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We had a capacity audience and Robert and Julie Elverstone started the night off with two delightful songs.
Alan blood took over and finished with a great version of "The Blues Run the Game". Mick Strode took to the stage
and delighted us with a number of self-penned contemporary folk songs. With the accompaniment of John Buckley on
guitar he then began his blues set that literally blew us away. All of Mick's contemporary songs are well crafted
with meaningful words and his self penned blues material is state of the art. What a great night, with reunions of
old friends and the making of new ones. We gave Mick a great farewell with two encores and hope to book him again in 2010.
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Dave Johns
This group took us by storm. We were knocked out by the harp and flute playing as well as other insrumentation in the band.
The lead singer really made you feel the music with her clear and haunting voice that added to the mysterious Celtic sound of the band.
Many of the audience are saying to me that it was the best night they've been to at the Scrag End and many CD's were sold.
Thanks go out to the floor singers who did a really fine job, namely: Jan and John, Tim Watkin and Debbie Warren.
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Dave Johns
A good turn out started the night off well. Floor singers where of the usual excellent Scrag End quality and John and the band were on great form.
We were treated to many of John's fine compositions with the night ending, after many encours, with "Shine On,"
that all time classic known well by many of us.The Audience were in fine chorus.
What a night, well worth the asking price. Thanks to all who attended.
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Dave Johns
Despite a low turnout at the start of the night the audience were in the mood to be entertained.
We started with a great selection of floor singers, who all did really nice warm up spots.
Keith and his partner, Silvia Needham took to the stage and gave us a glorious first half of shanties and trad. songs with great concertina playing.
The audience were in a jolly mood and the room filled a bit more as the night drew on.
All the floor singers did well in the second half and Keith and Silvia did us proud to make a very warm and entertaining evening.
Thanks to all who attended.
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Dave Johns
For a Star such as Pete the turn out was dissapointing, this did not however, distract all of us from having a great night.
The floor spots were great and Pete treated us to many of his well known songs from his new compilation album 'Napoleon Jukebox'.
Songs were requested one after the other and Pete, in fine style, delivered them with CD quality performances.
This guy should be a much bigger name on the Folk Scene as I'm sure he will be as his popularity grows even further.
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Dave Johns
This popular band was well supported by a group of people who had come to the Scrag End Folk club from all parts of the Midlands to see their favourite band. The Queensberry Rules are a three piece band consisting of brothers Gary (vocals and percussion) and Duncan Wilcox (vocals, violin, mandolin and double bass) and Phil Hulse (vocals, guitar, bouzouki and harmonica).They performed mostly their own material which primarily reflected their Stoke on Trent background including ‘The Black Dog’, ‘Jam Jar Wakes’ ‘Sinking Town’ and ‘The Sagger Maker’s Bottom Knocker’.
Their song writing ability, based on carefully researched material or an emotional response to events, and musical talent combines to provide a significant number of quality performances.
This gig was part of the tour to promote their latest CD ‘Landlocked’ and featured eight of the tracks from it. The most memorable were the title track, which was about childhood memories of seaside holidays, ‘Have a Go Hero’, the story of a man who was killed for trying to protect his own property, ’Mollie Leigh’ the witch of Stoke on Trent, ‘I still believe in England’ a potential anthem for when an England team reaches a world final in a sporting event and a guitar instrumental ‘Pushing the Boat Out’.
Floor spots at the beginning of each half of the evening, which featured John Hill and Rosie Grantham, Colin Grantham and Alan Blood provided a varied programme of entertainment and ‘warmed’ the audience up for the main guests.
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Colin Grantham
The Miv Cameron Band came all the way from Anglesey via the Wirral to join us for no set fee!
Miv's voice was enchanting, with able back up, including melodious harmonies form the rest of the band.
We had a reasonably sized audience who had a relaxed, easy listening night with light hearted banter and well sung songs.
Miv, the lead vocalist, put us all in the mood with her Cabaret style intro's to the songs, many of which were self penned by Miv and the band.
All in all a night worth attending and after everyone had joined in with the finally of a very original version of Loch Lomond,
we all thought we had had our monies worth. A big thanks to the support acts who did us great justice,
Colin with his monologues, Trouble Brewin, an excellent band, Alan Blood, who did us proud and Tim Watkin with his great accapella singing.
Please listen to sound bites of the Miv Cameron Band.
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Dave Johns