Thursday, May 28, 2009

Linda Hartley MC at Havering Folk Club

Last night it was Linda Hartley's turn to be MC at Havering Folk Club and I can tell you she was just a little bit nervous about it for a few hours beforehand but did a cracking job on the night itself. It was good to see some new faces this week, which made up for one or two regulars not being present - I don't know if they succombed to the dreaded lurgy that goes around (not really swine flu) or are Manchester United supporters lol.

I took my 12 string guitar along and played two songs in the first half:

Michael Chapman's Postcards from Scarborough - of which the video from the last time I played that song is available on the Havering Folk Club Andy Roberts website




And secondly, a repeat of my new song Yellow Boat which was videod last week by Linda herself.




In the second half there was time for another song so I played an old favourite - The Wreckers Prayer



There were floor spots from Pep & Terry, plus a solo from Terry, Foxen, JoJo, Andy Roberts, Margaret Brown, Rockin' Bob, Carol Baxter, Helen Islip, Norman Faulkner, Nikki & Lyn, Guv'nor Simon, Nick Lester (an Havering Folk Club virgin), and the first ever duet from Simon and Peter.

Another great night out at Havering Folk.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Back at Havering Folk Club

Back at Havering Folk Club this Wednesday after one week's absence away in Cornwall with no guitar. It was Smolowik's turn to do the MCing and I got to play two songs:

Sitting on the bank - An old song about procrastination

and the new one, Yellow Boat.

yellow boat on Twitpic

Both are now available on the Andy Roberts Music youtube site

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan at Havering Folk Club

May 6th was the awaited guest night for Nancy Kerr and James Fagan at Havering Folk Club. Recently returned from Australia, the pair were on great form. Nancy Kerr plays violin, viola and I think it was an autoharp, while James Fagan plays an instrument with the body of a guitar but four pairs of strings. And both sing at the same time in perfect harmony.

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan's mySpace

I had the honour of starting off the evening again this week and played my own song Shifting Sands and then played a Tim Hardin song called "Reason To Believe" which a lot of people seemed to recognise, probably it was once the A side to Rod Stewart and the Faces' Maggie May.

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

On this night of a thousand stars

On this night of a thousand stars



Song from Evita

by Andrew Loyd Webber

On this night of a thousand stars
Let me take you to heaven's door
Where the music of love's guitars
Plays for evermore

In the glow of those twinkling lights
We shall love through eternity
On this night in a million nights
Fly away with me

I never dreamed that a kiss
could be as sweet as this
But now I know that it can
I used to wander alone
without a love of my own
I was a desperate man
But all my grief
disappeared and all the
sorrow I'd feared
Wasn't there anymore
On that magical day when
you first came my way
Mi amor

On this night
On this night
On this night of a thousand stars
Let me take you to heaven's door
Where the music of love's guitars
Plays for evermore

Friday, May 01, 2009

Gernika Live at Havering Folk Club

Gernika - Andy Roberts song performed live at Havering Folk Club



Gernika is the the second video extract from April 1st Andy Roberts night at Havering Folk Club.



For more about the backgroud to the song and subjext see Gernika at Andy Roberts Music blog
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