New year in St Albans

Subject: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 29 Dec 03 - 06:07 AM

Saturday 3rd January 2004

song session at the Royal British Legion, Verulam Road, St Albans , Herts eng
1st and 3rd Saturdays in the month lead by the 'Windward' St Albans folk-song club residents,
Ample opportunity for you all to contribute.
Free adm but you'll be encouraged to support the raffle

Friday 9th Jan pre-season folk-club evening at the King Harry , full guest list til April culminating with Tommy Sands plus top class resident support.

Sunday 18th Jan, new 'Spotlight' club at the Legion featuring local talent, guest artiste performs a 30 minute spot plus 10 minute floor spots from floor singers.
Future Gigs promised to anyone who does 4 floor spots over 4 weeks.

Then on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month , a song-swap sesion at the King Harry

Come and share with us what you do.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Dec 03 - 09:17 AM

Blimey, It's like the number 84 bus.   

I need to recap here:

    1st and 3rd Saturdays song session at the legover

    2nd and 4th Tuesdays song swap at the 'Harry

    Fridays commencing 16th Jan Guests at the Harry with warm up on the 9th

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,Dead knackered Just Thinking About It
Date: 29 Dec 03 - 09:27 AM

Where was I...Oh yeah Warm up on the 9th of Jan.


    Then 'Spotlight' at the Legion on Sundays commencing 18th.

   

Jeez Breezy, When do we eat, sleep or get to learn new songs?

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 29 Dec 03 - 09:56 AM

you've just had 2 weeks

Bells! is this you M?

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Singing Referee
Date: 30 Dec 03 - 06:02 AM

Just keeping this one live.
Should be able to make Saturday at the Legion.
Upstairs or downstairs?

Ref.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 30 Dec 03 - 11:45 AM

Downstairs so we can share with everyone like 'Last' time.
Look forward to seeing you again ref.



bet they say that all the time!

H N Y

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 31 Dec 03 - 04:34 AM

Hmmmmmm.

As a matter of interest Breezy, what exactly was it that you shared with everyone at The Legion last time?   I'd like to make sure I turn up fully equipped for all eventualities. (One way or the other)

Is the start time same as usual?   Half past 675 Gronks Vulcan?


SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 31 Dec 03 - 10:44 AM

yes, or thereabouts

H NY

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Singing Referee
Date: 01 Jan 04 - 09:12 AM

Back to the top, just in case anyone who's not seen it is interested.

Who's coming?

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: My guru always said
Date: 01 Jan 04 - 01:35 PM

Am hoping to come along.....

Happy New Year!

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 06:01 AM

I'll be there from 7.45 ish all being well.
Hope you've loads of songs to sing.
I'll buy the drinks if you get there before I get my guitar out!!
Do we want to go with a P A?
Hamish enjoyed himself so much that he's coming again.
Next Friday   9th King Harry, folk-club, pre season warm-up

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 06:23 AM

To cut down on the confusion that the above complex announcements and cryptic exchanges might have caused:

Saturday 3rd January - 8pm at the British Legion, Verulam Road, St Albans: Song session. Breezy, Hil, The Ref and El Greko will be there

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: The Stage Manager
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 02:52 PM

If you put it like that El Greco, How can we possibly miss it.

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Hamish
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 04:53 PM

Yes - I'll be there again. Sometime. But not this weekend - I'm still in bonny Scotland the noo. See you soon. (Back for the Tudor singaround on the 5th - cos I'm MCing. Jsu a mild wee hi-jack!)

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Moses
Date: 03 Jan 04 - 08:56 AM

Looking forward to seeing you all tonight.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 03 Jan 04 - 09:34 PM

That was a bit O K
graeme knights was on form
Guru was in good voice, and bossy.
Papavgeris treated us to some new classics.
The ref did a very good 'Moreton bay' and revived 'the rout' as once by the dransfields
Connelley revived Anna Fayer and claimed her raffle prize, I'm guarding cath's biscuits!
Clare from N'wp'rt graced our session
The chorus singing was up to standard
Next one sat 17th Jan

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Singing Referee
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 05:39 AM

Yep, Enjoyed it greatly.

