Tonight was the penultimate night to the longest day of the year and although the numbers were down, again due to World cup football, Sunny weather, folk festivals and holidays etc.  we still had a good evening and welcomed to the club the very talented Eric, who effortless entertained with his distinctive voice and cultured guitar style.

We had to battle with the bright evening sunshine filtering through the doorway and erect a blind to stop Tracey getting heat-stroke on the reception desk.

Keith turned up in his plum coloured chinos and fine baritone voice  getting the audience singing along to his sea shanties. Left hander Brian was up next and I particularly liked his version of  ‘Candle in the Wind’,  Brandon again improves every time he performs and George was his usual ‘off the wall’ self.  Geoff executed his ‘Happy Hour’ with aplomb.  Matt came along to sing a few songs, but apparently did a David Copperfield impression and vanished completely.

The evening was professionally compèred by The Hairy Photographer  who also managed to squeeze in a few numbers.    Hopefully all the wanderers will be back next Friday.

This week saw another good mix for a singer’s night.  Nice to see Penni and Elaine visiting us from Denbigh and Llansanan, joining half a dozen or so of the regulars.

And Stuart too,  from Caerwys, who treated us to a couple of lovely acapella numbers, and promised to bring along more choir members.

Neil was nursing sore nodules so Chris stepped up to act as M.C. for the evening, unfortunately I think they both buy their joke books from the same shop.

Friday 23rd of May:

Another good turnout on Friday considering the miserable wet weather and with at least a dozen members missing due to festivals, holidays and sick-notes.

With the ever popular ‘Raven’ popping in to give us a couple of super spots it was an entertaining night in more ways than one.

While all were warm dry and cosy in the club room, I was getting soaked in the cellar whilst changing a beer barrel, I inadvertently unhooked a waist water pipe above my head and reaped the messy rewards from on high, not nice.

But also with Raven we had Annie & Bob – Vinny – Bam – Kevin – Wee Willy – Linda & Tom – Richard – Wendy – Chris B. and, new to the club, Bob Lawson who braved the weather all the way from Birkenhead.

The night was compered amusingly by George in place of Neil.  So nice to enjoy the relaxed happy atmosphere and never before have I heard such realistic cockerels, dogs and howling wolves to accompany Ravens Little Red Rooster, a brilliant finish to another thoroughly enjoyable evening.

A new Song by club member Robb Woolf (Bob from “the Two Bob Bit”).  And a video to follow, filmed on location in beautiful North Wales.

Taken from the Album “Tales of Ancient Wales”
https://soundcloud.com/robbwoolf