I was visiting North Wales suddenly last weekend and accidently spent an evening in a pub which was having a Karaoke session. This was my first experience of viewing this 'spectator sport' and the Folkie friends (no names) I was visiting were persuaded to join in the fun - and I have the photos to prove it. As it was a pub in Wales, as you can imagine, the standard of singing was excellent!

Not being a fan of karaoke myself, out of curiousity, I flicked through the 'catalogue' of songs to sing . I was very surprised to find the following titles listed under 'Traditional' and available:

When your old wedding ring was new
7 Drunken Nights
Bunch of Thyme
Carrickfergus
Frosty the Snowman
Muirshen Duirken
My Grandfather's Clock
Pal of my Cradle Days

and also these other 'classics':

Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins
Nellie the Elephant - Toy Dolls
Lily the Pink - The Scaffold
Combine Harvester - The Wurzels
On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine - Laurel & Hardy
The Wombling Song - The Wombles

As you can imagine I was astonished - What a collection the organiser had!!! And what's more, he had a fine collection of Seth Lakeman songs ready to go too. Totally surreal..... Good pub & good beer too - not to mention a free minibus service that'll pick you up 15 miles away. Fantastic!