"Pull Down Lads" by John Tams -- but that was at a folk music concert, really, not quite a folk club.

Before that, at my one and only visit to an English folk club (Folk at Frampton, Frampton on Severn), "General Taylor."

So, one modern, one traditional.

As I recall I chose "Pull Down Lads" because it seemed like the proper way to end an evening of drinking songs sung at my church. I felt a bit like a fun fair worker that night, letting the staid church community see my wilder side. Plus, the song is gorgeous of course, especially in harmony. And it's all about packing up and leaving, which we were about to do...

I chose "General Taylor" for the Gloucestershire folk venue because although I'm from California, much of what I sing is English, which would clearly be a poor choice. I hoped that an American-themed sea chanty would be interesting to listeners; I'd never been to a folk club before and was floundering a bit, with no way of knowing which songs were too-often heard (For example, although it's much reviled as overdone here in Mudcatland, I've never even heard "Fields of Athenry"!) or the speciality of a club regular. The chanty seemed to go over well, so on balance I think it was a wise choice.