Andy Roberts sings Close Your Eyes by James Taylor

Andy Roberts sings Close Your Eyes by James Taylor at Havering Folk Club. Video by Linda for Andy Roberts Music channel on youTube.

Winter in Andalucia

Here's another version of my Spanish Christmas song called "Winter in Andalucia" which comes out at seven minutes long this time. It is a bit sad because we won;t be going this year, but at least that means we'll be able to a Christmas dinner at home for a change.

Back at Havering Folk Club

Having two weeks off sick I was back at Havering Folk Club on Wednesday 2nd December and I've booked my Christmas dinner too. From the newsletters, I know its been busy of late but this week seemed about normal and I enjoyed listening to some of the regulars again.

For my own spot, I played Winter in Andalucia and then a short James Taylor song called "You can close your Eyes"

Last Chance Saloon

So this is the recording of the longer twitcam experiment session last night, with a whole bunch of songs going on inside there. It's called "last Chance Saloon" because that's what I wrote when trying out the system.



Songs are:

1) I don't love you know more - Loudon Wainwright
2) Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
3) Knocking on heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
4) Redemption Song - Bob Marley
5) Now that I'm living here - Andy Roberts
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Twitcam Norwegian Wood

We tried out a new webcasting service tonight during the weekly music show. So here's a sample, in fact the first song recorded with twitcam. It's Norwegian Wood

Don't you grieve - Andy Roberts song by Roy Harper

Don't you grieve by Roy Harper song. Andy Roberts music guitar and vocals, here during one of the regular Tuesday evening live streaming sessions or webcasts.Baby dont you grieve after me, as on Roy Harper's LP Flat Baroque and Beserk.

A staple in the Andy Roberts repertoire for 35 years

Havering Folk Club Halloween Night

Havering Folk Club likes to celebrate Halloween Night on the nearest Wednesday so this year it was on October 28th 2009. Some people dress up, most probably, but Linda and I were neither prepared nor really in the mood for costumes so we came as ourselves :-)



Last year's Halloween Night event was choreographed by the Hillbilly Express and this year was similar but even more chaotic, with Simon and Pep dual MCing.

Music and Poetry....


Having already rehearsed The Rowan Tree at the beginning of the month without video capture I was prepared to have another go especially for Halloween night and this was after my version of Loudon Wainwright's Be Careful There's a Baby in The House.

Be careful there's a baby in the house

Lyrics to Be careful there's a baby in the house by Loudon Wainwright


Be careful there's a baby in the house,
And a baby will not be fooled
It will think and do what it wants to
until you get it schooled.

Be careful there's a baby in the house,
And a baby will play it for real
if your I love you is an IOU don't expect to get a good deal

look out momma, look out dad
your bundle of joy will not be had
if the blanket is blue if the blanket is pink
you'd best watch what you do you'd best watch what you think

Be careful there's a baby in the house,
And a baby can spot your schtick
all the coochy coochy coo is a lot of poo poo when you spread it on that thick

Be careful there's a baby in the house,
And a baby is better than smart
it can waddle through all the stuff you do never mind your big head start

Girl from the north country Trad/Dylan/Roy Harper

If you're traveling in the north country far,
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Please remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.

If you go when the snowflakes storm,
When the rivers freeze and summer ends,
Please see for me she has a coat so warm,
To keep her from the howling winds.

Please see for me that her hair's hanging long,
That it rolls and flows all down her breast.
Please see for me that her hair's hanging long,
That's the way I remember her the best.

I'm wonderin' if she remembers me at all.
Many times I've often laid,
In the darkness of my night,
In the brightness of my day.

So if you're traveling in the north country far,
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.