TOM GOODALL’S SONG DREAMS
TOM GOODALL’S SONG DREAMS
Video from Friday night at the
Rhyl Folk And Acoustic club
TOM GOODALL’S SONG DREAMS
Video from Friday night at the
Rhyl Folk And Acoustic club
FOOTBALL MATCH
SO GET YOURSELVES OVER TO RUTHIN TONIGHT (THURSDAY) FOR YOUR WEEKLY MUSIC FIX
ALSO
SPECIAL GUESTS,
KAREN & PAUL 21st APRIL 2017
Quite a busy night, there were..
Tom and Linda,
Richard,
Glyn (with her guitar)
Glyn (In community singing mode!)
Gentleman Jim on the Violin (or is it a fiddle?)
Richard and Wendy,
Geoff Hollis
What a fantastic night..
The club was full, there was no empty seats, and people standing at the back. The evening started with Tom and Linda, and Linda sang The Northern Plains, a lot of new faces at the club looked a bit surprised when all the Rhyl members started howling along, a bit like a scene from Robert Rodriguez Dawn till Dusk! Wendy and Richard did a short turn next, and Richard calmed everyone down with a Jim Reeves song.
Chris Birchall made the mistake of coming over to my table, and asking me if I could send him a couple of pictures of Merry Hell for his blog. He left carrying my camera, muttering something about having a night off! (Were thick skinned at Rhyl) Now I thought we would get to see one of the best bands in the country, and have it photographed by one of the best photographers.
A sing along with Glyn and two songs from Penni and it was time to welcome Merry Hell for their first spot. As usual they were superb, The Kettles were in fine fettle, Andrew and Virginia’s voices, so different, yet compliment each other perfectly, as they always do, John unique and infectious guitar playing, and Bob the fine riffs on his mandolins. The Non-kettles, Nick, giving us a great bass line, and Neils superb fiddle playing adds the last bit of magic to the mix. I caught odd sight of Chris with my camera hanging from the roof, he was obviously enjoying himself, which made me happy that I had lent it to him! The Time went to fast. They went of for a well earned rest, while Neil had someone draw the raffle, and Barbra, Pam and Jackie distributed surprise plate loads of sandwiches! thanks to the girls who made the sandwiches, they made a fantastic evening even better.
Could the evening get any better? Yes, Whilst the band were enjoying their rest the Rhyl regulars did a song each, ending with Penni’s Falling Leaves. We then welcomed Merry Hell again , for their last spot and to close the evening. Those guys know how to write good songs, the night ended with the band giving us an encore. And so ended one of, if not the best guest night ever at Rhyl folk and Acoustic.
Chris returned my camera, and as he looked like he’d had such a good time taking the pictures, I suggested he might like to work his magic on the raw pictures, I was pleased he looked so happy about it.
So a big thank you to Chris Birchall for all the work and effort in taking, and processing the pictures. Anyone who has never read Chris’s blog Google The Hairy Photographer to see what you are missing, ( I think he was going to review his visit to Rhyl, and the Merry Hell concert!)
See You All Next Week,
Ron.
Tom did a Gene Auty number from 1930, Ages and Ages ago. (that was also the title)
Linda gave us Teach your Children Well,
when Wendy sang a song, without her guitar, ( heavily inspired by Geoff Hollis) the 1934 Cole Porter song, Miss Otis Regrets, luckily, no one used the razor blades, but there was a few wet eyes in the room. she then cheared us up with Dusty Springfield’s I Only Want To Be with You, and finished with The Shires Daddys Little Girl.
Miss Otis regrets she’s unable to lunch today
and singing a lot of songs he remembers from his days at the old Bee Folk Club, he started with Can.t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound, (nothing to do with Shades Of Grey), and finished with white Cockade. On his final apearence he finished with the Mary Ellen Carter.
John started by giving us Need your love, The Beatles Blackbird, and one of his own, Goodbye,
completely un-rehearsed, and it sounded great!
Lets hope they both come again soon.
To fly through the evening, (I’m tired and I want to go to bed!)
John sang Billy Joel’s Piano Man, then after the break Ghost Riders in the Sky, don’t know who did it first, but Johny Cash did it best!, then finished with a Frankie Vaughn song.
Bob carried on by himself and sang a Bob Dylan song, and John Prine’s Unwed Fathers.
Penny then came back to sing James Taylor’s You Got A Friend, and the classic Autumn Leaves.
Glyn had her guitar with her, (no song sheets this week!) and sang Yellow is the Colour, (was that Donavan?) and Where have all the flowers gone, (Skeets doing a good job).
Geof continued his Tom Paxton Season with another two more of his songs, on his second spot it was back to a John Wright classic and finishing with The Old Boys are leaving.
With his trusty 9 string Washburn he started with the late and great Leonard Cohen’s Everybody Knows, following that with While my Guitar Gently Weeps. (probably wants another 3 strings!)
RAFFLE TIME…
Tom and Linda started it, tom with The Land Of The Navajo, and Linda made us howl to the Northern Plains.
Richard sang Roses are Red, Wendy sang a nice Welsh song (something about a moor).
Cowboy hats back on for Ghost Riders in the Sky from John.
closely followed by Glyn singing Lord of the Dance.
After Geoff, the mike was lowered for Mr Chris Birchall, who sang an un-dedicated Christy Moore version of Black is the Colour, using Penny’s six string.
who was accompanied by Tom.First on Slide Guitar,
And then on Mandolin,
for his first two numbers, Four Strong Winds, and Gambling Bob
he was gambling to, he was using Penny,s favourite guitar! but he said it would be OK as long as she didn’t find out! He started with a classic Dylan song, then went on to a Woody Guthrie song, about hardship on the farms in the west.
He gave us two Tom Russel songs, Barcelona, and St. Olaf’s Gate. (accompanied by Tom)
He then found his guitar, (and Tom on his Mandolin) and sang the song made famous by John Wright, Black Clothes.
The raffle was next, surprisingly Linda didn’t win, she was one number out!
singing Carolina Star, and the Peter Ronin song, Sitting on top of the world.
and finished with Older Ladies.
and did a song with a lot of donnas in it, probably called Donna Donna Donna, she then sang the Melodious Lark Song, and we all joined in on the chorus.
when we finally arrived!!! everyone was enjoying a fairytale of New York, or rather Kevin singing the Pogues / Christy MacColl Christmas classic. he finished his first set with a saw doctors song.
Wendy followed, with a couple of Crystal Gale songs,
No Richard Tonight, so he missed her finishing with Edwina Hayes What Happens Now.
Following Wendy, was Linda and Tom,
They started of getting us straight into the Christmas spirit with Mary Don’t you Know, and then Rocking around the Christmas tree.
by singing While shepherds Wash their Socks by Night, we were then in for a community singing treat…..
We all had to join in on the chorus of Sweet Bells, and we were all given copy of the words, so we would get it right.
Geoff did three songs, stay, a Scottish folk song, ( she’s gone, she’s wed to another, [sad song…] ) and a Carter family song, (relatively happy!)
first with Neil Diamonds Story of Life,
then with the James Taylor / Carol King classic You’ve Got A Friend, and finishing with Willy Nelson’s Angel Flying To Close To The Ground.
(well it is a football club)
Niel drew the raffle and it was won by Linda (again!)
( This life has torn the ground from underneath your feet. And I can’t reach you, you
he also did ‘One hand on the radio and one on the wheel‘ … Lyrics & Music: Bill Caddick and Pete Bond, and I’l be your baby tonight.
Followed by Black Clothes.