cllr, would have loved to join in with your Gaudete), but heard the Singing Referree do his new song The Hairy One (?) (about Breezy obviously) & also Ross & Martin from Barton doing Ross's Run to the Sea & Martin's Ring a Ring A Roses (?). Not to mention Moses & the Singing Referree doing a wonderful version of The Briar & the Rose.

Thanks too to Moses for a Delicious Birthday Cake - chocolate, of course & beautifully marbled!

Breezy: that wasn't a dress by the way, it was a top & trousers, but I noticed you didn't look past the bust-line *giggle*

Lovely to see everyone at St Albans again & Thanks again Cllr for Birthday Chocolate covered Port - Marvellous!!!