John Breeze (Breezy on Mudcat) hosted an amazing evening at his St Albans, Herts, folk club last Friday. Main guest was Harvey Andrews (another Mudcatter), who was, as usual, brilliant.

Unexpected pleasures were brief sets from Johnny Collins, the nowadays somewhat reclusive Melanie Harrold (aka Joanna Carlin, aka Irma Cetas) and, for the first time in the UK for some twenty years, Chris Rohmann, perpetrator of Jasper Carrott's "Funky Moped" and many far better but less notorious songs.

I got so excited, I fluffed the first verse of the one song I sang - and it was one I've sung for 20 years or more!

John will be booking Melanie for a gig later in the year, but Chris flew back to the US yesterday. Come back soon, Chris.

Just about the best night I've had in a Folk Club in years! Thanks, John!!

Alan