Another busy and entertaining night at the footy club venue, with 40+ and 15 floor singers in the room and yet another birthday cake.

This time it was for our finest yodeling country girl Wendy (aka Madam Fifi) who took to the stage with hubby Richard.

Also we had Gill & Ian, Mick & Gilly, Linda & Tom, the trouble making scouser Tony ‘G’ was up to his usual antics, Elaine gave her standard polished performance to stabilize the night.
Our Chris ‘B’ plus leather titfer has set in motion the idea of a ‘comical hat night’, probably around Easter bonnet time would be best.

Also we had Richard ‘D’, Geoff, Terry  and Bill ‘C’ who as rumour has it,  has been making quite a few shekels as a tribute act for the Ozzy folk legend  Eric Bogle. But I’m betting Bogle cant make guitars like our Bill,

More next week folks.

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It’s not only the policemen that are getting younger, every week now we seem to attract younger floor singers.

This week it was the turn of  ten year old Teagan Webster who was helping us set-up the room in the afternoon when she got on stage and started rapping, I said  “right then, your on tonight”.

With no  sign of nerves a short but sweet set raised the roof, mind you, I didn’t understand a word of it myself,  (old fart syndrome I suppose)

With another healthy turnout and 11 floor singers to entertain, it was a very enjoyable three and a half hours.

Next week is a singers night coupled with a visit from Leeds duo, Skinner & T’Witch (check out forthcoming guests) who will be doing a Showcase spot, but plenty of room for our regulars, so bring along your instruments as usual.

The club is known for supporting youngsters and giving  them a taster of performing on stage to boost confidence. but what a surprise package young Megan turned out to be. A confident, perfect set from the twelve year old (Yes twelve)  that brought the house down and deservedly so.  Hope to see lots more of her in the future.

We also had another visit from the popular Denbigh gal’ Penni Neale who’s voice is always a pleasure. Another ‘youngster’ popping in was the talented Joe Leo, fresh from his Euro’ travels and ditching the group set-up to return solo.  We also had favouites Annie & “Throbbin” Bob, who always turn out a guddun. Tom & Linda were back along with Terry, Vin, and Richard ‘D’.   GeorgeLive kept the Elvis groupies happy. Brandon & Harrison kept it in the family and  Glyn gave us some classic folk accompanied by Penni on guitar.  Wendy & hubby Richard were joined on stage by Mum Pat and did a mini version of  The Von  Trapps.

But the night belonged to Megan who stole the show.

Again another super evening.   Singers night  next week.

Howard, Richard and Tom forming a dynamic trio.

Another full house this week with all the usual suspects – plus a couple of appearances from friends we wish saw more of.

It was nice to see and hear Howard again, both in his solo spot and a couple of collaborations.

New to me was Paul Young.  Paul first gave us a hilarious adaptation of Eric Idle’s “The Galaxy Song” from Monty Python’s film The Meaning of Life.  And then he quipped that his next song was a new one – so new, that he’d only written it that very evening from notes that he had made following a visit to Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd.

Paul Young – Looking on the bright side of life!

Paul had become intrigued by the inscription on the headstone in the graveyard of one Kate Owen who had died early in the last century.  He discovered she had been the landlady of the adjacent pub, The White Horse.  The song he wrote about her was a lovely tale about what he imagined how her life would have been and from the polished performance you would never have guessed it was the first time he had ever performed it!

Happy Birthday Lynda

With the club having so many members now, almost every week brings the expectation of a slice of cake and a chorus of Happy Birthday.  This week it was the turn of our own Lynda Degney, seen here with MC Neil and cake bearer Brandon.

Next Meeting Cancelled

Just a quick reminder, that this week’s meeting (18th July) has had to be cancelled due to a hurriedly arranged football match, so the appearance by Merseyside duo “Our Morals” is postponed until a later date.

Howard Hadwin

I happened to bump into Josh Cartwright and Emma Runswick (Our Morals) at a recording studio over in Wigan at the weekend where Josh told me that ironically, the team playing in the friendly at Rhyl this Friday are his home town team Tranmere Rovers!

Small world!

See you all on the 25th when hopefully Nick will be fighting fit and back in our midst.

Cheers
Chris

A very lively night with the ‘Soggy Bottom Boys’  paying us a visit and  the popular voice of  Tony Grant given an extended set by M.C. Tex Mealey. The Soggy boy’s were their usual ebullient selves singing a range of well known ditties which got the crowd feet stomping and table tapping in accompaniment.

The very fine voice of  Tony was also well received and sounding even better with his Gibson alongside,  then the  wonderful Elaine Walker also showed what a fine singer she is and how lucky we are to have such diverse talent attending the club.

With Annie & Bob, Vin, Kevin, George & Bam also on show, we were all sent away happy and some of us, with our own soggy bottoms, due to the late heavy showers at hometime.