FaB Club, 17^th September

Happy friendly people all around…

 

Simon Oliver’s birthday party, I’m too much of a lady to disclose his age.

 

 

Simon sings a mixture of trad and self-penned songs. Narrative, war, sad love songs, when in folk ever happy?

His new song “10,000 miles”, an apology to an estranged friend, I have would have forgiven him but did they? He did not say…

The ironic “Peace in our time” brought his set to an end. I hope he will write many more, come along and find out!

 

Lady Formby:

 

Drunken Sailor: how many verses are there? Everyone seems to know different ones…A good sing-along song…

Trevor joined her with his ukulele for “ Fanlight Fanny”. What a happy lady!

 

Mike Parrott:

 

Another singer song-writer, “Vote for me!” a Eurovision send up… I would! “Missing in Acton”, a song about misunderstanding and the loss they can cause. A clever take on a sad tale.

 

The other Mike…

 

Accordion player and story-teller… traditional songs sung with gusto including the rousing “ Wild Rover”.

 

Big Bob:

 

Accapella- farmer’s high-jinks- How much straw did they need? Or did I miss the point of the threshing machine? Poor little Nell!

Lovely version of “ the Field of Athenry”… What a contrast to the first song… Then back to the humour “ My God how the money rolls in!”

 

Mark Reed:

 

Another singer song-writer, the club is blessed with herds of…. Wish I could write songs, first to be able to sing could be a start… Fast love and ghosts, real ghosts from the past. Then “ It’s hard to be humble but I’m sure he is a very modest man.

 

 

 

Bill… While the Scooby Doo cake was passed around…

 

A song about the folk club when it was at the Orsett Cock. A review-song, better than I can do…”The great cock pan” still exists on the M25. Now we know what the problem is. Essex boy medley, a funny alternative to “Essex Girl”, a much better vision … I speak too soon! She was there too!

 

 

Joe Migdal

 

Interesting instrument! What it is? Alison Craws… The ugliest witch offers bribes but he will have none of her so she turns him into a worm. Wonderful song but served him right- be king to elderly ladies… Still Joe, one song is not enough!

 

 

Trevor

 

A ukulele and a melodeon but not at the same time…Dorset then off to Kent, double entendre, like the threshing machine… I’m too innocent to understand but I think she should have held tight to her filberts. I love the Morris sound of the melodeon, wanted to dance, well, shake my belts!!!

 

Sonya

 

Complete contrast, “ Amazing Grace” full of peace and passion. “Muslims and the Jews” a poem…

A soaring vision of parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme from a FaB Club virgin with Simon on guitar.

 

 

Claudine

 

With Mike and Simon on his big whistle…” I hate your smoke” She did not like her boss but she has gone down his folk history, is that a just punishment? A lovely song in French and in English… well she is French after all so it is to be expected… “Hotel California” to finish off, an unexpected climax, lovely whistle!

 

Another wonderful FaB Club Sunday afternoon!

 

Gill