Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans

Subject: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 12 Mar 04 - 11:05 AM

Our purpose is to give all performers an opportunity ot strutt their stuff for a 30 -40 min set

Among the catters who have been and done a 'S=light' are

The Singing ref,
Moses
Guru,
El Gerko
Zorg.

coming soon

Bryant dave

Rosa's daughters

Martin from Barton

MCP

Mike Sparks

Les Sullivan

Chris flegg

El Gerkino

Moses, the ref,

Hamish

Ann Barratt

If anyone out there wants a gig P M me.



its every Sunday at the Legion in St Albans, starts at 7.45, ran as a folk club with Floor spots, £3 adm 50% to the Spotter minimum

Now booking for September and beyond

Bar prices very reasonable £1.90 a pint

S M is the critic, of shorts.


and Ross

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Ross
Date: 18 Mar 04 - 10:09 AM

That bl**dy Ross dominates every thread

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 18 Mar 04 - 01:28 PM

Go on Ross you Folkaholick you.

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 01:31 AM

Who is the spotlight this week?

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Moses
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 03:15 AM

Guess

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 03:20 AM

"Gimme an M...Gimme an O...Gimme an S..."
Sorry I won't be there this week, Mo, Houston calling...

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Ross
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 04:16 AM

and Ross won't be there

I'm going to have a lie in

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 05:46 AM

alread 4 floor spots booked


Mrs El Greko will be there.

Houston, now thats a bit of a pose and the Cd launch tonight =Friday

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Singing Referee
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 12:25 PM

Really good set last night, Moses!

Some great songs, plenty of contrast and delivered with style.

Well done, and the voice held out too!

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 02:15 PM

All in all a jolly good evening with 1st class sets from all who contributed plus a variety of styles and tastes in song and music.

Then its always a good night at the 'Spotlight' where next week its El Greko and jetlag, followed by Keith Snodon to close the 1st term.

moses is getting to be a bit of a diver, or is it diva, whatever!

If you read this and fancy a floorspot, then P M me, do 4 and you may be offered a gig!!!

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 07:55 AM

Last night was really good what with Chris Flegg doing a 4 song spot including 'Lydia the tattood lady' and 'Classical Gas'

Ross, thank you for your song and your quote

'Feel like panorama following Monty Python'


george Papavgeris for a look into the future with 'The Bite of the Underdog'

Christine for a song and keeping us in time

and Josie for the candle and Vanessa for sharing with us your duet

next week its Keith Snodon

then closed for 2 weeks till Sunday 18th April


dave bryant is coming soon!!!!!!!!   may 9th?

at the legion, Verulam Road, St Albans

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 11:10 AM

Breezy, if MCP's who I think he is, and he's coming to do you a spot you're in for a treat. I was with him (I think) and Zanymouse at Market Rasen (Lincs) on Friday night and he's effin' good - blew me away. Would that I could play like him!
Have a good one.

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 01:01 PM

Yes, John, he is (who you think) and he is (effin'good). I have a special hammer I bought for his fingers...

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 01:21 PM

So you dont get out much up there these days do you? They are all that good or better down here.

nah , he - MCP - aint that good, in case you didnt notice ,he doesnt even know how to use a capo.

He gigged our club in the early days , cleaned us out , so he's doing a charity gig to compensate our balance, but dont tell him.

He'll be doing a Friday and a Sunday over the same week end in October.

but then you aint seen Fleggy have you?

We only book the best and the better ones are residents!!!!!

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 04:33 PM

Thanks for the compliments SJ and ElG.

Breezy - I've played with Chris Flegg and given the suicidal nature of that undertaking it's the other two virtues I'll be using - faith and hope. Charity will be nowhere in sight!

Mick

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Rasener
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 01:55 AM

Breezy
Everybody was very good on friday. I don't know anybody (based on feedback) that left Market Rasen Folk Club on Friday that didn't thoroughly enjoy the evening, and the quality of music.

Roll on April the 23rd for the next night.

Although it was a bit tight for time, everybody 10(artists/groups) had floor spots between 10 mins to 20 mins.

Unless soembody isn't telling me something. You know what Brits are like, don't like to tell you the truth :-).

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 04:08 AM

Use a kitchen clock and when the alarm goes-----stop

MCP, I thought I wrote incomprehensibly.

Going to see Fleegy doing his Jazz/Blues tonight at the White Lion, Sopwell lane , St Albans, part of my self inflicting mind expanding experience.

Hows 'Joshua Gone Barbados' these days?



'Lydia oh Lydia ,that encyclopedia, Lydia that tattooed lady

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 05:17 AM

Breezy, if you had to dig your car out of the snowdrifts like we do you wouldn't go out much either! :0) Mind you, when we do go out at least we get proper beer, not like that cat-pee southerners are forced to drink (am I in the wrong thread?????)
All the best
Johnny :0)

PS, I noticed that MCP's too bloody mean to buy a capo. Crazy - fifteen quid would have saved him all that time learning to play properly! :0)

Later Dudes
Johnny :0)

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 05:26 AM

So, in order to compare,am I to believe you actually drank the cats pee at the Comfort Hotel, Stroller.

The locals down hear never drink the water.




£15 for a capo, blimey, southern prices moving up norf.

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 07:24 AM

Nah, I've got to come clean - I actually like a lot of southern beers now that the Real Ale scene's thriving, there's some good stuff flowing northwards. It was just Red Barrel I never could stand.

And yes, I thought fifteen quid was a lot too, but that's inflation for you! The way our house prices are moving here it'll soon be CHEAPER to live darn sarf! :0)

All t'best
Johnny :0)

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Ross
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 12:51 PM

Hi MCP - hope everything up north is going well?

Still can't thank you & Zany enough, for the support you gave the Bull in Barton, in it's early days

Looking forward to seeing you in concert down here soon (only mortals use capo's)

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 01:15 PM

MCP
on
17th oct 'spotlight' legion
15th oct 'windward' duke of marlborough

well plyed sunday Ross, good set.
now how about setting a date
Sun7th Nov

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: Ross
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 02:44 AM

That's great news JB - I've pencilled in both MCP dates

Thanks for the encouragement - I've shied away from pushing for a spotlight set, but the 7th Nov sounds far enough away to prepare for and not too frighteningly close

Consider it a date

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 02:57 AM

7th nov it is its in the diary

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: My guru always said
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 05:23 AM

7th Nov is now in my diary too, don't want to miss Ross. This one will definitely be worth battling my way around the circular car park!

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: My guru always said
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 05:25 AM

And I've double-checked & MCP's dates are already in my diary - so save me a seat those nights too Breezy!

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: breezy
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 03:38 PM

See you next Tuesday 6th Aprilat the Day care centre in Leatherhead and anyone else whose around, come and give us a tune or a song after lunch 2-4


















but dont tell Avril

Subject: RE: Spotlight Folk-song club St Albans
From: My guru always said
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 03:57 PM

Where are you finding all these huge gaps Breezy?? They're not pretty.....