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Club Night 29th July 2016
Another fun night,
Highlights including Terry, ‘ Little old Wine Drinker Me,’ and the John Prine ‘Unwed Fathers’, and was followed by Geoff Hollis, who asked ‘Can you fix this Broken Heart’, the start of the very sad.(well it would be with Geoff!) very poignant, and very beautiful Dar Williams song Family, ‘Let your love cover me, like a pair of Angel Wings’ beautiful lyrics, no one dies in the song, (they were already dead! ) Yes, it’s another song about a funeral, but it’s so good, and he sings it so well that I would love him to sing it at mine. He followed that with one of my all time favourites, Mick Haney’s Past The Point of rescue, with Tom playing the Mandolin. More beautiful Lyrics,
Last night I dreamed you were back again
Larger than life again, holding me tight again
Placing those same kisses on my brow
Sweeter than ever now, lord I remember how
Couldn’t get enough of kissing, do you know how much you’re missing
No you don’t, but I do
The days like a slow train trickle by
And even the words that I write refuse to fly
All I can hear is your song haunting me
Can’t get the melody out of my head, you see
Distractions are amusing, do you know how much you’re losing
No you don’t, but I do
But I do, and I wonder if I’m past the point of rescue
Is no word from you at all the best that you can do
I never meant to push or shove you, do you know how much I love you
No you don’t, but I do
I swore I’d never fall like this again
Fools like me never win, came to my knees again
Can’t close the door on likely hood
Things might be just as good, I always believed they would
Gotta let your love invite me, baby do you think it might be
No you don’t, but I do
But I do, and I wonder if I’m past the point of rescue
Is no word from you at all the best that you can do
I never meant to push or shove you, do you know how much I love you
No you don’t, but I do
But I do, and I wonder if I’m past the point of rescue
Is no word from you at all the best that you can do
I never meant to push or shove you, do you know how much I love you
No you don’t, but I do
I know you don’t, but I do
I know you don’t, but I do
Geoff’s songs always have exceptionally good lyrics, I’ve not heard a bad one yet!
UNWED FATHERS
Two Duos Next,
Both completely different, First was Anne & Bob, who started with Bob Dylan’s Stay Away, and finished their first spot with a blues number Last Train. It doesn’t get much better…. Well, it did actually, when they came on for the second time.
Following Anne and Bob, we had Nathan and Steve, better Known as Hope.
They didn’t have a new song this week……..but they did have a very good song about eloping, and an older song Nathan had written about 6 years ago, called Crazy, which he shared with us. A good set to take us to the break and raffle. (which Vera won!).
Tom and Linda started off the second music session.
followed by John,
Who entertained us with the great Kenny Rogers song You Picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.
Tom was back on the stage again with his slide guitar, accompanying Richard,
in Me and Bobby Magee, the Kris Kristofferson great, or Janis Joplin for those that can remember.
Then Tom was back again…
This time with his violin! or was it a fiddle? It came as no surprise to us regulars that he was also a very good fiddle player, why do some people have all the talent and others none?
Stuart followed, with Bill Withers Lovely Day
Followed by Geoff,
Who finished with the thought- provoking Richard Shindell song, The Ballad of Mary Magdalen, a great Finnish to his contribution to the nights entertainment.
And after we thought Anne and Bob couldn’t get any better…
They came Back, and gave us Stagger Lee, the popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons , and finished there set with a song from the boss! (Bruce Springsteen)
To close the evening, Hope came back on and gave us….
Two of their best, Temptation, and ‘Take it Slow.
Home time, after a very enjoyable night, and a big thanks to everyone in the background that makes these nights so much fun. See you in a few weeks.
Club Night 22nd July 2016
There were a lot of Wolves at Rhyl tonight,or it sounded a lot when Linda and Tom sang The northern Plains…
Over 30, some of our regulars were still on the festival trail, or taking holidays, but we had lots of performers and a large audience to cheer them on.Richard asked Tom to accompany him on the mandolin, and they gave us Brady,s Electric Car, and that old Dr Hook weepy Silvia,s Mother.
Stuart then came on and started of with The kinks Waterloo Sunset, and a Bee-gees song To love Somebody…Followed by John,
Who sang the old cowboy gambling song, and The Games People Play.