Looking forward to the next one, and King Harry this Friday.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Moses
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 07:47 AM

Ditto

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: My guru always said
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 11:45 AM

Glad I got along, shame my visits can only be far & few between!

Loved Anna Fayer - wonderfully sung!

Hil x

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 09:36 AM

Anyone?

Do I take it the King Harry "warm up" is still on tomorrow?

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 09:42 AM

YES

the 'boss'

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 09:56 AM

Jolly good.

Any chance of some appropriate accompaniment when we start shifting furniture and lifting the sofas over each other this time?

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 02:48 PM

"Right said Fred"

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Zorg
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 03:05 PM

See ya tomorrow Breezy

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 06:21 PM

so fa me raise da sofa me rays doh

1st one buy me a pint please

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,SM
Date: 09 Jan 04 - 04:11 AM

You hum it, we'll lift it.

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Moses
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 03:39 AM

"Wandering Windward" strikes again!

Looks like this Friday's King Harry club meeting (Jeremy Taylor 16th Jan) will now be at the pub next to the Comfort Hotel. (White Bear? White Hart? White Elephant?)

Breezy will no doubt give details when he feels like it.

Anyone told Jeremy?

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 04:42 AM

's only Monday, anything could happen before Friday, and no doubt everything will.   

No loss, you could have died of thirst in the KH last Friday trying to find the one bar person actually willing to serve customers.

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Singing Referee
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 04:47 AM

Definitely the WHITE HART for Jeremy Taylor on Friday, according to Breezy last night. As you say Moses, next to the Comfort.

Me thinks Breezy's not around until late Tuesday or Wednesday.

Didn't we agree on Friday to knock the Tuesday session on the head this week? Last night Breezy still sounded unsure as to whether anyone would show or not. I'll definitely not be there, got to visit Mum & Dad in hospital in Coventry. May call in at Ampthill for Cloud Street if back in time, as it's on the way home.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Hamish
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 05:18 AM

I'm 97.3% sure Breezy said Tuesday's sesh is off this week. He can't be sure of his whereabouts. That's physically (as well as the usual mental aspect).

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 06:28 AM

gotcha
found the library resource in Wadebridge.
Visited Moorland Folk Club last night,great bunch of residents, fun, even Graham was his usual birchy self to me, just like being in Snorbens.
Birchy? [v] to beat with is whisps of wit.
THEN I WENT AND WON THE RAFFLE 2 in one one week!!!
Dueted with the Ben campbell with Graham Searle's song 'Keelman'
No to Tuesday then
Yes Jeremy will be perfoming at The White Hart, Holywell Hill St Albans Fridat 16th jan., box office re-opened.
37 tickets sold.
See y'all soon.
Hope Readifolk was O K hame

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 07:38 AM

Think I more or less understood that.


SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 09:05 AM

Webside updated
Sort of
At least for this week

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Jan 04 - 12:12 PM

Things are still running to plans in St Albans I see......

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,SM at work
Date: 13 Jan 04 - 12:40 PM

Hi Guru Said,

I hope you're not suggesting anything untoward here. It's all definitely running to plan. It's just that some of us have been a bit lax in keeping up with which plan we should be running to.

Anyway, I think maybe the term we should be applying to the situation is "showing an enviable ability to adapt to changing circumstances". Well either you've got it or you ain't. Seems we've got it in lorry loads in St Albans.

You should put this fluidity down to unrivalled success and the demand to see Jeremy Taylor. Not to mention putting a safe distance between the event and any manic bell ringing that might break out over at St S's on the night.   

I'm confident we'll all be wherever it is we should be on Friday evening. One way or another, I think, perhaps. Most probably. Yes indeed.

