Calling all guitar-teachers ...

Here's an opportunity for you to share your expertise ...

One of our participants who lives in the city is looking for some tuition.
This person writes to me: "I have bought [a guitar] and my ambition is to be able to strum a few tunes."

Anyone willing to take up this challenge may contact me via chifolkinchi@gmail.com and, given your mutual permission, I will arrange for you to make contact.

By the way, we have not talked about money!

Being The 23rd September, 2011 ...

So there we all were at the Guide Hall again, excitedly waiting to find out who would be MC.

It was Berry who announced that he has been rather unwell recently.

If you look really carefully you can just see Berry here who is admiring Ken’s guitar that seems to be held together with string and elastic bands …

Ken wishes it to be known that he wasn't actually there.
Did anyone notice?

It was an evening marked by such remarkable performances that it becomes almost trivial to publish the song list. 

Anyway, for those who weren't there, here it is …

Annan Water: Colin

Tears in Heaven: Mark

'Twang': Heather

The Snows They Melt the Soonest: Lynda

Washed in the Blood of the Lamb: Jane & Roger

Who Knows Where the Time Goes: Margaret

No Regrets: Roger

Out of the Blue: Mick

Galway Shawl: Molly

How Deep the Father's Love: David

Lonesome Polecat: Tony

Five-Foot Flirt: Andy

Million Nightingales: Suzanne

Afraid of Losing You Again: Phine

Grey Funnel Line: Nigel

Constant Billy: Bill

Girl: Paul

Cityest People: Lucy

Marie Elena: Berry & his music machine

Another You: Margaret

The Blackbird: Colin

Crying in the Rain: Mark

Till There was You: Chris

Love Will Keep us Alive: Lynda

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms: Jane & Roger

On the Wrong Side of Midnight: Roger

The Rambling Pitchfork: Mick

Where is Love: Molly

Fiddler's Green: David

What Shall I Write: Phine

Westlin' Winds: Nigel

As Tears Go By: Lucy

Mary Skeffington: Paul

Cheatin' Heart: Berry & full cast

Here was an evening overflowing with supreme talent.

Many thanks to Berry, (who didn't look all that poorly!) for maintaining a semblance of order.

My personal and special thanks to Nigel for 'Westlin' Winds': a performance that reassures me that at least one person reads this blog.

Actually - thank you to everyone, of course.

Classical Gas

Here's Mick ...
classical gas
Click that link above now, and hit 'play'.
('play' is the -> thingy to the left of the wave-form.)
It will not damage your hard-drive, and you won't regret it.

WOW!!!

More to come - maybe.

Being The 16th of September, 2011 ...

Angela demonstrated authority and took control with the bell tree ...

Despite that there was much frivolity, lively banter
... and music!

The Beard Song: Angela
The 'Prentice Song: Roland
The Bergen: Colin
150 Days Out From Vancouver: Eddie
Dance Me to the End of Love: Jane & Roger
I Need your Love so bad: Roger
Adieu to Old England: Mave
Such Usage in Heaven: Ken
(I stand corrected. Ken's song was entitled 'Little Vagabond'.)
Life Gets Tee-jus: Tony
Farewell to Tarwaithie: David
Spellbound: Mick
Make Believe you Love me one more time: Phine
Country Roads: Gerry
The House that Jack Built: Paul
Look What They've Done to my Song: Lynda
I am Weary, Let me Rest: Angela, Roland & Colin
Dancing with You: Eddie
Young Roger Esquire: Roland
I Live not where I Love: Colin
Jolene: Jane & Roger
Lay me Down a Pallet on your Floor: Roger
Frying in the Rain: Mave
Lord Franklin (according to Les Barker): Ken
Good Night my Angel: David
Three Polkas: Mick
Bye Bye Love: Gerry
Dream Seller: Lynda & Paul
Moonshadow: Paul

Then we all went home for some peace and quiet.