Colin then came on, told a joke, waffled on for 5 minutes, forgot what he was going to sing, waffled for a bit longer and remembered he had learned a new song to play us, which was I Can,t Let Magi Go. (Better Known as the Nimble advert, not my favourite bread, not enough calories!). After waffling some more he eventually sang a very appropriate song, I,ll Get there in the End, the old Herman’s Hermit’s song, or was it Freddy and the Dreamers? He,s got me waffling as well now!
It was now time for our old cowboy Terry to take the stage, he started by giving the wifes present a short lesson in behaviour. The song started Put Another Log on the Fire. Vera didnt,t look too impressed, perhaps she was thinking guitar instead of log? I think he managed to smooth things over with his next song Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, by Willy Nelson, or was it Hank Williams? now I,m starting to waffle too.
Linda and Tom took the stage and Linda gave us Another lonesome Morning, followed by Don Williams Don,t you believe.
After the raffle Colin 2 (not the Colin that waffles) came back on and sang a Freight train song.
Mike Whitaker then sang Love is everything, don’t ever change. What a nice song, and so well delivered, Mikes got some lovely songs.
Wendy and Richard then came back on, Richard sang Dream, and Wendy sang Older Ladies.
Richard and Tom sang the mavericks song All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down, Stuart sang the old Peter and Gordon song World Without Love, John finished his night with the Animals song Don’t Let Me Be miss-understood. Colin 1 came back on, didn’t waffle too much, and sang The Girl From (that place I cant spell,and it’s too late tonight to Google it!)
Near the end now, Terry came back on and sang a John Prine song, think it was about someones dog dyeing or their wife leaving them! But it was good.
Linda and Tom finished of with The Northern Plains, and everyone howled, (Why don,t they ever howl in Ruthin?) And Tom did a Blue Grass song to close the night.
A GOOD NIGHT WAS HAD BY ALL, SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK.
Club night 15th July 2016
A lot of our regular members were away at ‘Folk at the Farm on Anglesey, so it wasn’t the busiest night of the year!
But we still had e good time, Wendy took the job as compare, Jackie the door, and Jeff the sound desk, Wendy also did an Edwina Hayes Tribute night, singing all Edwina Hayes songs
, including I’ll leave a light on for you and No-bodies coming around, as well as accompanying Richard in a couple of songs (Yes, one was a Jim Reeves!!!) Stewart did Desperado, the Eagles classic, followed by the S&G great America.
Richard then took the stage accompanied by Colin on his Uke, to give us Pilgrim, by Steve Earl, and 500 Miles (Away from home)
Colin then took the stage Himself, (accompanied by his Epiphone, Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul style ukulele) and gave us Buddy Holly,s Raining in my Heart, and , yes, a Beatles song, Follow the sun.
Wendy then did Two Edwina Hayes Songs.
I Leave a Light on for you, and No-boddies coming around
Hope, Steve and Nathan then came on.
and gave us Big Wheel Girl, and Loosing Everything.
Tom Goodall came up and gave us …
A Bruce Springsteen Cover, followed by one of his own compositions, ‘Everyone’s got a song about a train, so here’s mine’ I think that was the title anyway!
Wendy then introduced Tony onto the stage, he started of with the haunting Angel Flying too C lose to the Ground, by Willy Nelson, and finished his first spot with a just as good John Wright Song. What a writer,….I had a dream, and I gave it away, and the name that I gave it was your name… Tony’s got just the voice for it.
After the raffle…
Wendy,s Richard did a turn, followed by John, then Stewart singing Stand by Me.
Wendy, Richard and Colin, in true Rhyl tradition, decided to form a group…
and gave us their first ever song together Heartaches By the Number, 
Hope came back on for their second spot, and sang an almost brand new song, never heard at Rhyl, called Temptation.
Time for Tom Goodall final slot..
for which he gave us Mothers Hug.
Wendy then sang the Edwena Hayes song Just another Bend in the Road, and the night was closed by Tony doing You got a Friend, and a rock medley, or two featuring Honey Don’t! and the Parkinson’s song A whole lot of Shaking going on. A good night was had by all.
Club Night 8th July 2016
A very enjoyable evening…..
About 33 members, some old, a lot new, here for the first time. Also some we have,nt seen for a short time. Proceedings started as usual, Niel was compare and his good lady Barbara was bouncer on the door, as the night proceeded, it came to Kevin’s turn to entertain us, it was noticed that he had a very shiny, and very new (and very pretty) Gibson J200, on which he played club favorites Geronimo,s Cadillac, and Joey White, (obviously breaking it in gently for his next spot).
