St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Waldorf
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 04:49 PM

Chopped them up for firewood more like. Bring yer thermals if the weather turns cold Andrew.   Oh and thick socks, It's a flagstone floor, with no damp course.

Wal

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: breezy
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 04:01 PM

furniture?

it'll be standing room only

some buggers nicked all the chairs!!

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Crane Driver
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:52 PM

Don't know about SAFE, Waldorf me old salad - but I'll see you there if you care to take the risk. SussexCarole and I are the "Guests" in Sunday's Spotlight - hope they don't have to burn the furniture at the Duke once we're done . . .

Andrew

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Waldorf
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 12:41 PM

Forced Move! So did the Rowdier elements of the Spotlight get a little over excited?   What got broken? Is it be safe for respectable visitors to come to the Marlborough this weekend?

Actually Moses, I think there's a Breezy 'droid placed on every planet, and the mothership gets them mixed up from time to time; probably during the routine maintenance breaks....We get the wrong one back and the poor thing doesn't know where he is until the remote diagnostics kick in.

Do remember the night we had a Breezy that suddenly started to sing Zorgian Grand Opera? (At least I think that's what it was....)

Blimey....that's not what happened at the Legion is it? I hope they've burnt all the furniture then, I've heard it can take eons for that slime to decompose.

Wal.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Moses
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 12:04 PM

Actually, it was the forced move from the Legion that resulted in us muscling-in on the Quiz at the Duke. Our excuse is that we only did it to be sociable (and because Breezy said we had to).

I still feel a sense of other-worldliness when I recall the events of last Sunday evening. I have said all along that Breezy spends a good deal of his time on another planet - maybe his two worlds merged for an hour or two!

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Waldorf
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 08:54 AM

Hmmmm...Any connection between Breezy and his mob relieving the Legion of a few bob last week "in a quiz" and the sudden announcement of a move to the Marlborough this week?

Wal.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: breezy
Date: 09 Nov 05 - 04:11 PM

Nova scotia to become New York !!! nah

All the best from your friends in st Albans

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Dan in Nova Scotia soon to be NY
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 07:49 PM

We only work with candles on the table on this side of the Atlantic. Might that do?

G'day folks.

Just wanted to say hello and that, with a little luck, I'll see you all in the not too distant future.

I'm off to the NERFA Conference in upper NY and I'll bother you all once I return.

Other than that, best wishes to all, El Greco and partner, yourself and JC and Joyce. I hope this attends you all.

Cheers,

Dan

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: breezy
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 04:20 AM

news re next Sunday 13th Nov imminent

We will be at the Duke of marlborough, Holywell Hill

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: breezy
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 05:18 PM

will there be a quiz?

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Lanfranc
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 01:17 PM

Attention all shipping, especially in sea area Storbans!

Be it known by all that there is a distinct possibility that the gig on 18th November at the Comfort (My Guru Always Said) will be attended not only by Lady Lanfranc and her consort, but also Mr and Mrs Micca, en route for the Buntingford Winter Sing.

Any Storbanites who wish to venture to Buntingford will, of course, be made welcome (even Breezy!). See relevant thread and My website

Alan

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 08:44 AM

It's all too much to bare. 56 It ain't alf hot mum????

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Singing Referee
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 06:13 AM

I'm also in shock this morning! No one at home believes a word of my story.

Did you know that 56 episodes of 'It ain't half hot Mum' were made.?

What a valuable piece of information!

I once bought a cassette of Don Estelle from the man himself, selling them out of a suitcase in The Harlequin Centre Watford.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Moses
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 05:14 AM

I am just trying to come to terms with the sureal experience of having attended, as an audience member, an event organised by John Breeze where I had more money left at the end of the evening than I had at the beginning!! My brain tells me that this could not be so. My pocket tells me otherwise.

I'm not sure how long it will take me to recover from this. It is not life as I have come to know it.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: breezy
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 04:17 AM

no


Last night the spotlight attendees became a winning quiz team.

More news to follow

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 06:49 AM

2night?