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 13 Jan 04 - 01:36 PM

absolutely, well said S M

Friday 16th Jan at The 'Haunted' White Hart Hotel, Holywell Hill, St Albans for Jeremy Taylor

anticipated attendance stands at   42


all ticket holders have been notified.
Thank goodness for free air time



yes it really is.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM (pretending to work)
Date: 14 Jan 04 - 05:43 AM

Breezy,

Have you made any particular arrangements for Friday with this 'haunting' you mention? I take it you have checked that(s)he likes singing, and Jeremy T. in particular? I think you'd better include its favourite song in the evening just to be on the safe side.

The last occasion I was with a group of people who upset a lingering presence (not in 'The Hart' that time) he started chucking glasses off the bar shelves....dozens of them.

Some in the group who knew the deceased, both in life and beyond, immediately started effing and blinding at him to stop. Eventually the glasses did, although begrudgingly. However, the cussing and name calling continued unabated for a fair bit of time afterwards I can tell you!

I mention this because this sort of thing can put a bit of a dampner on the evening if you're not used to it....

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 14 Jan 04 - 06:20 AM

it's a 'she'

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 14 Jan 04 - 06:26 AM

So you've had a word and everything is in hand then?

Could make the bell ringers look an attractive proposition if it turned for the worse!

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 14 Jan 04 - 09:41 AM

stop press



BOB FOX    nominated BBC Folk-Singer of the year

   and best song 'My Love is in America' By Chris Leslie


at



The COMFORT HOTEL, Holywell Hill st albans


Friday 30th January


Plus Graham Wood on keyboards


Tickets go on sale this Friday 16th at Jeremy Taylor 's gig next door at The White Hart


and on Saturday 17th at the British Legion , Verulam Road where the club invites one and all to a residents singaround

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 05:01 AM

Really? The Comfort!!??

Are we now back at the Comfort Hotel? Is the King H. a venue of the past?

Wow! That must be plan number 347/b/89/t/CH. coming into operation.

That must be a Reverse Diagonal on the pentatonic.


SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Hamish
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 07:05 AM

Reverse diagonals aren't allowed under King Harry Rules.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 07:59 AM

Hamish are you sure about that?

How else do we end up singing in the British Legion on a Saturday,

unless we invoke the French Row opt out.

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Moses
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 09:11 AM

Listen up guys!

It is really very simple. Geography is all. Counter-clockwise starting on 16th at the White Hart gets us to the Legion on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th followed (counter-clockwise) by the King Harry on 23rd and, as Breezy is in retrograde, back (clockwise) to the Legion on 25th. Then (counter-clockwise again)on to the King Harry for song-swap on Tuesday 27th and finally (counter-clockwise again)to the good old Comfort on 30th. Ever-decreasing circles??

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 10:28 AM

Moses,

Now you put it like that, I can't understand how I didn't see it immediately....Must have overlooked the "Breezy in retrograde".

Now does that co-incide with alternate full moons, or does it only occur when Mercury enters Uranus?

I was wondering if we could invoke the "Pygmy in the Elephant Grass" variation if any of us finally loose the plot towards the middle of February?

SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 11:05 AM

dont want any mercury thank you, especially there!!

Tonight 38 tickets sold.

Come early I may need help with furniture moving.

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 11:09 AM

Plot? Plot? There is a plot? Nobody told me!

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: Moses
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 11:11 AM

SM

In the middle of February I shall, God willing, be 12,000 miles away and as far from Mercury as possible.

Moses

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: GUEST,The SM
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 12:29 PM

Moses,

only 12,000 miles? I really don't think that is going to be far enough. Can't you get any further, just to be on the safe side.

Oh....and while you're there I'd steer well clear of any buskers wearing baseball caps. You just never know.


El Greko,

As you have the job of keeping the website up to date it is far better for everyone if you are kept in the dark. After all a stopped clock is right twice a day. Anything else and you'd probably end up in rehab.


SM

Subject: RE: New year in St Albans
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Jan 04 - 04:12 PM

Things were easier before I moved - I think....