10/2/2026

We were a small number this evening and with Stuart as MC, we performed in the round. There were a fair number of love songs to be heard as we neared St Valentin's Day. Stuart & Pete got us under way with Texas Love Song, The Napoli, Mairie's Wedding, I Wanna Be Like You and Shame And Scandal In The Family, then Martin sang The Raggle Taggle Gypsies, Green Grows The Laurel, The Parting Glass, The Midnight Feast (Lal Waterson) and Father And Son (Cat Stevens). Paul read a few poems, starting with Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 and then his own The Tender Horizon, Romance, His Flower (about Venice), L'Oiseau De Feu (inspired by Stravinsky), Lullaby For Grace, The Empire Of The Moon, A Clattering Of Jackdaws, Ascension and Burns' My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose then Sue sang two Neil Young songs, My Heart and Look Out For My Love. Christine was next with Black Is The Colour and September Song and we welcomed Jo, joining hubby Gavin in a new duo and singing Side By Side, Little Talks, A Little Time (Beautiful South), Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now and All We Do. Harry recited The Green Eye Of The Little Yellow God and Colin sang The Lark In The Morning, The Foggy Dew, Come Along Mary, The Story Of My Life and Drunken Sailor.

 

27/1/2026

Martin took MC duties as we returned to a regular singer's night. We began with Stuart & Pete with The Cat Came Back, Ukulele Man and Cigarettes And Whisky And Wild Wild Women, then our other Stuart sang The Lakes Of Pontchartrain, Blues Run The Game and Worried Man Blues followed by Carrie with Sunshine On Leith, Wild Mountain Thyme and Who'll Sing Me Lullabies? Our first Sue sang Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?, Killing Me Softly and Yesterday, Paul marked Holocaust Memorial Day with two of his poems, I Am The Firemen and Validation plus The Aga Khan then we welcomed a new face, John, who played some lovely fiddle tunes, a medley called When Matilda Waltzed To Shetland, his own The Lockdown Reels and another set featuring a lament, a Strathspey and a reel. Martin did With God On Our Side, Go To Work On Monday and Jackie Wilson Said, our second Sue sang Dream A Little Dream, Ukulele (to the tune of Hallelujah) and House Of The Rising Sun (this one about a pub!), then Bob gave us Bear Creek, Tina Louise and Call Me The Breeze. Jennie made a welcome return and sang a wassail, Cam Ye O'er Frae France and read her own poem The Cold Moon, we had more poems, both by Pam Ayres from Suzanne with Cling To Me Nigel and Valerie with Walk With Me For A Perch And A Rood and David moved from the audience to performer with Paul Simon's Duncan and Donovan's Colours.

 

13/1/2026

We started the New Year with a singaround, with Pete as MC. There was the usual mixture of songs, including a couple of wassails, and a few performances and poems.