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: breezy
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 05:07 PM

2morrow

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 31 Oct 05 - 08:00 AM

Wish I'd bin there :-(

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Ross
Date: 31 Oct 05 - 06:34 AM

Yesterday!

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Singing Referee
Date: 28 Oct 05 - 04:39 AM

Tonight!

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Singing Referee
Date: 26 Oct 05 - 01:18 PM

This week, Friday 28th, Breezy and I share the limelight with a set each. I'll be singing some stuff you've not heard me sing before, so should be exciting. For me at least!.

What will Breazy do?

Well, you know Breezy; anything he likes!

Usual excellent residents in support.

Last Friday at "The Duke" for a while, before we move to "The Comfort" for the winter.

Sunday Spotlight at The Legion, is a resident's night with me picking up the feature spot. Old favourites from me this time.

Floor singers wecome, phone Breezy on 07774 909067, to be sure of a spot.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 03:16 PM

Sorry I couldn't make it tonight, am sure you all had a Brill time!!!

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Moses
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 08:34 AM

It's Friday again and time for another great evening at Windward. (Duke of Marlborough, Holywell Hill, St Albans, Herts). Doors open 7.47pm (ish) Music starts around 8.19pm

Tonight, Chris (Flashingers) Flegg has his 2nd cd launch. Ten great songs some of which I'm sure will be sung during the evening. Entry is FREE - exit is negotiable.

On the down side, Breezy will be there trying to flog raffle tickets for his dubious prizes - I hear last weeks winner got free admission for tonights show.

Usual band of residents - supporters - hangers-on.

Wouldn't miss it.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST, Hamish
Date: 05 Oct 05 - 04:02 AM

Thanks for that: I'll pass on your messages. ~8^)

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Singing Referee
Date: 04 Oct 05 - 01:59 PM

Couldn't agree more. David did realy well for first time out. I hope he comes back. The songs were more 'acoustic lounge' than folk, But we're not 'folk nazis' at The Spotlight. As Gwilyn said, let's encourage the lad to try different styles and write from a more outward looking prespective, and welcome him back.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Tradsinger
Date: 04 Oct 05 - 01:40 PM

The boy done good. He is obviously a competent guitarist and singer, with influences more on the rock side than the folk side. I personally found the songs a bit introverted, but that's me. I think he should be encouraged to keep singing, keep writing and explore different styles. I hope he keeps going back.

Next subject - me and the missus (Carol) would like to thank the club for the warm welcome we had there, and especially to Breezy for hospitality and breakfast!

Hope to see y'all again.

Gwilym

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST, Hamish
Date: 04 Oct 05 - 04:35 AM

Ah, but how was that chap I sent along? He tells me he found it "friendly & encouraging" and that he "quite enjoyed it" although he was "a bit nervous". He was called David and played two original compositions. It was his first time ever in front of a live audience.

(pm me if you'd prefer to keep your opinions "entre nous")

~8^)

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Statler
Date: 01 Oct 05 - 02:27 PM

How about that! You go looking for a frog and a referee pops up.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Singing Referee
Date: 01 Oct 05 - 02:19 PM

Yes its @ The Legion.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Statler
Date: 01 Oct 05 - 12:50 PM

Is he on too?

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Waldorf
Date: 01 Oct 05 - 12:47 PM

Search me! Ask the Frog!

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Statler
Date: 01 Oct 05 - 12:45 PM

But is it still at the Legion?

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Waldorf
Date: 01 Oct 05 - 12:41 PM

"Sketchy,incomplete and often misleading information?" It's not usually that good. When was this then Moses?

Gwilym, I'm sure we'll all be delighted to see you and the Missus tomorrow night, and you can be sure of a warm, enthusiastic welcome . However, please don't take it amis half of us are expecting to see someone else. It's perfectly normal, and really part of charm of the Spotlight. We love surprises....

When I saw You-Know-Who busking earlier to day, he was singing your praises and enthuiastically announcing your forthcoming appearance to all and sundry.

I'm not entirely sure he knew which day you were coming though.....