He was followed by a club first timer, Donna, who, did a great job of her first 2 songs, with a lovely pinky red Ovation, a bit like Colin was playing
Colin was next up with his Ovation, and gave us Bobby McGee, and Last thing on my mind.
He was Followed by Geoff Hollis, who did a song a capella (no gautar!!!) My Name is Jock Stewart, and Amelia Where You Bound To.
We then had a duo who we hadn’t seen for a while, Nathan and Steve, better known to us as Hope. Most of what they play are their own compositions, and the two they gave us were Big Wheel Girl, (All the Fun of the Fair),and a new one we hadn’t heard before, Take It Slow. Come back again soon, we miss you!.
Tom and Linda then gave us Blue Grass Music, quite appropriate as they had been at the Conway Blue Grass Festival last weekend!
Speaking of which, tom had a nice new instrument with him, a six string Uke???Hard to imagine someone pulling the wool over Toms eyes and selling him that, it didn’t look anything like a banjo!
It did sound good though.
Colin (2) then came back on and did Rod Stewart’s
George Boy, followed by Anna, who as well as having her squeeze box with her, had the
third new instrument of the night , what looked like a steel recorder, first time I’ve seen one,
will have to ask her what it is.
Kevin Then came back on , to really try out the new Gibson with the Steve Earle classic Copperhead Road, And Did it rock…..
AND YES HE DID ACTUALLY ‘THUMP’ THE NEW GIBSON!!! IN COPPERHEAD ROAD.
We then had The Kinks Sunny Afternoon, and Labbie Siffrie,s Must Be Love, sang by Stewart. After which, Mike came back on and sang one of his own compositions, No One Will Love You Like I Do. A beautiful song, and very well written. (don,t let Simon Cowell hear it!)
Donna then bought her pink guitar back on stage, and blew us all away with a really good rendition or the Steve Nicks, / Fleetwood Mac song Rhyanna, third song at Rhyl and she’s got rid of her nerves already!! Hope your there next week. 
Colin (the hat) came back on and gave us a couple of Beatles songs,
Followed by Geoff Hollis, who again went a capella with the Utah Philips song (or Rant!) All Used Up. Lets hope he hasn’t scared away any of the new members!!
With the absence of the bar, Geoff drank a lot of Red Wine!
The evening was closed by Hope, (Nathan and Steve) who did a rare (for them) and very good cover of the Johnny Cash Version of Hurt. I really thought Stuart would be more of a Nine Inch Nails man.!
Perhaps Rhyls not ready for the original version. Come back soon Nathan and Steve. Lots More Fun Next Friday, see you all there.
CLUB NIGHT 24th JUNE 2016
Richard and Tom started proceedings tonight with ‘The City of New Orleans’, ‘He was a Friend of Mine’ and ‘The Games People Play.’ Richard with Wendy followed singing ‘Walk Tall’ but Richard left his Val Doonican’s Jumper at home. ‘Distant Drums’ and ‘Can’t Stop Loving You’ followed. Wendy went all ‘Crazy’ and then did ‘Our Town’ and ‘Speed of the Sound of Loneliness’ making a very good start to the evening.
Linda and Tom only did one song about ‘the Irish rain’ and ‘Don’t you Believe’ and a good choice of ‘Waiting for the Times to Get Better’ in view of the Referendum result last night. Terry was next and got very warm with ‘Old Flames’ and continued with ‘Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain’ ‘Long Black Veil.’ I started off with ‘Saving a Place,’ ‘What’s the use of Wings,’ ‘Windy Harbour’ and Keith Marsden’s song about a Funeral. Mike Whittaker sang his own song ‘Don’t Ever Change’ one of my favourites by Mike, he also did a cover (doesn’t happen very often) of ‘Norwegian Wood.’
Tom Degney finished the night with two songs ‘Sally’ and ‘Dr Jazz’.
All in all there were twenty eight people in the Club eight of which were performers.
A good night was had by all.
Don’t forget there is NO Club next week. We shall reconvene on 8th July 2016.
All the Best. Geoff
CLUB NEWS 27/6/2016
Sorry no Club this Friday 1st July 2016. we have a number of people away at either Cleckheaton Folk Festival or Conwy Bluegrass Festival and also the Wales Football game is taking place at the same time. The next Club Night will now be the 8th July 2016. Let’s make it good one.
All the best
Geoff