Waldorf

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Tradsinger
Date: 30 Sep 05 - 01:00 PM

Dear Moses and all,

I am that Gwilym (NB spelling). The missus and I are the guests at St Albans this Sunday. Carol plays keyboard and I mainly play melodeon and our reportoire is mainly English trad. Hope you and other Mudcatters will be there to support us.

Cheers

Gwilym

Check out the website: http://www.cmarge.demon.co.uk/gwilym/

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: alanabit
Date: 30 Sep 05 - 12:13 PM

No matter who else does or does not t urn up, the singing and playing of the residents alone will make it worth the journey.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Moses
Date: 30 Sep 05 - 11:37 AM

As himself is still off-line, just a reminder that the Spotlight Club, this Sunday, features (according to the sketchy,incomplete and often misleading information he transmits from time to time) "Gwylim Davis & Missus"

Anyone got any more info?

Christine

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 29 Sep 05 - 10:48 AM

I'd like to dive in here and offer my sincere thanks to Breezy and Co for the reception I got when I did a spotlight on the 18th.

Surprisingly, after all these years, I was a bundle of nerves and probably did not perform to my usual standard, but I was made to feel totally appreciated, and, when I stopped shaking, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Good on yer Breezy, it's a great club.

Don T.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: alanabit
Date: 29 Sep 05 - 07:02 AM

Lizzie, if you like the noise we make, I am happy to tell you that we are planing to visit the UK again next year in late spring/early summer and then again in autumn. We will certainly go to the West Country, as that is where I originally come from. It seems likely that we will gig at least once in Plymouth and possibly in other places nearby. We will certainly do a house concert in Cornwall, where my sister lives. If you are interested in any of this, please PM me.
We are very much looking forward to coming back again and making some more friends.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Ross
Date: 29 Sep 05 - 06:47 AM

JB used to carry his cam recorder everywhere

He thrust at me once, when I was singing Molly Malone

Nothings has been officially issued

Most of the footage is of Ladies bosoms and cleavage

And tattoo's in unusual places

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 29 Sep 05 - 05:21 AM

Excuse me butting in here lads...and lasses...but next time you're all together, any chance of a DVD? You could call it 'Live and Breezy' or something...I'm sure you could all think of a brilliant name.

I'm sitting here in Sidmouth feeling miserable that I wasn't there!

Blimey Diane....WHAT is happening to me????

I blame George Papavgeris and Duncan McFarlane for this. They are starting to make me want to go to folk clubs!! Eeek!

And I did get the right Alan...phew!...and he loves 'Anytown' too....Oh that song is just so wonderful.



Lizzie :0)

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 28 Sep 05 - 12:47 PM

We'll be back

Soon, I hope. You and Markus were great. The performance at St Albans even outstripped expectations after playing 'Small Voice Crying' for so long before actually getting to meet you.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: alanabit
Date: 28 Sep 05 - 10:51 AM

Thanks everyone. I am now recovering in Köln, happily overdosing on a two week shot of affection from my kids. I still have not got my head around everything which happened in Cornwall and England, but I can tell you that I will be a much more frequent visitor in the future. Markus really enjoyed himself too. I think he enjoyed playing on George's brilliant new song "Any Town".
The mandoline playing (and the slide) on "Walk in the Shallows" was done by our colleague from the Alan's Abits trio, Thomas Kärner. We are hoping to bring him with us on a future visit. We will see him in a few weeks time, when he comes up from Bavaria, for the presentation of "Travellers' Tales".
I was so looking forward to meeting everyone and in the event, Markus and I were also treated to some very fine singing and playing by all the guests.
George and Vanessa were our hosts that night and they spoiled us rotten. I knew I would like George, from his wise and witty posts here. I really hope there will be more time to talk for longer with all the other talented and interesting people on future visits. I would not have missed a minute of it. Thanks to Breezy for taking a chance on us and thanks to everyone who took the trouble to come out and see us. We'll be back.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Ross
Date: 28 Sep 05 - 10:43 AM

Is this a good time to say my CD is now on sale

Called 'Council House Kid', is £10 including postage and packing

Please PM me for details or general insults

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: GUEST,Annony Mouse
Date: 27 Sep 05 - 08:47 AM

"Sexy Sax"? "Rocking Bass"? What's next week then, Folk-Metal Night?

Good idea shaveing off the beard Ross, a very wise precaution. I Suggest you steer clear of baseball caps as well.


AM

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Ross
Date: 27 Sep 05 - 04:09 AM

Good show - glad to hear you all had a jolly good time - many apologies for my absence

My broken arms are healing - is was unfortunate that those two nice gentleman got the wrong folk singer - they were very apologetic

I've since shaved off the beard and wear lashings of aftershave

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Moses
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 06:26 AM

I'm not standing on that bit of floor again! Dragon-Zorg has stood on it too many times and it has absorbed his craftiness - releasing it on the unsuspecting when he isn't there to control it.

Altogether though, a great evening - wonderful to hear that sax played not just in the jazz sessions - AND I won Alan's CD in the raffle.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 04:26 AM

Thanks Countess, it was lovely to see you again too.
Steve, I claim the first memory lapse - it was a double one too, and on the song "Memory", to make it worse!
Lizzie, I am so sorry not to have spent more time with you and yours on Sunday, but I left straight after the Tams/Coope afternoon set. But as you liked "Anytown", you can listen to it on the internet from last Saturday's Celtic Heartbeat show of Frank Hennessy's on BBC Radio Wales, about 57 minutes from the start, along with a 40 minute interview and some live songs I did for Frank. The version of "Anytown" there is a rough mix from the recording studio where I'm preparing the next album and it is without Fleggy's sexy sax, as we only recorded that yesterday morning - but it does have Miranda Sykes' rocking bass.

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Singing Referee
Date: 26 Sep 05 - 04:06 AM

Thanks for that Countess.

As the main 'CRAFT moment' sufferer I was fortunate enough to get the best la-las during one of my songs; might have to engineer that again sometime.

Second thoughts, knowing me I'll probably not have too. It will happen again naturally in the not too distant future.

Great evening, superb singing by everyone. Alan was brilliant.

El Greko's trio was something else. What about Fleggy on that sax; wow! Atmospheric or what?

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 25 Sep 05 - 08:26 PM

I haven't had so much fun in a folk club for many a year. Alanabit (who I haven't seen live before but have long loved his CD 'Small Voice Crying') was brilliant and El Greko as good as ever. But what's amazing is that everyone put their hearts and souls into it, even if there was an epidemic of memory lapses, it just prompted everyone else to join in with loud la-las in harmony! This is what folk clubs used to be like, way back then. I'd recommend an excursion to St Albans on a Sunday once in a while to anyone (though for the benefit of Kevin Sheils who might be reading this, I'll be back at Walthamstow next week).

Subject: RE: St Albans + Breezy + Spotlight
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 25 Sep 05 - 01:45 PM

Gosh....is this THE Alan that you're all talking about?


http://www.alan.free-pop.com/

I'm just sitting here listening to 'Walk In The Shadows' as I write this. It's lovely...embarrassing though if I've got the wrong chap...hope I haven't! Is that a mandolin I can here in this song...Mmmmmm

And George is there tonight as well! We've all gone 'loopy' about George down here in Sidmouth! Caught him at Otley...now he's starting to 'pop' up all over the Radio 2 board. Yay George!! ;0)

Do you know, 'folk clubs' are beginning to grow on me. I was in a folk club for the first time EVER in Otley...and it didn't hurt at all! And if all of you hang out in them too, well I reckon they're probably great places to be.

Hope you all have a good time tonight, something tells me that you undoubtedly will...and not too much giggling into your beer lads!

Have fun...Oh...and if anyone sees Breezy could they ask him to open up a new branch of his Folk Club down here in Siddy please.

Lizzie :0)

PS...Ross take no notice of Anonny....a man who types with his toe sounds deeply fascinating. ;0)